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PDF Arranger vs PDFtk Server: catalog facts
PDF Arranger	PDFtk Server
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Freemium Free for non-commercial use. A commercial licence is required otherwise.
Windows, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Page thumbnails you drag, rotate, crop and delete directly Merges and interleaves two documents, ideal for one-sided scans	Terse, stable syntax that is easy to script Fills PDF forms from FDF data, which few command-line tools do
Page operations only; no text or image editing No official macOS build	Commercial use requires a paid licence Development has been slow, and packaging varies by platform
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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