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3. PDF to ODT

{
  "convert": "pdf-odt",
  "multiple": true,
  "from": "pdf",
  "to": "odt",
  "controls": [
    {
      "type": "number",
      "name": "from_page",
      "label": "From Page",
      "optional": true,
      "range": {
        "min": 1,
        "max": 10000
      },
      "desc": "Specifies the first page from the PDF to include in the converted ODT file. Leave blank to start from the first page."
    },
    {
      "type": "number",
      "name": "to_page",
      "label": "To Page",
      "optional": true,
      "range": {
        "min": 1,
        "max": 10000
      },
      "desc": "Specifies the last page from the PDF to include in the converted ODT file. Leave blank to include all remaining pages."
    },
    {
      "type": "dropdown",
      "name": "image_handling",
      "label": "Image Handling",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Embed all images",
          "value": "embed"
        },
        {
          "label": "Link to images",
          "value": "link"
        },
        {
          "label": "Omit images",
          "value": "omit"
        }
      ],
      "defaultValue": "embed",
      "desc": "Determines how images from the PDF are handled in the ODT. Embedding keeps everything self-contained, linking reduces file size, omitting speeds up conversion."
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "name": "ocr_enabled",
      "label": "Enable OCR for Scanned PDFs",
      "defaultValue": false,
      "desc": "If the PDF is a scanned image without selectable text, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) will attempt to detect and convert text into editable form."
    },
    {
      "type": "dropdown",
      "name": "ocr_language",
      "label": "OCR Language",
      "optional": true,
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "English",
          "value": "eng"
        },
        {
          "label": "Spanish",
          "value": "spa"
        },
        {
          "label": "French",
          "value": "fra"
        },
        {
          "label": "German",
          "value": "deu"
        },
        {
          "label": "Italian",
          "value": "ita"
        }
      ],
      "defaultValue": "eng",
      "desc": "Language used for OCR text detection. Only applies if OCR is enabled."
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "name": "preserve_layout",
      "label": "Preserve Layout",
      "defaultValue": true,
      "desc": "Attempts to maintain the PDF's original layout in the converted ODT. This can make editing harder if the PDF had complex formatting."
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "name": "remove_hyperlinks",
      "label": "Remove Hyperlinks",
      "defaultValue": false,
      "desc": "Removes clickable hyperlinks during conversion, leaving only the visible link text."
    }
  ],
  "note": "Converting a PDF to ODT attempts to transform a fixed-layout document into an editable format. Simple PDFs convert well, but complex layouts, multi-column designs, and intricate tables may require manual adjustments. Text from scanned PDFs will only be editable if OCR is enabled, and accuracy depends on the scan quality and OCR language selection.",
  "type": "document",
  "operation": "convert"
}