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pdfly vs mutool (MuPDF): catalog facts
pdfly	mutool (MuPDF)
Free Free software under the BSD 3-Clause license.	Free Listed as open source, distributed with the MuPDF project.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Includes commands for PDF extraction, editing and conversion Can create booklet layouts and verify signed PDFs	Lightweight CLI for batch PDF extraction, cleaning and merging Cross-platform on Linux, macOS and Windows
Command-line interface requires comfort with terminal commands	Command-line only, with no graphical interface for casual users Documentation targets developers integrating MuPDF rather than end users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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