Open Source Master PDF Editor AlternativesPDF Editors & PDF Readers like Master PDF Editor

The best open source alternative to Master PDF Editor is PDF Arranger. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Master PDF Editor and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Master PDF Editor are PDFsam, PDFTK Builder, PDFedit and PDF4QT.

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  1. PDF Arranger icon

    PDF Arranger

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    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.

    70 PDF Arranger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Export selection only. Export each selected page to a file. Export all pages to files.
     
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    It is essential and simple

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    • PDF Arranger is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Master PDF Editor.

    • PDF Arranger is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Master PDF Editor.

    • PDF Arranger is Free and Open SourceMaster PDF Editor is Freemium and Proprietary
    • PDF Arranger is Privacy focused and LightweightMaster PDF Editor is not according to our users
  2. PDFsam icon

    PDFsam

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

    145 PDFsam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • PDFsam is the most popular Mac alternative to Master PDF Editor.

    • PDFsam is Freemium and Open SourceMaster PDF Editor is Freemium and Proprietary
    • PDFsam is LightweightMaster PDF Editor is not according to our users
  4. PDFTK Builder icon

    PDFTK Builder

     64 likes
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    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.

    88 PDFTK Builder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. PDFedit icon

    PDFedit

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    Free (and open source) editor for manipulating PDF documents. GUI version + commandline interface. Scripting is used to a great extent in editor and almost anything can be scripted, it is possible to create own scripts or plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. PDF4QT icon

    PDF4QT

     8 likes
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    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.

    98 PDF4QT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  7. Skim icon

    Skim

     92 likes
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    PDF viewer for macOS supports scientific papers, annotations, highlights, bookmarks, split view, exporting notes, AppleScript, multiple annotation types, bibliography integration, full-screen, search, and compatibility with various macOS versions.

    85 Skim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    The PDF Window
     
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    LibreSign

     11 likes
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    LibreSign is a web application for electronic signatures (e-Sign) that offer the possibility of signing documents online with security and agility.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    • JavaScript
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PHP
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    • LibreSign is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Master PDF Editor.

    • LibreSign is Freemium and Open SourceMaster PDF Editor is Freemium and Proprietary
    • LibreSign is Privacy focusedMaster PDF Editor is not according to our users
  10. CubePDF Utility icon

    CubePDF Utility

     3 likes
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    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
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  11. PDF-Shuffler icon

    PDF-Shuffler

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

    89 PDF-Shuffler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Karp

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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    PDFtk

     18 likes
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    PDFtk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. It comes in three flavors: PDFtk Free, PDFtk Pro, and our original command-line tool PDFtk Server.

    44 PDFtk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  14. PrivatePDF

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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