PDFsam Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to PDFsam for Linux if you 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 100 alternatives to PDFsam and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to PDFsam are Master PDF Editor, Sejda, Qoppa PDF Studio and JOPDF.

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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.

    91 PDF Arranger alternatives

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    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  2. 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

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    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  3. 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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Display PDF documents and allow your users to review and edit PDF documents with jPDFEditor.

    19 jPDFEditor SDK alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Debian
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  11. PDF Chain icon
     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

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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