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pdfcpu vs pdfjam: catalog facts
pdfcpu	pdfjam
Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2 license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Single static binary with no dependencies Doubles as a Go library, so the same operations work inside your own program	N-up layouts, booklets and signatures for binding Accepts PDF, PostScript and image inputs
Command line only Newer than the established tools, so some edge-case PDFs still fail	Requires a LaTeX installation Command line only, no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
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 24, 2026

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