Multiple questions:

[thibaultmol]

• I have the option set to only zip files when it exceeds 4. why is it still making a zip file if I use 'remove blanks' on version 0.45.4 if it's just two files
• is there something planned/already in that allows you to visualize pages? I personally would prefer to only download the non-blank pages with the 'remove blanks' tool. I understand that the user should verify that it worked so that's why you give two pdf files. But if I could just preview on the site that the pages are indeed blank, then it'd only want the final file. I just don't know if that's something that's already being worked on. I quite like how smallpdf and sejda.com both show the pages in the ui:
  

[dosubot[bot]]

I found a similar unsolved discussion regarding the ability to find and remove blank pages in Stirling-PDF, which might be related to your question about the 'remove blanks' tool ^[1].

Regarding your questions:

1. Zip File Creation: I couldn't find specific information on why a zip file is created when using the 'remove blanks' tool, even if the number of files is less than the specified threshold. This might be a behavior specific to the version you are using or a bug.

2. Page Visualization: There is no information available about existing functionality or planned features for visualizing PDF pages within Stirling-PDF. Your suggestion to preview pages before downloading could be a valuable feature, similar to what platforms like smallpdf and sejda.com offer.

If you have further questions or need more detailed information, you might want to check the Stirling-PDF documentation or discussions for any updates or planned features.

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[Frooodle]

1. Operations that return multiple files always will do it as a zip, the 4 file slider is for multiple operations, such as compressing 4 PDFs at once would output zip or 4 files

2. Yes! Probably about 2-3 months away though