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iLovePDF DesktopPDFsam Basic
Freemium

A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription.

 Freemium

PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…

Windows, macOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Processing happens locally rather than uploading files to a server
  • Batch processing across many documents at once
  • Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations
  • Completely offline; files never leave the machine
  • Most tools are restricted without a premium subscription
  • Windows and macOS only, closed source
  • No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition
  • JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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