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PDF Arranger
What it is
PDF Arranger is a free graphical application for organizing and editing PDF pages on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It displays pages side by side and supports reordering by drag and drop, copy, and paste. Users can rotate, delete, duplicate, split, merge, resize, and crop pages, as well as generate or split booklets. The manual also lists PDF text search and metadata editing. Images can be imported as PDF pages, and pages can be exported as PDF, PNG, JPEG, or rasterized PDF. The manual describes options for retaining document information such as outlines and links, though some operations can remove those properties. Image import requires img2pdf, and the project README specifies pikepdf version 6 or later. The project is licensed under GPL-3.0 and describes itself as a fork of PDF-Shuffler. Installation methods differ by platform: the project links to a Windows download and documents MSI and ZIP packages, suggests Nix or manual dependency installation for macOS, and provides package instructions for several Linux distributions and FreeBSD.
For and against
For
- Reorders pages with drag and drop, copy, and paste.
- Supports merging, splitting, cropping, and resizing pages.
- Can generate and split booklets.
- Exports pages as PDF, PNG, JPEG, or rasterized PDF.
- Free and licensed under GPL-3.0.
Against
- Image import requires img2pdf.
- The project requires pikepdf version 6 or later.
- Some operations can remove outlines and links.
The verdict
PDF Arranger provides page-level PDF editing and organization in a free desktop application. Check its dependency requirements and platform-specific installation guidance, especially if importing images or preserving document information.
Who it suits
PDF Arranger suits desktop users who want to rearrange, combine, split, or edit PDF pages without paying for the listed free plan. It is available across Linux, macOS, and Windows, with platform-specific installation steps.
Plans and prices
Free
PDF editing and page arrangement features described in the user manual
Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Booklets
- The manual lists generating and splitting booklets as supported features.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Image dependency
- Image import requires img2pdf to be installed.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- The application can import images as PDF pages and export pages as PDF, PNG, JPEG, or rasterized PDF.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The application visually displays PDF pages side by side and supports page reordering by drag and drop, copy, and paste.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies the project as licensed under GPL-3.0.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Linux and BSD
- The README includes package installation instructions for Debian-based distributions, Arch Linux, Fedora, and FreeBSD.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- macOS
- The project’s macOS guide suggests using Nix, which provides a pdfarranger package, and also documents manual dependency installation.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Metadata and bookmarks
- Users can edit metadata, and the manual describes options for preserving document information including outlines and links, with some operations that lose these properties.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Page editing
- Supported operations include rotating, deleting, duplicating, splitting, merging, resizing, and cropping pages.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- PDF conversion
- Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- PDF dependency
- The project README says PDF Arranger requires pikepdf version 6 or later.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- PDF search
- The manual lists text search in PDFs as a supported feature.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PDF Arranger is a graphical application for merging or splitting PDF documents and rotating, cropping, and rearranging pages.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support and project lineage
- The README describes PDF Arranger as a fork of PDF-Shuffler and links to a user manual for more information.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Windows
- The project links to a Windows download and documents building MSI and ZIP packages for Windows.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
