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pdfcpu vs PDF Mix Tool: catalog facts
pdfcpu	PDF Mix Tool
Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Single static binary with no dependencies Doubles as a Go library, so the same operations work inside your own program	Merge, split, rotate, N-up and booklet creation in one app Few dependencies (Qt and qpdf)
Command line only Newer than the established tools, so some edge-case PDFs still fail	Page-level operations only, no content editing Linux focused
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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