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PDFsam Basic vs Cpdf: catalog facts
PDFsam Basic	Cpdf
Freemium PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…	Freemium Free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations Completely offline; files never leave the machine	Very wide operation set from one binary, including typesetting text onto pages APIs for Java, .NET, C, Python and JavaScript alongside the CLI
No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform	Free only for non-commercial use Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
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 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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