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PDFsam BasicCombine PDFs
Freemium

PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…

 Paid

Sold through the developer's online store and the Mac App Store.

Windows, macOS, Linux macOS
  • Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations
  • Completely offline; files never leave the machine
  • Drag and drop PDFs and images to build a new document
  • Interleaves pages from two PDFs, useful for double-sided scans
  • No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition
  • JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform
  • macOS only
  • Paid app with no free version mentioned
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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