PDFtk Free

PDFtk Free is a cool open-source tool that you can use on different platforms. It’s made with C++ and Java and helps you handle PDF documents easily. Whether you want to edit, merge, or split PDFs, this software has got your back! Plus, there’s a server component for processing PDFs on a server and a paid version with even more features.

Key Features of PDFtk Free

This handy software lets you:

• Merge several PDF files into one


• Split pages from a PDF into a new file


• Rotate pages or entire documents


• Encrypt or decrypt PDFs


• Fill out forms using XFDF or FDF data


• Flatten forms for easy sharing

More Cool Functions!

You can also:

• Add watermarks or stamps to your PDFs


• Check metrics like bookmarks and metadata


• Edit metadata in your PDF files


• Attach files directly to your PDFs


• Fix corrupted PDFs and manage page streams easily!

How to Get Started with PDFtk Free on Linux?

If you're thinking about using PDFtk Free, be aware that setting it up on a GNU/Linux machine might take some extra steps. There aren't any clear installation instructions in the source archive. You'll need to download the ZIP file from Softpedia, save it somewhere convenient, extract the contents using an archive manager, and then open a terminal. From there, navigate to the 'pdftk' folder (something like cd /home/softpedia/pdftk-2.02-dist/pdftk) and compile it for your operating system.

Supported Operating Systems for PDFtk Free

This software works great on various Linux and UNIX-like systems such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Slackware, Debian GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, and even Microsoft Windows! It’s been tested successfully on both 32-bit and 64-bit machines.