Folder2Pdf

Folder2Pdf is a cross-platform desktop app (Avalonia + .NET) that scans one or more folders and exports matched text files as:

• A single merged PDF or TXT, or
• Separate output files per source folder

Screenshot

Features

• Multi-folder source selection
• Recursive file discovery in all subfolders
• Output format options: PDF and TXT
• Optional file path headers in output
• Optional "separate by source folder" mode
• Progress bar and live conversion log
• Encoding detection with BOM support and UTF-8 fallback

Requirements

• .NET SDK 9.0+

NuGet dependencies are restored automatically:

• Avalonia / Avalonia.Desktop / Avalonia.Themes.Fluent
• itext7
• itext7.bouncy-castle-adapter

Run

dotnet run --project Folder2Pdf/Folder2Pdf.csproj

Build

dotnet build Folder2Pdf.sln

Usage

1. Click Add Folder... and select one or more source folders.
2. (Optional) Toggle:
   • Include file paths as headers
   • Separate output by source folder
3. Choose output format (PDF or TXT).
4. Set file extensions (comma-separated), or leave blank for defaults.
5. Set output file/folder (or leave blank to auto-generate).
6. Click Export.

After export, use Open Folder to open the generated output directory.

Default Behavior

• Default output directory: ~/Folder2PDF
• Merged output filename:
  • Single source folder: <FolderName>_yyyyMMdd_HHmmss.<ext>
  • Multiple source folders: Export_yyyyMMdd_HHmmss.<ext>
• Separate mode output filename (per source folder):
  • <FolderName>_yyyyMMdd_HHmmss.<ext>

Default extensions (if extension box is empty):

.txt, .cs, .java, .py, .js, .html, .css, .xml, .json, .md, .csv, .log, .sql, .sh, .bat, .ps1, .yaml, .yml, .ini, .config, .c, .cpp, .h, .hpp, .go, .ts, .rb, .php, .swift, .kt

Notes

• In PDF mode, each source file is placed on a separate page.
• Read errors are logged and do not stop the whole conversion.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.