PaperJam

Name: PaperJam
Author: Martin Mareš

A program for rearranging, scaling, and rotating PDF pages and preparing them for printing.

By Martin Mareš

Free Open sourceCommand line

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About PaperJam

PaperJam transforms PDF files by rearranging, scaling, and rotating pages, placing multiple pages on a sheet, and adding crop marks. The project provides a manual page and a downloadable source tarball.

It is a command-line program for people who need to adjust PDF page layout or prepare documents for printing.

Strengths

Can rearrange, scale, and rotate PDF pages
Places multiple pages on a sheet
Supports adding crop marks

Limitations

Command-line program

Details

Pricing: FreeFree and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Developer: Martin Mareš
Platforms: Command line
How it runs: Downloadable app
Best suited for: People adjusting PDF layouts for printing
Categories: PDF tools, CLI tools
Last verified: October 8, 2026
Added: October 8, 2026
Provenance: Selected from the Homebrew formula
Sources: mj.ucw.cz/sw/paperjam

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