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MultiPage PDF Importer

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Import multipage PDFs into Adobe InDesign with control over page selection, placement, cropping and fitting. Create new documents, use existing pages or fill selected frames. Apply object styles automatically by page size, orientation or odd/even page numbers. Arrange multiple PDF pages in a grid, preserve original page sizes and save presets to speed up repeat jobs.

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price

9 €

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* Prices do not include payment processing fees charged by the Gumroad platform.

What it does

34 features

Where the PDF lands

A new document with your page size, custom dimensions, bleed and facing pages
Existing pages from the one you pick, with any missing pages appended
New pages inserted before the selected page, or added after the last one
Selected frames only — their shape, position and size are kept

Choosing PDF pages

Ranges and single numbers, such as 1–5, 8, 12–16
The order you type is the order you get: 13, 15 places page 13 first
An empty field or All takes the whole PDF
Filter odd or even pages, and reverse the order
Duplicate and nonexistent page numbers are rejected

Page size and crop

Keep the PDF's own size — every page takes its format from the file, mixed sizes included
Or a saved InDesign page size, or dimensions of your own
Crop to TrimBox, CropBox, BleedBox, MediaBox or ArtBox
Crop to the content of all layers, or only the visible ones
Transparent PDF background on placement
Dimensions in mm, cm, inches, points or picas — your choice is remembered

Fitting and position

Fit proportionally, fill proportionally, stretch to the frame, actual size, or a custom scale set separately for width and height
Target the page, the area inside the margins, or the page with its bleed
Nine-point alignment with X/Y offsets
Measure from the page, the spine or the outside edge — the offset mirrors itself on left-hand pages
PDF rotation in degrees

The grid

Several PDF pages on one document page: rows, columns, X/Y gaps
Row order or column order — 2 × 2 puts four pages on a sheet
A layout preview in the panel before a single page is placed

Object styles and layers

An object style from the document, grouped styles included
The style can drive size and fitting; the panel restores it after placing and clears overrides on new frames
New frames on the current layer, an existing one, or a new named layer

Automatic style assignment

Rules by page orientation: portrait, landscape, square
By the odd or even page number in the original PDF
By PDF size in millimetres, within 0.5 mm; 210 × 297 and 297 × 210 are two different rules
Rules are ordered and the first match wins; everything else takes the main style

Presets and the run itself

Named presets of the whole setup — save, pick, delete, right at the bottom of the panel
A summary before the import, so you know what is about to happen
Stopping removes the whole unfinished import and gives selected frames their original content back
Adobe InDesign 18.5 and newer

Changelogv0.1.19

0.1.192026-10-22

Gumroad licensing in its own Licence window (panel menu → Licence, the Licence… button in Settings, or a click on the licence state in the header): one box for the key, with buttons for Get the free 14-day trial, Activate and Buy the full version, in Czech and English.
The trial is a free key from Gumroad and runs 14 days from the moment the key was taken. After a reinstall, or after the plugin's data has been deleted, the same key gives back only the days that are left.
Without a valid key, and once the trial is over, Import PDF opens the Licence window instead. Choosing a PDF, setting up the import, the grid preview and the presets all keep working.
The licence state shows in the panel header and in Settings. On a fresh installation the status line says where to start the trial.
A full licence works 30 days offline from the last successful check; the trial needs no internet at all once activated. A network failure never ends a running licence or trial. When InDesign denies the plugin the network, the window says so in its own words.
The Settings window takes the form fields underneath it out of the layout while it is open, so they cannot draw over it.
The manual has a new chapter on the trial and licensing.

0.1.182026-10-22

While PDF size is preserved, the manual width and height and their labels are clearly greyed out and disabled. The explanation says their values are not used for the import; turning size preservation off makes them available again.

0.1.172026-10-21

For a PDF whose pages are all the same size, the dimensions for the chosen crop now show next to the file name.
Settings offer mm, cm, inches, points or picas for PDF and preview dimensions. The choice is saved for next time; the dimension input fields stay in mm.

0.1.162026-10-20

The preview shows only when the grid is on, to check how several PDF pages sit on one sheet. A regular import has a tidier setup without it.
The preview selector is labelled Grid sheet, so it cannot be mistaken for a PDF page number.

0.1.152026-10-20

Presets live at the bottom of the panel: choose, name, save and delete. They stay within reach while the settings scroll.
Stopping always removes the whole current import and keeps the original contents of the selected frames. The option to keep the unfinished part is gone, for older presets too.

0.1.142026-10-12

The PDF page selection also accepts All and Všechny; the help explains the empty field and the use of the filter outright.
Fixed the preview of target pages beyond the end of an existing document, and of pages inserted later.

0.1.132026-10-12

Object styles assigned automatically by orientation, by dimensions and by the odd or even PDF page number.
Rules can be ordered by priority; every other page takes the default style. Rules are saved in presets and apply to the preview as well.
One user manual in HTML, Czech and English with a language switch, usable offline.

0.1.12

Fixed PDF fitting driven by an object style: after placing, the fitting and crop from the style are restored, so Fit proportionally, for one, shows the PDF the way the style says.
Newly created frames driven by a style have their object style overrides cleared at the end; there is no need to reach for Clear Overrides by hand. Selected existing frames still keep their original position and size.

0.1.11

Fixed placement driven by an object style: with Use style size and fitting on, the X/Y coordinates set by the style are no longer overwritten by the panel's alignment.
The fitting, scale and position controls are disabled and visibly greyed out while an object style is in charge. Clicking a disabled fitting control says in the status line which option has to be turned off.
A preset applies as soon as it is chosen in the menu; the separate button for loading it is gone.