PDFsam Basic is a free Windows utility for working with PDF files page by page. It can split a document, merge several into one, extract pages, mix files together and rotate pages. Version 6.0.10.0 fixes drag and drop reordering in the file selection table and now shows how many files are being moved.
Sober Lemur and an AGPL-3.0 codebase
The developer is Sober Lemur S.r.l., which publishes the project at soberlemur.com. PDFsam Basic is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and is free.
The package ID is PDFsam.PDFsam, and it is listed under utilities and best free PDF editors.
Five page-level PDF jobs
The tool covers splitting, merging, page extraction, mixing and rotation. These are operations on whole files and pages, not text editing or annotation.
The version 6.0.10.0 changelog refers to a selection table where files can be reordered by drag and drop.
Windows build and size
This app is for Windows. The installer is 92.3 MB, large for a PDF utility.
What's new in 6.0.10.0
Version 6.0.10.0 fixes drag-and-drop reordering in the selection table, which the JavaFX 25.0.5 update had broken. Dragging now shows how many files are being moved, and translations were updated.
PDFsam Basic pros and cons
Pros
- Free of charge with no price listed
- Open source under AGPL-3.0
- Covers split, merge, extract, mix and rotate
- Download is served from github.com
- Recent update fixed file reordering
Cons
- 92.3 MB size
- Large installer for a PDF utility
- Limited to operations on whole files and pages
Is PDFsam Basic safe?
PDFsam Basic comes from Sober Lemur S.r.l., and its source code is open under the AGPL-3.0 license, so anyone can read how it splits, merges and rotates PDF files. Version 6.0.10.0 is a 92.3 MB download.
How to install PDFsam Basic
- Press the download button to get the official file.
- Run the installer you saved and confirm the Windows security prompt if the publisher matches.
- Follow the setup steps, then start PDFsam Basic from the Start menu.
