OS X Finder service for converting PDF to SVG via convert.io

convert.io-os-x-finder-service.md

Install convert.io CLI client

See here.

Create an API key for convert.io

See here.

Create a Finder service to convert PDF to SVG files

1. Start Automator
2. Create a new Service
3. Select "Service reveives selected [PDF files]" in "Finder.app"
4. Add a new "Run shell script" from the "Utilities" section in the Library sidebar
5. Select your preferred shell and select "Pass input [as arguments]" in the upper right select field
6. Copy the following code for the shell script:

realpath() {
    [[ $1 = /* ]] && echo "$1" || echo "$PWD/${1#./}"
}

LOGFILE="/path/to/convert-pdf-to-svg.log"
API_KEY="<YOUR-CONVERT-IO-API-KEY>"

for f in "$@"; do
        BASEDIR=$(dirname "$f")
        REALDIR=$(realpath "${BASEDIR}")
	echo "$f" >> ${LOGFILE}
        /usr/local/bin/convertio -f svg -o "${REALDIR}" --apikey ${API_KEY} "$f" >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1;
done

Save the service under e.g. "Convert to SVG (via convert.io)"

Now right-click on a PDF file in finder and click on "Services" > "Convert to SVG (via convert.io)". The SVG file should be created in the same directory as the PDF file.