PdfMod Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to PdfMod for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is PDF Arranger, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to PdfMod and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to PdfMod are PDFsam, Master PDF Editor, Qoppa PDF Studio and PDF4QT.

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PdfMod alternatives page was last updated Oct 16, 2025

PDF Arranger
103 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.
70 PDF Arranger alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
PDF Editor
PDF Reader
Origin
International
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Snapcraft
+4
Is PDF Arranger a good alternative to PdfMod?

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1comment
Comments about PDF Arranger as an Alternative to PdfMod

Guest
Positive commentOct 29, 2020
0
You see the pages visually and can move them. PDF arranger is an extension of PDF-shuffle, and actively developed (in 2020).
Review by a new / low-activity user.
PDF Arranger is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to PdfMod.
PDF Arranger is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PdfMod.
PDF Arranger is Free and Open SourcePdfMod is also Free and Open Source
PDF Arranger is Privacy focused and LightweightPdfMod is not according to our users
PDFsam
223 likes
Free and open source desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix PDF files.
144 PDFsam alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once)
Open Source
Application type
PDF Editor
Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
+5
Is PDFsam a good alternative to PdfMod?

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13users say it's a good alternative
Master PDF Editor
71 likes
Master PDF Editor is complete solution for editing PDF and XPS files. You can insert, edit, remove, copy, add images or graphics. Export, import, remove and change page layouts. Also Master PDF Editor provides full functionality for changing PDF information, including author...
131 Master PDF Editor alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once)
Proprietary
Application types
PDF Editor
PDF Reader
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Is Master PDF Editor a good alternative to PdfMod?
Qoppa PDF Studio
82 likes
Create, Convert, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
170 Qoppa PDF Studio alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application types
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Chrome OS
+7
Is Qoppa PDF Studio a good alternative to PdfMod?
PDF4QT
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.
97 PDF4QT alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Origin
Czechia
EU
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Is PDF4QT a good alternative to PdfMod?
PDFedit
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.
92 PDFedit alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
PDF Editor
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
Is PDFedit a good alternative to PdfMod?
PDF-Shuffler
34 likes
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
PDF Editor
Origin
International
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
Is PDF-Shuffler a good alternative to PdfMod?

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1comment
8users say it's a good alternative
Comments about PDF-Shuffler as an Alternative to PdfMod

Guest
Positive commentJan 14, 2021
0
Does the same job, much faster to load document.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Almost everyone thinks PDF-Shuffler is a great PdfMod alternative.
PDF-Shuffler is Free and Open SourcePdfMod is also Free and Open Source
PDF Chain
14 likes
PDF Chain is a graphical user interface for PDFtk. The GUI supports all common features of the command line tool in a comfortable way.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
PDF Editor
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
+3
Is PDF Chain a good alternative to PdfMod?
pdfly
1 like
pdfly (say: PDF-li) is a pure-python CLI application for manipulating PDF files.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Python
Mac
Linux
Windows
BSD
Is pdfly a good alternative to PdfMod?
PDFtk
18 likes
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
PDF Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
Is PDFtk a good alternative to PdfMod?
Karp
1 like
Karp - gives simple UI for PDF files modification. With a few mouse strokes user can:
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
PDF Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Mac
Is Karp a good alternative to PdfMod?
jPdf Tweak
16 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.
74 jPdf Tweak alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
PDF Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is jPdf Tweak a good alternative to PdfMod?