# pdfarranger/pdfarranger

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.

Repository: https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pdfarranger
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: pdf, gtk, gtk3, python3, linux
Last push: 2026-08-14T14:51:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 61, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3969, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 102, "gap_med": 168.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5813, forks 312 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:29.978133+00:00)

## What it is
PDF Arranger is a small Python-GTK desktop application for merging, splitting, rotating, cropping, and rearranging PDF pages through an interactive graphical interface. It acts as a front end for pikepdf and is an actively maintained fork of PDF-Shuffler.

## Use cases
- merge multiple pdf files into one
- split a pdf into separate documents
- rearrange pages in a pdf
- rotate pages in a pdf document
- crop pdf pages
- visually organize pdf pages with drag and drop

## When to choose
- you need a simple GUI to manipulate PDF pages on Linux or Windows
- you want to merge, split, rotate, crop, or reorder PDF pages without the command line
- you prefer a lightweight open-source alternative to commercial PDF editors

## When to avoid
- you need to edit PDF text content or fill forms
- you need OCR or PDF conversion to other formats
- you want a headless or scripted PDF processing tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: pdf, gui, file-system
- domain: pdf, desktop-applications, files, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: pdf-manipulation, gtk3, page-rearranging, pdf-merge, pdf-split, pikepdf-frontend, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- pdfarranger/pdfarranger (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:29.978133+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:52:36.728697+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:29.978133+00:00, sha 0142d8d3c43c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.