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

The best open source alternative to Master PDF Editor is PdfCraft. 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 PDF Arranger, PDFsam, PaperKnife and PDFTK Builder.

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  1. PdfCraft icon
     43 likes

    Read, organize, combine, split and secure PDFs in a fast, native app written in Rust from the ground up. No account, no telemetry, no cloud.

    87 PdfCraft alternatives

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
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  2. PDF Arranger icon
     122 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.

    90 PDF Arranger alternatives

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    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  3. PDFsam icon
     234 likes

    Free, open-source desktop software for Windows, macOS and Linux that processes PDFs locally. Merge page ranges, split by page, size or bookmarks, extract or insert pages, rotate files in batches, and interleave documents without uploads, accounts or watermarks.

    163 PDFsam alternatives

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    • Since 2006

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. PaperKnife icon
     11 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.

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  5. PDFTK Builder icon
     66 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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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Skim icon
     98 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.

    117 Skim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. PDF4QT icon
     13 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.

    136 PDF4QT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  9. PdfDing icon
     6 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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    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
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  10. LibreSign icon
     13 likes

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

    163 LibreSign alternatives

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    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
    • Nextcloud
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  11. PDF-Shuffler icon
     35 likes

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

    Cost / License

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    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. Open PDF Studio is a lightweight, native desktop application that provides professional-grade PDF annotation, markup, and editing tools without subscriptions, telemetry, or bloatware. Built with Tauri 2 and web technologies, it delivers a fast, modern experience with a Microsoft...

    100 Open PDF Studio alternatives

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    • New

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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