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PDF Tricks vs PDF Shaper: catalog facts
PDF Tricks	PDF Shaper
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free download with no subscription.
Linux	Windows
Compress PDFs at several resolution levels Split by page ranges and merge multiple files	Works offline with no file uploads Broad set of conversion, page and security tools
Linux only Limited to a few basic operations, no page editing or annotation	Windows only Not a full PDF text editor
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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