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  1. PDFsam now contains three types, respectively are PDFsam Basic, PDFsam Visual and PDFsam Enhanced. Compared to PDFsam, other two versions possess more advanced functions: PDFsam Basic- free and open-source tool, making it easy to split, merge, rotate, extract pages and mix PDF files.
  2. PDFsam Basic/Enhanced/Visual Review: Pros, Cons & Performance. PDFsam is a reliable PDF tool that allows you to merge and split PDF documents with ease. This open source tool is compatible with all major platforms and it is designed to be a lightweight, hyper-focused solution to manipulating documents in the easiest and quickest way possible.

Pdfsam, Free Download by Andrea Vacondio. We do not have a download file for the latest version (2.2.2), but you can try downloading it from the developer's site.

I was first introduced to PDFsam when I was given the task of splitting about 300 conference proceedings into individual session talks, totaling around about 5500 individual sessions. The splitting of the document needed to be exact, as the sessions were being uploaded individually into a different site. I worked out that I could split an individual PDF, with around about 10 minutes, give or take, depending on how much content was in each session. I figured there must have been an easier and quicker way to split the documents into individual arguments.

Without spending very much or no money at all for a solution, I decided to turn to Google to find a solution. “open source PDF splitter” came to mind and this was the first set of keywords that I had entered that day. The first result that came up was that of “PDF split and merge”. I clicked on the link, had a read over the site, then downloaded and printed off the instruction manual.

The slogan of “A free and open source tool to split and merge PDF documents” meant that I had found my solution. I downloaded the Windows version and installed it onto my machine. On first run, it looked as though it could only split one document in multiple places. I worked out that this would shave roughly another 2 or 3 minutes off the processing time for each proceeding.

In the documentation I had downloaded for the software, there was a mention of a command line interface. This meant that I could create a text file with a command that would then split the proceeding into individual articles. THe command that I used was:

java -jar pdfsam-console-0.7.3.jar -f C:file1.pdf -f C:file1.pdf -o C:output.pdf -u 1-1:2-8: concat

Explanation of the above command:

  • java – jar pdfsam-console-0.7.3.jar – the version of PDFsam that I was using at the time. Java is one of the requirements needed for PDFsam to run.
  • -f – the prefix used in the command line to indicate the input file (i.e. the file that was needing to be split)
  • -o – the prefix used in the command line to indicate the output file (i.e. the split file or finished product)
  • 1-1 – the range of pages needed to be taken from the first document (in this case it was the title page of the proceeding)
  • 2-8 – the range of pages that the session or talk spanned within the proceeding document
  • concat – the command used within the command line to combine the two individual pdf’s together (in my case, this was the command that I used to combine the title page with the pages that related to the session of the conference).

Using this command for each session in each proceeding, meant that I could split one proceeding in around about 15 seconds (depending on the amount of talks within each conference). This meant overall that the daunting process of splitting 300 conference proceedings was sped up, and the documents could be implemented into the new system in a timely manner.

About PDFsam:

Pdfsam.org

  • PDFsam is freely available for download from Sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfsam/) or from the PDFsam website (www.pdfsam.org)
  • It requires Java to run
  • Versions available for Windows and MacOS.
  • Source code is freely available
  • Support forum and wiki available on the website as well as the documentation

To conclude, I would definitely recommend using PDFsam to split and merge a wide variety of PDF documents. It is very easy to configure and use and sped up my processing time dramatically.

PDF Split and Merge Basic is a free and open source PDF splitter software download filed under pdf software and made available by Andrea Vacondio for Windows.

The review for PDF Split and Merge Basic has not been completed yet, but it was tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.

Perform PDF editing such as split, merge, rotate and extract

Pdfsam

PDF Split and Merge Basic is a very useful application that gives you the possibility to split, merge, rotate, extract your PDF files.

Console and GUI versions are available. The GUI is written in Java Swing and it provides functions to select files and set options. It's made over the iText library.

Features and highlights

  • Merge PDF documents together
  • Split PDF documents specifying the page number
  • Split PDF documents specifying the level of bookmarks
  • Rotate PDF documents
  • Mix two PDF documents taking pages alternately
  • Visually compose your PDF dragging pages from other PDF

Pdfsam 4

PDF Split and Merge Basic 4.2.3 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs

This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from pdf software without restrictions. PDF Split and Merge Basic 4.2.3 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows. As an open source project, you are free to view the source code and distribute this software application freely.

PDFsam

Though marketed as 'freeware', this download actually includes adware or something which resembles adware like toolbars or browser modifications.

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  1. PDF Split and Merge Basic Download
  2. Freeware PDF Software
  3. Open source and GPL software
  4. Major release: PDF Split and Merge Basic 4.2
  5. PDF Splitting Software