Open Source PDF Merge tool Alternatives

The best open source alternative to PDF Merge tool is PDF Arranger. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to PDF Merge tool and 17 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to PDF Merge tool are PDFsam, Signature PDF, PDF-Shuffler and PDF Chain.

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PDF Merge Tool is a simple, fast and easy tool for merging PDF files. It runs on the .NET framework v2 and uses the...

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PDF Merge tool alternatives page was last updated Feb 18, 2025
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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.

    66 PDF Arranger alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Export selection only. Export each selected page to a file. Export all pages to files.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Split and merge PDF files
    2.  Visual Organization
    3.  Split PDF files
    4.  Combine PDF
    5.  Edit PDF
    6.  Rotate pages
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Image sorting
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Portable

    PDF Arranger VS PDF Merge tool

     

    • PDF Arranger is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to PDF Merge tool.

    • PDF Arranger is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PDF Merge tool.

    • PDF Arranger is Free and Open SourcePDF Merge tool is also Free and Open Source
    • PDF Arranger is Privacy focused and LightweightPDF Merge tool is not according to our users
  2. PDFsam icon

    PDFsam

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

    138 PDFsam alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PDFsam screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Split and merge PDF files
    3.  Edit PDF
    4.  Split PDF files
    5.  Merge Files
    6.  Extract files
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Sign PDF files
    10.  Portable
    11.  PDF annotation
    12.  Fill PDF Forms

    PDFsam VS PDF Merge tool

     

    • Most users think PDFsam is a great PDF Merge tool alternative.

    • PDFsam is the most popular Mac alternative to PDF Merge tool.

    • PDFsam is Freemium and Open SourcePDF Merge tool is Free and Open Source
    • PDFsam is LightweightPDF Merge tool is not according to our users
  4. Signature PDF icon

    Signature PDF

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    Free open-source web software for signing (alone or with others), organizing (merge, sort, rotate, delete, extract pages, ...), editing metadatas or compressing PDFs.

    46 Signature PDF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    • Docker Hub
    Signature PDF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Sign PDF files
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  PDF compression
    4.  Split and merge PDF files
    5.  Split PDF files
    6.  Fill PDF Forms
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Combine PDF

    Signature PDF VS PDF Merge tool

     

    • Signature PDF is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to PDF Merge tool.

    • Signature PDF is Free and Open SourcePDF Merge tool is also Free and Open Source
    • Signature PDF is LightweightPDF Merge tool is not according to our users
  5. PDF-Shuffler icon

    PDF-Shuffler

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

    84 PDF-Shuffler alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PDF-Shuffler screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from November 2018.

    PDF-Shuffler Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Split PDF files
    3.  Split and merge PDF files
    4.  Crop PDF
    5.  Rotate pages
    6.  GPLv3
    7.  Sort pages
    8.  Gtk

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  6. PDF Chain icon

    PDF Chain

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Concatenate Simple
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.4.4.2) is from December 2015.

    PDF Chain Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Create PDF files

    PDF Chain VS PDF Merge tool

     
  7. PDFtk icon

    PDFtk

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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.

    42 PDFtk alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    PDFtk screenshot 1

    PDFtk Features

    1.  Split PDF files
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Document Merging

    PDFtk VS PDF Merge tool

     
  9. Karp icon

    Karp

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac

    Karp VS PDF Merge tool

     
  10. PdfMod icon

    PdfMod

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    PDF Mod is a simple application for modifying PDF documents.

    84 PdfMod alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    PdfMod screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program seems no longer updated. Last release, 0.9.1, was released on March 3, 2011 and only translations have been done on the project since then. It can be still downloaded from the official website.

    PdfMod Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Gtk

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  11. jPdf Tweak icon

    jPdf Tweak

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    jPdf Tweak screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Latest version, 1.1, released in December 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    jPdf Tweak Features

    1.  Split PDF files
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  Portable
    5.  PDF compression
    6.  PDF encryption
    7.  Java based
    8.  Split and merge PDF files
    9.  Page labeling

    jPdf Tweak VS PDF Merge tool

     
  12. Quick PDF Join icon

    Quick PDF Join

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    The application reads input PDF files from, and stores output PDF files to the user's Documents folder.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows
    Quick PDF Join screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  PDF compression
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Edit PDF

    Quick PDF Join VS PDF Merge tool

     
  13. qvPDF icon

    qvPDF

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    qvPDF is a PDF creator for Windows, but you can also merge & split. Its implemented as printer driver and uses plugins to execute different actions after creating the PDF. Processing parameters can be written directly into the printed document like: @|mapi.mailto=me@you.

    103 qvPDF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    qvPDF screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 3.1, released in September 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    qvPDF Features

    1.  Split PDF files
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Create PDF files

    qvPDF VS PDF Merge tool

     
  14. PDF Mix Tool icon

    PDF Mix Tool

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PDF Mix Tool screenshot 1

    PDF Mix Tool Features

    1.  Split PDF files
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Split and merge PDF files

    PDF Mix Tool VS PDF Merge tool

     
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