Batch PDF Printer

Small Windows desktop app to select multiple PDFs, reorder them, choose a printer, and print them all silently via SumatraPDF.

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.10+
2. SumatraPDF — installed automatically by setup.bat via winget, or manually from https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/download-free-pdf-viewer

SumatraPDF is a Windows app, not a Python package. It cannot go into the venv; winget installs it system-wide:

winget install SumatraPDF.SumatraPDF --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

First-time setup

setup.bat

This creates .venv, installs Python dependencies, and installs SumatraPDF.

Run from source

run.bat

Or manually:

.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe main.py

Build a standalone .exe

build.bat

Output: dist\BatchPdfPrinter.exe

Usage

1. Click Add PDFs... and select one or more files.
2. Reorder with Move Up / Move Down if needed.
3. Pick a printer (defaults to your Windows default printer).
4. Click Print All.
5. If any files fail, use Retry Failed.

Settings (last printer and SumatraPDF path) are saved in %APPDATA%\BatchPdfPrinter\config.json.

How it prints

The app calls SumatraPDF once per file:

SumatraPDF.exe -print-to "Your Printer" -silent "file.pdf"

This avoids opening a viewer window for each PDF.