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PDFtk Server vs mutool (MuPDF): catalog facts
PDFtk Server	mutool (MuPDF)
Freemium Free for non-commercial use. A commercial licence is required otherwise.	Free Listed as open source, distributed with the MuPDF project.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Terse, stable syntax that is easy to script Fills PDF forms from FDF data, which few command-line tools do	Lightweight CLI for batch PDF extraction, cleaning and merging Cross-platform on Linux, macOS and Windows
Commercial use requires a paid licence Development has been slow, and packaging varies by platform	Command-line only, with no graphical interface for casual users Documentation targets developers integrating MuPDF rather than end users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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