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Sejda PDFPDFsam Basic
Freemium

A limited free tier is available. Paid plans remove the limits.

 Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Desktop version processes files entirely locally
  • Online files are deleted automatically after a short period
  • Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations
  • Completely offline; files never leave the machine
  • Free use is limited to a few tasks per hour and small documents
  • Closed source
  • No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition
  • JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform
Web application, Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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