Free PDFsam AlternativesPDF Editors and other similar apps like PDFsam

The best free alternative to PDFsam is PDF Arranger, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PDFsam and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to PDFsam are Stirling PDF, PDF-XChange Editor, PDF24 Creator and Master PDF Editor.

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  1. PDF Arranger icon
     123 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.

    91 PDF Arranger alternatives

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    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  2. Stirling PDF icon
     74 likes

    Locally hosted web application offering an interactive GUI to merge, split, reorganize, convert, compress, watermark, secure, sign, flatten, repair, extract images, detect blanks, apply OCR, set permissions, and enable file processing or API integration for PDFs.

    147 Stirling PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker Hub
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  3. Feature-rich PDF editor offering direct content editing, ABBYY OCR, viewing, annotation, form filling, PDF merging, compression, and encryption. Operates efficiently offline, requiring no registration and no ads, while providing privacy-focused features and convenient portability.

    204 PDF-XChange Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
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  4. PDF24 Creator icon
     156 likes

    PDF24 Creator is free and feature-filled PDF creation, merging and conversion tool for Windows. Its unique feature among the free PDF printer tools is an editor, which allows to easily assemble, create and modify PDF files with Drag & Drop.

    229 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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...

    175 Master PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  6. PaperKnife icon
     12 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.

    87 PaperKnife alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. Sejda icon
     40 likes

    Sejda helps with your PDF tasks: edit existing text, split, merge, extract, compress, export to other formats and more.

    199 Sejda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. 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.

    102 PDFTK Builder alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. PDF Toolbox is a free, MIT-licensed Windows desktop application by ALMARFELD for working with PDF copies locally. Merge, split, extract and rotate pages; reorder, duplicate or remove pages in a reviewable export plan with session undo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. JOPDF icon
     7 likes

    JOPDF is a 100% free PDF editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Edit, compress, merge, convert and annotate PDFs with no watermark or signup required.

    69 JOPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. 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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    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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