PatchworkPDF

Spec sheet

Product

PatchworkPDF is a free, open-source PDF editor for merging, reordering, annotating, rotating, compressing, and editing PDF text.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Audience

The maker describes revision and markup tools as suited to engineering drawing review workflows.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Platforms

The maker's site lists Windows, macOS, and Linux; its SourceForge files page shows Windows, a macOS Intel disk image, and a Linux Flatpak.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sourceforge.net

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Integrations

The site names Tesseract OCR as an optional dependency and says native annotations are interactive in Acrobat and Foxit; it does not list other integrations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Maker

The site credits Gareth Finch and shows 2026; it does not state a headquarters or founding date.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Annotation tools

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Annotations

Sticky notes, highlights, and shapes are saved as native PDF annotations that the site says remain interactive in Acrobat, Foxit, and other modern readers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Compression

Compression offers Screen, Balanced, and Print presets, plus custom DPI and JPEG quality settings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Export

The app saves through a native operating-system Save As dialog with suggested filenames and a fallback for browsers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Images

Users can import PNG or JPEG images, resize and position them on a page, and bake them into the PDF on apply.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Notable dependency

OCR requires Tesseract to be installed for automatic recognition on scanned pages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

OCR

Image-only pages are recognised automatically when Tesseract is installed, and the capability list also describes on-demand OCR.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Privacy and access

The maker states that no account is required and describes the software as open source, with source available to read, audit, fork, or improve.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Revision workflows

The editor includes revision clouds, copy and paste, and undo, and the maker says it is built with engineering drawings in mind.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Supported platforms

Windows,macOS,LinuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Text editing

Users can move, retype, or delete existing page text and add text overlays with font, size, and colour controls.Read 11 Oct 2026 · patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• PDF editors#51 of 1027.9