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PDFsam Basic vs iLovePDF Desktop: catalog facts
PDFsam Basic	iLovePDF Desktop
Freemium PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…	Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations Completely offline; files never leave the machine	Processing happens locally rather than uploading files to a server Batch processing across many documents at once
No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform	Most tools are restricted without a premium subscription Windows and macOS only, 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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