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'''PDFsam Basic''' or '''PDF Split and Merge''' is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source]] [[cross-platform]] desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix [[Portable Document Format|PDF documents]].
'''PDFsam Basic''' or '''PDF Split and Merge''' is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source]] [[cross-platform]] desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix [[Portable Document Format|PDF documents]]. PDFsam uses a [[freemium]] model and encourages buying the full version with popups.


== The distribution system ==
== Distribution system ==


'''PDFsam Basic''' is a desktop application freely accessible both as [[source code|source]] and [[Compiler|compiled]] code. It is available as ''[[Windows Installer|MSI]] package'' for [[32-bit]] and [[64-bit computing|64-bit]] [[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]], ''[[Apple Disk Image|.dmg]]'' for [[macOS]], [[Deb (file format)|.deb package]] for [[Debian]] based [[Linux]] distributions and ''ZIP bundle'' for the [[power users]]' convenience.
PDFsam Basic is a desktop application freely accessible both as [[source code|source]] and [[Compiler|compiled]] code. It is available as a [[Windows Installer|MSI]] package for [[32-bit]] and [[64-bit computing|64-bit]] [[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]], [[Apple Disk Image|.dmg]] for [[macOS]], [[Deb (file format)|.deb package]] for [[Debian]] based [[Linux]] distributions, and ZIP bundle for [[power users]]' convenience.


== Functionalities ==
== Functionalities ==
* Merge PDF files selecting entire documents or subsections of them. It provides a number of settings to let the user decide what to do in case the original PDF files contain [[AcroForms|Acro Forms]] or an outline (bookmarks) and it can generate a [[table of contents]], normalize pages size and add blank pages.
* Merge PDF files selecting entire documents or subsections of them. It provides a number of settings to let the user decide what to do in case the original PDF files contain [[AcroForms|Acro Forms]] (Acrobat forms) or an outline ([[bookmark]]s) and it can generate a [[table of contents]], normalize [[page size|pages size]] and [[page margin]]s and add blank pages.
*Split PDF files in a number of ways:
*Split PDF files in a number of ways:
** After every page, even pages or odd pages
** After every page, even pages or odd pages
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** By [[bookmark]] level
** By [[bookmark]] level
** By size, where the generated files will roughly have the specified size
** By size, where the generated files will roughly have the specified size
* Rotate PDF files where multiple files can be rotated, either every page or a selected set of pages
* Rotate PDF files where multiple files can be rotated, either every page or a selected set of pages (i.e. Mb).
* Extract pages from multiple PDF files
* Extract pages from multiple PDF files
* Mix PDF files where a number of PDF files are merged, taking pages alternately from them
* Mix PDF files where a number of PDF files are merged, taking pages alternately from them
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*{{Official website|https://pdfsam.org}}
*{{Official website|https://pdfsam.org}}
*{{github|torakiki/pdfsam}}
*{{github|torakiki/pdfsam}}
*{{PDF Split and Merge|https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook/pdf-split-amp-merge-software/m-p/3450522}}




Latest revision as of 18:48, 21 May 2024

PDFsam Basic
Developer(s)Andrea Vacondio
Initial releaseJune 29, 2008 (2008-06-29)
Stable release
5.2.9[1] / 28 October 2024; 52 days ago (28 October 2024)
Repositorygithub.com/torakiki/pdfsam
Written inJava, JavaFX
Operating systemCross-platform
PlatformJava
TypePDF utility
LicenseAGPLv3 for v3, GPLv2 for previous versions 2.x
Websitepdfsam.org

PDFsam Basic or PDF Split and Merge is a free and open-source cross-platform desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix PDF documents. PDFsam uses a freemium model and encourages buying the full version with popups.

Distribution system

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PDFsam Basic is a desktop application freely accessible both as source and compiled code. It is available as a MSI package for 32-bit and 64-bit MS Windows, .dmg for macOS, .deb package for Debian based Linux distributions, and ZIP bundle for power users' convenience.

Functionalities

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  • Merge PDF files selecting entire documents or subsections of them. It provides a number of settings to let the user decide what to do in case the original PDF files contain Acro Forms (Acrobat forms) or an outline (bookmarks) and it can generate a table of contents, normalize pages size and page margins and add blank pages.
  • Split PDF files in a number of ways:
    • After every page, even pages or odd pages
    • After a given set of page numbers
    • Every n pages
    • By bookmark level
    • By size, where the generated files will roughly have the specified size
  • Rotate PDF files where multiple files can be rotated, either every page or a selected set of pages (i.e. Mb).
  • Extract pages from multiple PDF files
  • Mix PDF files where a number of PDF files are merged, taking pages alternately from them
  • Save and restore of the workspace

Architecture

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PDFsam Basic is written in Java and JavaFX. PDFsam Basic relies on Sejda SDK, an open source and task oriented Java library to edit PDF files and SAMBox, a PDFBox fork.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Release 5.2.9". 28 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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