Best Free PDF Tools - General [1]
Introduction
A PDF tool comes in handy when you need to deal with PDF files such as to merge or split pages, add a header, footer or watermark, highlight or annotate PDF documents, or convert from other files to PDFs or vice versa.
In this article, multipurpose programs offering general features for merging PDF files, splitting or re-ordering pages, etc., within a single application are reviewed in the section below, while the PDF tools that are designed for a more specific task are reviewed in this section Best Free PDF Tools - Specific [3].
Best Free PDF Tools - General
Our Rating:
License: Free (Limited features)
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [7] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [7] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
| Our Rating: 5/5 |
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Clean and nice user interface, include most features such as merge, split, reorder, rotate, header and footer with page number, watermark, encrypt and decrypt, convert PDF to images or vice versa, convert PostScript to PDF.
Short of features provided by Specific Tools.
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License: Free (Limited features)
Clean and nice user interface, include most features such as merge, split, reorder, rotate, header and footer with page number, watermark, encrypt and decrypt, convert PDF to images or vice versa, convert PostScript to PDF.
Short of features provided by Specific Tools.
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Our Rating:
License: Free (Limited features)
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [12] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [12] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
A collection of useful PDF tools including merge and split PDFs, encrypt and decrypt PDF, extract text and images, convert to and from images, etc.
Convert PDF to Word RTF up to three pages, specifying pages to split PDFs encountered an error when tried. Bundled with an optional toolbar.
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License: Free (Limited features)
A collection of useful PDF tools including merge and split PDFs, encrypt and decrypt PDF, extract text and images, convert to and from images, etc.
Convert PDF to Word RTF up to three pages, specifying pages to split PDFs encountered an error when tried. Bundled with an optional toolbar.
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Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [15] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [15] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
Merge and reorder pdf pages in one go, supports split, rotate, background stamp, encrypt, etc.
Text watermark not supported, fewer features than PDFill PDF Tools.
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License: Free
Merge and reorder pdf pages in one go, supports split, rotate, background stamp, encrypt, etc.
Text watermark not supported, fewer features than PDFill PDF Tools.
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Our Rating:
License: Free (Limited features)
Platforms/Download: Linux [18] | Mac OS [18] | Windows (Desktop) [18] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Linux [18] | Mac OS [18] | Windows (Desktop) [18] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
Supports visual organizing and re-ordering PDF pages in addition to the direct page number input.
Visual document composer occasionally encountered some errors.
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License: Free (Limited features)
Supports visual organizing and re-ordering PDF pages in addition to the direct page number input.
Visual document composer occasionally encountered some errors.
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PDF Shuffler [19] [20]
A small app to merge or split pdf documents, re-arrange, rotate and crop pdf pages
Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: Linux [21] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Linux [21] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
Easy to re-order, rotate, crop or remove pages, split or merge pdf files in interactive user interface, small size.
Lacking some features available in other pdf tools.
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License: Free
Easy to re-order, rotate, crop or remove pages, split or merge pdf files in interactive user interface, small size.
Lacking some features available in other pdf tools.
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Our Rating:
License: Free (Open source)
Platforms/Download: Linux [24] | Windows (Desktop) [24] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: Linux [24] | Windows (Desktop) [24] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Jojo Yee [9]
| Our Rating: 3/5 |
Support merge, split, reorder, rotate, watermark, format multiple pages, change page numbers, encrypt, add attachments, set viewer preference and metadata.
User interface less intuitive.
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License: Free (Open source)
Support merge, split, reorder, rotate, watermark, format multiple pages, change page numbers, encrypt, add attachments, set viewer preference and metadata.
User interface less intuitive.
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Best Free PDF Tools - Specific
See also more PDF tools that are reviewed in this secion Best Free PDF Tools - Specific [3]
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Editor
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