PDFsam Basic

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

PDFsam Basic is ranked #17 of 36 in PDF merger software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

PDFsam Basic plans and pricing

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PDFsam Basic Free No watermarks · no file size limit · free for company use pdfsam.org · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on PDF merger software

Free plan: Yes
Page selection: Yes
Primary platform: desktop

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The record

Purpose: PDFsam Basic is a free, open-source desktop app for splitting, merging, rotating, mixing and extracting PDF pages.
Local processing: PDFsam Basic processes PDF files locally, and its privacy policy says nothing is sent or collected by the application.
Merge: Merge supports selecting page ranges, handling bookmarks and AcroForms, and adding a table of contents.
Split: PDFsam Basic can split PDFs by page, specified page numbers, approximate output size or bookmark level.
Mix and rotate: Mix interleaves pages from multiple PDFs in straight or reverse order, and Rotate applies 90, 180 or 270 degree rotations.
Open source: PDFsam Basic is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.
Platforms: The maker provides installers for Windows, Linux and macOS; the current download page lists Windows 10 or later, macOS 11 or later, and 64-bit Linux.
Requirements: The download page lists 256 MB RAM and at least 70 MB disk space as system requirements.
Command line: PDFsam Basic is powered by Sejda SDK, whose sejda-console command line interface offers PDF tasks; the FAQ also describes silent installation support.
Support and guidance: The maker provides FAQ answers, documentation and tutorials for Basic, including merge, split, mix, rotate, extraction and silent installation guides.
Business use: PDFsam Basic can be used in a company for free.
Not a browser app: PDFsam Basic is a desktop application and has no browser version.
Maker: PDFsam is made by Sober Lemur S.r.l., whose listed address is in Bibbiano, Italy.
Founded: 2006
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best PDF Merger Software in 2026#17 of 36

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Sources

pdfsam.org/pdfsam-basic/· checked 4 Oct 2026
pdfsam.org/privacy-policy/· checked 4 Oct 2026
pdfsam.org/faq/· checked 4 Oct 2026
pdfsam.org/download-pdfsam-basic/· checked 4 Oct 2026
pdfsam.org/documentation/· checked 4 Oct 2026
pdfsam.org/about/· checked 4 Oct 2026