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, PaperKnife and PDFedit.

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  1. PDF Arranger icon
     110 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.

    72 PDF Arranger alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
     
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    It is essential and simple

    • 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
     226 likes

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

    148 PDFsam alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  4. PaperKnife icon
     5 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.

    51 PaperKnife alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Online
     
  5. PDFedit icon
     24 likes

    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.

    93 PDFedit alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. Skim icon
     93 likes

    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.

    92 Skim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
  7. 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.

    103 PDF4QT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  8. LibreSign icon
     11 likes

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

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    • JavaScript
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PHP
     
  9. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. PdfDing icon
     3 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.

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    • Online
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
  11. PDF-Shuffler icon
     34 likes

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

    91 PDF-Shuffler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. Karp icon
     1 like

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

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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