PDF bookmarks and outline

Vellum opens the table of contents of a PDF document and makes it editable: every bookmark can be renamed, pointed at another page, indented one level, moved or deleted. A document with no outline starts from an empty list, to which you add your own entries until you have a clickable plan — useful on a report, a dissertation or a contract running to dozens of pages. The saved file keeps its text, images and fonts untouched: only the bookmark tree is rewritten. Reading and writing both happen on your own device, and the document is never sent to a server.

How do I create a clickable outline in a PDF that has none?

A document with no bookmarks starts from an empty list: add your own entries, each with a title and the page it points to, until you have a clickable outline.

Can I edit a PDF’s existing bookmarks, not just create new ones?

Yes, every bookmark can be renamed, pointed at another page, indented one level, moved or deleted; the document’s text, images and fonts stay untouched.

Does editing a PDF’s bookmarks send the document to a server?

No, reading and writing the bookmarks both happen on your own device; the document is never sent to a server, and the tool is free.

Vellum — free PDF tools whose processing stays on your device.