Scan documents, recognise their text and arrange pages into searchable PDFs.
Free desktop app · GPL-2.0-or-later · No scan/OCR quota · Windows, macOS and Linux
Notes, tasks & docs
PDFsam Basic
Free optionOpen sourceLocal
Split, merge, rotate and extract PDF pages on your computer.
What you can use it for
Split, merge, rotate and extract PDF pages on your computer.
- Works locally on Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Merge, split, rotate, mix and extract pages without upload credits.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Local PDF page assembly and extraction. Not a full Acrobat/Nitro text editor, OCR, document converter or e-signature platform.
Before you switch
This is Basic, not the paid Enhanced or Visual products advertised alongside it. No existing-text editing, OCR, secure redaction, PDF-to-Word conversion or certified signing. Large jobs still depend on your computer’s memory and storage.
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