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PDF24 Creator vs Stirling PDF: catalog facts
PDF24 Creator	Stirling PDF
Free Freeware for private and commercial use with no restrictions, financed by advertising on…	Freemium Free plan is $0/month with no card required (60+ tools, web/desktop/self-hosted, 500…
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Virtual PDF printer converts any printable file to PDF, with multiple printers, profiles and automatic saving Merge, split, compress, OCR, overlay, protect, convert and sign PDFs, plus a lightweight built-in PDF reader	55+ PDF tools covering signing, converting, merging, editing, OCR and redaction, chained in a stateful workspace with… Runs on Docker, bare metal, Kubernetes or as native desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux
Windows 10 and 11 only; the FAQ states Linux and macOS are not supported and other systems must… Proprietary freeware with no published source code or license text	Open-core: SSO, external database, Google Drive integration, SAML and audit logs are gated behind paid Team or… Manual server setup needs Java 25+ plus LibreOffice and Tesseract for conversions and OCR
Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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