A list of system properties that users can configure to alter PDFsam behavior.
org.pdfsam.modules.directory
values: existing directory
default: empty
description: lets the user specify where the PDFsam modules are located in the filesystem. By default PDFsam searches for modules jars in its installation directory under the modules subdirectory.
org.pdfsam.disable.ui.restore
values: true|false
default: false
description: if set to true PDFsam will not restore the stage position, dimensions and mode, it will start with default values instead (maximized).
org.pdfsam.default.locale
values: a supported locale
default: default locale
description: if no locale is set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam to use this locale.
org.pdfsam.default.checkforupdate
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should check for updates at startup.
org.pdfsam.default.checkfornews
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should check for news at startup.
org.pdfsam.default.play.sounds
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should play alter sounds.
org.pdfsam.disable.split.optimization
values: true|false
default: false
description: if set to true PDFsam will not try to optimize split tasks result files.
org.pdfsam.default.donate.notification
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should show the notification to kindly ask for a donation.
org.pdfsam.default.fetch.premium.modules
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should fetch and show premium modules description in the modules dashboard
-c
-clean
--clean
description: clears user preferences and locally stored information, starting PDFsam with default values.
--workspace="/path/to/workspace"
description: loads the given workspace. This has precedence over the application settings.
/path/to/file1.pdf /path/to/file2.pdf
description: a list of PDF files to be opened with PDFsam.
A list of properties that can be set during the silent installation of the PDFsam MSI package.
CHECK_FOR_UPDATES
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should check for updates at startup.
CHECK_FOR_NEWS
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should check for news at startup.
since: 3.2.5
PLAY_SOUNDS
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should play alert sounds.
since: 3.2.5
DONATE_NOTIFICATION
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should show the notification to kindly ask for a donation.
since: 3.2.1
LOCALE_CODE
values: a supported locale
default: default locale
description: if no locale is set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam to use this locale.
SKIPTHANKSPAGE
values: Yes|No
default: No
description: Tells the MSI installer to skip or not the thanks page that is usually opened once the installation completes successfully.
PREMIUM_MODULES
values: true|false
default: true
description: if not already set in the application preferences, tells PDFsam if it should fetch and show premium modules description in the modules dashboard.
since: 3.2.5