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Best Free PDF Tools – General | Gizmo’s Freeware Archive

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.

[Doakio Editor's Note: This article was restored from Gizmo's Freeware archives as a service to the freeware community. Gizmo's Freeware provided high-quality, volunteer freeware reviews for decades. They shut down in July of 2021.]

Best Free PDF Tools – General

 

PDFill PDF Tools  A great set of pdf tools covering most functions.

Our Rating: 5

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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PDF Shaper  Offers a variety of tools to protect, modify and convert pdf documents 

Our Rating: 4
 
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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PDFTK Builder  A simple way to merge or reorder selected pages of PDF files in one go

 
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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PDFsam Basic  Visually re-order or recompose multiple pages of PDF files.

 
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  A small app to merge or split pdf documents, re-arrange, rotate and crop pdf pages

Our Rating: 4
 
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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jPDF Tweak  A Swiss Army Knife for PDF files

 
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

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