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pdfjam vs PDFsam Basic: catalog facts
pdfjam	PDFsam Basic
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2 license.	Freemium PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
N-up layouts, booklets and signatures for binding Accepts PDF, PostScript and image inputs	Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations Completely offline; files never leave the machine
Requires a LaTeX installation Command line only, no graphical interface	No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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