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PDF TricksPDFsam Basic
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.

 Freemium

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

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Compress PDFs at several resolution levels
  • Split by page ranges and merge multiple files
  • Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations
  • Completely offline; files never leave the machine
  • Linux only
  • Limited to a few basic operations, no page editing or annotation
  • 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
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

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