Open Source PDF Editors

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  1. PDF Arranger icon
     103 likes

    Small python-gtk application, which helps the user to merge or split pdf documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Export selection only. Export each selected page to a file. Export all pages to files.
    Edit properties
    Edit properties. Ubuntu.
    +4
    Crop selected pages
    70 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent26 reviews
  2. Draw lets you produce anything from a quick sketch to a complex plan, and gives you the means to communicate with graphics and diagrams. With a maximum page size of 300cm by 300cm, Draw is a an excellent package for producing technical drawings, general posters, and much else.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
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    98 alternatives
  3. Stirling-PDF icon
     49 likes

    locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • Cloudron
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    +1
    mobile Website
    86 alternatives
  4. PDFsam icon
     224 likes

    Free and open source desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix PDF files.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    +5
    PDFsam screenshot 3
    145 alternatives
    3.5
    Good15 reviews
  5. BentoPDF icon
     8 likes

    BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    65 alternatives
  6. PDFTK Builder icon
     64 likes

    PDFTK Builder is a free graphical interface to for PDFtk, making it much easier to use. It is a easy to use tool to collate (merge), split, encrypt, decrypt, stamp and rotate (only 90°, 180° or 270°) pdf documents.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PDFTK Builder screenshot 1
    PDFTK Builder screenshot 1
    88 alternatives
    3.4
    Fair7 reviews
  7. PDF4QT icon
     8 likes

    Open-source PDF viewer/editor using Qt framework with C++ library, multithreading, hardware rendering, encryption, text layout, and form tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    PDF4QT screenshot 1
    PDF4QT screenshot 1
    97 alternatives
  8. PDF-Shuffler icon
     34 likes

    Merge, split, rotate, crop and rearrange pdf documents and their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PDF-Shuffler screenshot 1
    PDF-Shuffler screenshot 1
    89 alternatives
  9. PDF Chain icon
     14 likes

    PDF Chain is a graphical user interface for PDFtk. The GUI supports all common features of the command line tool in a comfortable way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Concatenate Simple
    Concatenate Extended
    Burst
    +3
    Background / Stamp
    63 alternatives
  10. PdfDing icon
     2 likes

    PdfDing is a browser based PDF manager, viewer and editor that you can host yourself. It offers a seamless user experience on multiple devices. It's designed be to be minimal, fast, and easy to set up using Docker.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    PdfDing screenshot 1
    50 alternatives
  11. CubePDF Utility allows you to intuitively perform editing tasks such as merging, extracting, splitting, deleting, reordering, and rotating PDF pages via thumbnails.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CubePDF Utility screenshot 1
    40 alternatives
  12. Karp icon
     1 like

    Karp - gives simple UI for PDF files modification. With a few mouse strokes user can:

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    53 alternatives
  13. Mergist icon
     1 like

    Mergist is an online tool to combine multiple PDF files into one. Mergist has no ads, no file size limits, and your files never leave your device.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Social preview
    Homepage (dark mode)
    Homepage (light mode)
    +4
    Adding files (dark mode)
    14 alternatives
  14. jPdf Tweak icon
     16 likes

    jPDF Tweak is a Swiss Army Knife GUI application for PDF documents: combine, split, rotate, reorder (n-up, booklet), watermark, edit bookmarks/fileinfo/pagetransition, compress, encrypt, decrypt, sign, repair, edit attachments and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    jPdf Tweak screenshot 1
    73 alternatives
  15. JPdfBookmark icon
     13 likes

    JPdfBookmarks helps you create or edit bookmarks in PDF files, and set the selected bookmark to link to a website, open a file from the computer, or go to a specific position from the PDF file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    6 alternatives
  16.  1 like

    PrivatePDF is a free web tool that lets you make quick PDF edits from within your web browser, without uploading anything anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    +2
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    49 alternatives
  17. PDFMerge icon
     4 likes

    PDF Split and Merge tool is implemented using the PdfSharp library and is either GUI or command driven.It is useful for automated document creation.It allows bookmarks from the input pdfs to be imported and flexibly embedded in the destination document.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PDFMerge screenshot 1
    60 alternatives
  18. PDF Mix Tool icon
     5 likes

    PDF Mix Tool is a simple and lightweight application that allows you to split, merge, rotate and mix PDF files. It is written in C++ and depends only on Qt 5 and PoDoFo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PDF Mix Tool screenshot 1
    PDF Mix Tool screenshot 1
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    +5
    PDF Mix Tool screenshot 3
    47 alternatives
  19. Couturier icon
     2 likes

    Couturier is a PDF merge application for the GNOME Desktop. It allows to merge multiple PDF documents and images into one single PDF document.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Couturier screenshot 1
    34 alternatives
  20. jPicEdt icon
     3 likes

    open source, multi-platform and interactive vector drawing picture editor for LaTeX and PSTricks

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    +1
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    11 alternatives