Convert to PDF Automator service

Adds converting files to PDF from the context menu in Finder.

Usage

After its been installed, right click a document or presentation you wish to convert to .pdf and select "Convert to PDF" from the bottom of the dropdown list.

Requirements

This service requires LibreOffice 4.3.7.2 to be installed to the contents directory of the workflow. This is done if you run the install script. LibreOffice is about 1GB.

Installation

With Xcode

If you have Xcode installed you can go ahead and use git to get everything and install. Just run the installation script provided:

cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/NateLehman/convert-to-pdf-service.git
cd convert-to-pdf-service
sh install.sh

Without Xcode

Just download using the project from GitHub: click the green button and select download .zip file. Then open Terminal.app and paste the following:

cd ~/Downloads/convert-to-pdf-service-master
sh install.sh

Uninstall

Just run the provided uninstall script:

sh uninstall.sh

Acknowledgement

I did not write the backend to this service. The only way this code is possible is because of unoconv, a project that does exactly what this service needs to do using LibreOffice. If you like what this does please send your appreciation that way.