PDFsam Basic

Free, open-source PDF page tools on Windows — merge, split, extract, rotate, mix and insert PDFs, all processed locally.

What is PDFsam Basic?

PDFsam Basic is the free, open-source edition of the PDF Split and Merge family. Its core workflows operate on whole PDF pages, and the developer describes offline processing without document uploads.

Quick answer: Choose PDFsam Basic for a free Windows app that splits and merges PDFs without adding watermarks. It is not a text editor or an OCR tool.

Six essential PDFsam Basic operations

Merge

Merge PDFs

Combine multiple PDFs.

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Split

Split PDFs

Split by pages, size or bookmarks.

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Extract

Save selected PDF pages.

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Rotate

Turn sideways pages.

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Mix

Alternate two PDF page sets.

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Insert

Insert pages at chosen positions.

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Basic versus Visual and Enhanced

PDFsam Visual adds commercial page workflows such as crop and compress. PDFsam Enhanced supports text editing and OCR; those are not free Basic tools. Use the edition comparison to avoid downloading the wrong product.

Where to start

PDFsam Basic download guide · Windows requirements · All PDFsam tutorials.