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torakiki/pdfsam

PDFsam, a desktop application to split, merge, mix, rotate PDF files and extract pages observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/torakiki/pdfsam · homepage · Java · AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

93/100

  • Activity 96
  • Release rhythm 84
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 62.0
  • age_days: 4726
  • days_rel: 28
  • days_push: 24
  • n_releases_24m: 13

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4551 stars · 396 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

PDFsam Basic is a free, open-source desktop application for splitting, merging, rotating, mixing and extracting pages from PDF files. It is built with JavaFX, runs entirely offline so files never leave the user's computer, and is available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Use cases

  • merge multiple pdf files into one
  • split a pdf by page numbers or bookmarks
  • extract specific pages from a pdf
  • rotate pdf pages
  • combine odd and even pages from a single-sided scanner
  • split a large pdf into smaller files by size
  • offline pdf manipulation without uploading files

When to choose

  • you need a free, no-watermark tool for everyday split/merge/rotate/extract tasks
  • you want files processed locally with no internet connection or uploads
  • you need a cross-platform (Windows/macOS/Linux) desktop PDF tool
  • you need to interleave pages from two scanned documents

When to avoid

  • you need visual page thumbnail editing, compression, cropping or metadata cleaning (PDFsam Visual)
  • you need full PDF editing, OCR, form filling or digital signatures (PDFsam Enhanced)
  • you need programmatic/command-line PDF processing in a server pipeline
  • you cannot use AGPL-licensed software

Facets

application · maturity active

pdf file-system gui developer-tools pdf files desktop-applications cross-platform developer-tools windows cross-platform jvm pdf-split pdf-merge pdf-rotate pdf-extract pdf-mix javafx offline open-source no-watermarks local-processing macos linux desktop

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
torakiki/pdfsammain93

For agents

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