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PDFtk vs QPDF

A side-by-side look at PDFtk and QPDF. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

PDFtk

PDFtk

Office & Productivity

PDFtk is an open-source command-line tool for working with PDF documents. It enables users to merge, split, rotate, encrypt and decrypt PDF files. PDFtk is lightweight, fast and cross-platform.

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QPDF

QPDF

Office & Productivity

QPDF is an open-source command-line tool and C++ library for manipulating and inspecting PDF files. It can split, merge, encrypt, decrypt, linearize, and fix corrupted PDF files.

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