PaperKnife Alternatives

PaperKnife is described as 'Privacy-first PDF utility (Zero-Server Architecture). Merge, split, compress, and edit PDFs 100% locally on your device. No uploads, no servers, no tracking' and is a PDF Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PaperKnife for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Android and iPhone apps. The best PaperKnife alternative is PDF Arranger, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PaperKnife are PDF-XChange Editor, PDF24 Creator, PDFsam Basic and Adobe Acrobat DC.

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  1. Easy PDF online icon

    Easy PDF online

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    Easy PDF is a powerful yet user-friendly online platform that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for all your PDF needs. Whether you need to edit, convert, merge, split, or perform any other operation on your PDF files, Easy PDF has got you covered.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  2. PDFSimplified icon

    PDFSimplified

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    PDFSimplified is an online PDF editor. Edit text in PDF files, create PDFs from scratch or from a prompt, and edit or translate pages with AI.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. Archi Docuflow icon

    Archi Docuflow

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    Automate Revit sheet-set publishing — batch-export sheets to PDF, DWG, DWF and IFC with reusable configs and smart, parameter-driven filenames.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Foxit PDF Editor

    Comprehensive suite offering eSign, OCR, multi-platform editing, cloud integration, and robust security. Ideal for professional or personal use, facilitating collaboration while protecting content.

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    Archi Check

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    Quality-control software for architectural drawing sets - mark up issues, assign fixes, verify and close, with a full audit trail.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  7. ComposePDF Pro icon

    ComposePDF Pro

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    Looking for a powerful, free PDF utility that works offline and leaves no watermarks? ComposePDF Pro is your all-in-one solution for seamless PDF management directly on your device. Easily merge, convert, protect, organize, and manipulate your PDF documents without needing an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. Proview icon

    Proview

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    PDF Editor for Mac OS X: Split, Merge, Encrypt, Scale, Stamp, Bookmark, Add Text etc.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. Nettongia PDF Editor icon

    Nettongia PDF Editor

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    Nettongia PDF Editor is a free and open-source PDF editor for Windows that processes documents locally without uploading them to a server. It allows users to edit existing text, add and modify images, reorder, rotate or delete pages, create and insert signatures, search...

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    • Windows
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  11. Lumin PDF icon

    Lumin PDF

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    Cloud connected PDF viewer and editor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. PDFluent icon

    PDFluent

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    PDFluent is a native desktop PDF editor for macOS 11 and newer and Windows 10 and newer. It is a public beta release, available as a free download for everyone including commercial use. The application is built with a pure Rust engine across 48 crates, with no C or C++...

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    Edit panel: font, colour, page thumbnails, document
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  13. ReamPDF icon

    ReamPDF

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    ReamPDF is a desktop PDF toolkit built for speed and simplicity. Merge, split, compress, and convert PDFs without uploading your files to the cloud. The Convert tool accepts images including WebP, a format most PDF tools don't support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Merge: Combine multiple PDFs into a single document. Drag and drop files, reorder them, and customise which pages to include from each file. Shown in Sakura theme.
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  14. Archi Graphic Studio icon

    Archi Graphic Studio

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    Revit view-graphics editor in one dockable panel — control colors, patterns, lines, transparency and visibility overrides without digging through dialogs. Eyedropper, custom palettes, view-template and per-element modes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  15. MorphPDF icon

    MorphPDF

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    Stop overpaying for PDF tools.

    Every PDF tool you need. One price. Forever.

    15 tools. Runs on your machine. Never touches a server. No subscriptions. No uploads. No nonsense.

    ? 100% offline · ? Windows, Mac & Linux · ? One-time purchase · ? Free updates fore.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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