Open Source PDF-XChange Editor AlternativesPDF Editors & PDF Readers like PDF-XChange Editor

The best open source alternative to PDF-XChange Editor is PDF Arranger. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PDF-XChange Editor and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to PDF-XChange Editor are PDFsam Basic, PDFCreator, PaperKnife and Skim.

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  1. PDF Arranger icon
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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.

    80 PDF Arranger alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  2. PDFsam Basic icon
     232 likes

    PDFsam Basic is a free and open-source desktop application for splitting and merging PDF files. It runs entirely on your own computer, so your files are never uploaded anywhere and it works fully offline.

    155 PDFsam Basic alternatives

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    • Mac
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    PDFsam can't edit PDF files, i.e. change the content of a page in a PDF file

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    The premium, paid version of pdfsam can edit pdf

    • PDFsam Basic is Free and Open SourcePDF-XChange Editor is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. PDFCreator icon
     264 likes

    PDFCreator is a virtual PDF printer that converts any printable document into a PDF file. It works with all Windows applications, including Word, Excel, browsers, and design tools.

    115 PDFCreator alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Bundleware

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    • Windows
     
  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.

    70 PaperKnife alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Online
     
  5. Skim icon
     97 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
  6. Scan Tailor is an interactive post-processing tool for scanned pages. It performs operations such as page splitting, deskewing, adding/removing borders, and others. You give it raw scans, and you get pages ready to be printed or assembled into a PDF or DJVU file.

    15 ScanTailor Advanced alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. qpdfview icon
     45 likes

    qpdfview is a Qt-based tabbed document viewer using the Poppler library for PDF rendering and CUPS for printing. Support for the DjVu and PostScript formats can be added via plugins.

    90 qpdfview alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Qt
     
  8. 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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  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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    • Online
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
     
  10. Atril icon
     15 likes

    Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DJVU, DVI, XPS and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text, copying text to the clipboard...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. PDF4QT icon
     12 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  12. A feature-rich, privacy-focused PDF app built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3. View, edit, and manage PDFs with 12 powerful tools including merge, split, compress, rotate, lock/unlock, and more. Supports bookmarks, table of contents, full-text search, and auto-scroll for...

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    • Android
     
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