Software · PDF: read, create, edit
jPDF Tweak
Swiss Army Knife for PDF files.
- Completely free
- Linux
- Open source
- Old edition (2011)
Old edition: the latest known version (1.1) dates from 19 December 2011. It is no longer recommended as current software; the package date does not mean the software is still maintained.
Overview
Old edition: the latest known version (1.1) dates from 2011; it is no longer presented as current software.
Features described in its SourceForge listing: attachments.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
Excerpts that establish this information
- “A Swiss Army Knife GUI application for PDF documents: combine, split, rotate, reorder (n-up, booklet), watermark, edit bookmarks/fileinfo/pagetransition, compress, encrypt, decrypt, sign, repair, edit attachments and…” — SourceForge, 10 November 2026
At a glance
jPDF Tweak is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.
Its licence (AGPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.
Strengths
- Open source code
- Commercial use allowed
About
jPDF Tweak is a Java Swing application that can combine, split, rotate, reorder, watermark, encrypt, sign, and otherwise tweak PDF files.
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
Sources and checks
- Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
- Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
- Facts collected from LicitPro automatic classification () —
- Last technical check: 7 November 2026
- Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
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