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PDFsam Basic vs Qpdf Tools: catalog facts
PDFsam Basic	Qpdf Tools
Freemium PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…	Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations Completely offline; files never leave the machine	Compress, split, merge and rotate PDFs Works locally without uploading files
No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform	Covers basic tasks only, no editing or annotation Small project with few contributors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: Unlicense
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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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