Open Source PDFsam AlternativesPDF Editors and other similar apps like PDFsam

The best open source alternative to PDFsam is PDF Arranger. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PDFsam and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to PDFsam are Stirling PDF, PaperKnife, PDFTK Builder and PDF Toolbox (ALMARFELD).

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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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    Application type

    Since

    • 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. 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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  4. 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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. PDF4QT icon
     14 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)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  8. PDFtk icon
     19 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.

    63 PDFtk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. jPdf Tweak icon
     15 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.

    79 jPdf Tweak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. 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...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. 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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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
    • Nextcloud
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  12. 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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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