Preview every detected layer for free, then continue only if the result works for your job.
Many print PDFs contain OCG (optional-content) layers for spot colors, varnish, cut lines, print and job notes. Illustrator can open the PDF without showing that structure, leaving you with one visible layer. PDFLayerExtract reveals what is actually inside before you decide whether to separate it.
You check what's actually in the file before you spend a cent. The preview is the whole point - it tells you whether separation is worth it, before payment.
Upload the layered PDF for your print job. The preview is free, and nothing is charged at this stage.
See pages, output count and every detected layer grouped by type - spot, clear, cut, print, info - with visibility toggles.
The package price appears after analysis, sized to what's actually in the file. No subscription, no surprise.
Checkout delivers separated layer files plus an Illustrator import script - ready to run.
What is actually inside this PDF - and is it worth separating? The free preview shows the layer structure before you commit time or money.
Illustrator often opens a layered PDF without showing its optional-content layers. PDFLayerExtract identifies that structure and prepares clearly named files for your Illustrator workflow.
Manual reconstruction is slow and you don't know if it'll pay off until you're hours in. The preview tells you before you start.
No plugin to install, no annual seat to justify. Upload, see the price for that one job, and pay only when the preview confirms it's worth it.
Separated layer files plus a JavaScript import script that runs through File > Scripts in Illustrator. Not a claim of perfect source-file reconstruction - clean, named, production-ready layers you can place and work.
No subscription, no seat to justify. You pay once, for the job in front of you, and only after the free preview confirms it's worth separating.
One-time package prices: Small $5 · Medium $12 · Large $24 · Extra Large $39. Your exact tier is confirmed after the free analysis.
Very large files go to manual review before checkout, so you're never quoted a price the file can't support.
No. You upload the PDF first, inspect the detected layer preview for free, and only continue if the result looks right.
Many PDFs store their structure as OCG (optional-content) layers. Illustrator flattens them on open, so the separation is lost. PDFLayerExtract reads those layers and writes them back out as separate files.
A ZIP package containing the separated layer files and an Illustrator import script (.jsx) you run through File > Scripts.
No. The product delivers Illustrator-ready separated layer files plus the import script - not a claim of perfect source-file reconstruction.
When detected, the preview can show spot, clear, cut, print and info layers. Output depends on the structure of the uploaded PDF - which is exactly why the preview comes before payment.
Temporary download access is available for 24 hours after purchase.
Upload a PDF and see exactly what's inside, grouped by layer type, with the price for that one job.
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