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PDF Tricks vs Qpdf Tools: catalog facts
PDF Tricks	Qpdf Tools
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.
Linux	Linux
Compress PDFs at several resolution levels Split by page ranges and merge multiple files	Compress, split, merge and rotate PDFs Works locally without uploading files
Linux only Limited to a few basic operations, no page editing or annotation	Covers basic tasks only, no editing or annotation Small project with few contributors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: Unlicense
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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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