Open Source Bluebeam Revu AlternativesPDF Editors & PDF Readers like Bluebeam Revu

The best open source alternative to Bluebeam Revu is PaperKnife. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Bluebeam Revu and eight of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Bluebeam Revu are PDFTK Builder, PDF4QT, jPdf Tweak and PDF Merge tool.

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Bluebeam Revu alternatives are mainly PDF Editors, but if you're looking for PDF Readers or Text to Speech Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Android, Mac, Android Tablet, Linux and iPad. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Bluebeam Revu.
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  1. PaperKnife icon
     6 likes

    Privacy-first PDF utility (Zero-Server Architecture). Merge, split, compress, and edit PDFs 100% locally on your device. No uploads, no servers, no tracking.

    54 PaperKnife alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Online
     
  2. 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.

    91 PDFTK Builder alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. PDF4QT icon
     8 likes

    Open-source PDF viewer and editor using Qt framework, featuring hardware-accelerated rendering, encryption, multithreading, text-to-speech, annotation tools, form filling, high-res monitor support, document compression, audio book conversion, and signature validation.

    106 PDF4QT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  4. jPdf Tweak icon
     15 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. PDF Merge Tool is a simple, fast and easy tool for merging PDF files. It runs on the .NET framework v2 and uses the PDFSharp library.

    83 PDF Merge tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. FormulatePro icon
     3 likes

    FormulatePro helps you open and write on PDF documents. You can fill out any PDF form document, drop in graphics, scribble with the mouse or a tablet, save and print.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. ZapPDF icon
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    ZapPDF is the ultimate privacy-first PDF utility. Whether you are dealing with sensitive financial documents, legal forms, or heavy study materials, ZapPDF gives you the power to manage them instantly—without ever uploading your private files to a random cloud server.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. This desktop app reads and writes PDF documents. It was created for a small copy shop in Germany. Features of this application are:

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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