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PDFsam Basic vs PDF Shaper: catalog facts
PDFsam Basic	PDF Shaper
Freemium PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…	Free Free download with no subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations Completely offline; files never leave the machine	Works offline with no file uploads Broad set of conversion, page and security tools
No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform	Windows only Not a full PDF text editor
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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