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Qpdf ToolsPDFsam Basic
Free

Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.

 Freemium

PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Compress, split, merge and rotate PDFs
  • Works locally without uploading files
  • Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations
  • Completely offline; files never leave the machine
  • Covers basic tasks only, no editing or annotation
  • Small project with few contributors
  • No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition
  • JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Unlicense License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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