Topic Title

What is the best and least expensive (or free) OFFLINE PDF utility, especially for merging PDF's

Thanks!

Aaron

Hi Aaron

Not sure if it's the best, but I use the which is free and does everything I need. (They have a paid version that has extra features, but I have never needed it.)

Regards,
David

You can use the Free PDF Tools to merge, split, reorder, delete, encrypt, decrypt, rotate, crop and reformat PDF pages, add information/header/footer/watermark, convert image to PDF or PDF to image, scan a Paper to PDF, and more. You can use the FREE PDF Editor to fill the form, type text, comment, create form, and more. Besides, with a fraction of the cost of Adobe Acrobat, PDFill PDF Editor can do more than the Free Adobe Reader.

The one annoying items is when you close the fee version, it takes you to the web site, so I just leave it on in the background.

I might take a look at Dave's suggestion.

I LOVE Tracker PDF XChange's suite of products. Their licenses are perpetual with 12 months of updates included. The bulk of the features of the main PDF XChange program are included in the free version. You can compare the features in the free and paid version here. https://www.tracker-software.com/produc ... r#features Worth checking out for sure.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I also found one additional in the Windows Store called "PDF Merger and Splitter" from Anywaysoft which works fairly well. What prompted my question was setting up Windows 10 on a new installation. My goto for years has been PDFBinder from Google, but when I went to install it I couldn't find it at first and was in a bit of a "panic". I had both previously saved a copy of the MSI file for PDFBinder as well as a link to the Google Projects page in my bookmarks, but couldn't find them. After a lot of digging I finally did find them (after posting my question) and now have PDFBinder set up like I did on my other PC. I'm used to a certain workflow and even minor things like having to change a goto program really throws me off!! I definitely am going to look at the other options you guys have given me to see if there is anything that may make my work easier, but for now having gotten back to my previous workflow - well I am happy! Many Thanks for all the suggestions.

Aaron

PDF Xchange. Simple learning curve and blows even the full version of Adobe Acrobat out of the water with functionality.

Why not just use DataCAD's own PDF Merge feature? It's free with DataCAD and you can use it without opening a drawing on other PDF's.

DataCAD PDF Merge.jpg (22.13 KiB) Viewed 11395 times

After fighting to not pay for/buy Bluebeam Revu I finally bit the bullet and have to admit it's been worth every penny so far. It's not cheap and I chose to pay for the first year maintenance plan along with the perpetual license but after the maintenance expires I'll just use the perpetual license.