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pdfjam vs pdfcpu: catalog facts
pdfjam	pdfcpu
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2 license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
N-up layouts, booklets and signatures for binding Accepts PDF, PostScript and image inputs	Single static binary with no dependencies Doubles as a Go library, so the same operations work inside your own program
Requires a LaTeX installation Command line only, no graphical interface	Command line only Newer than the established tools, so some edge-case PDFs still fail
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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