PDF Arranger review

PDF Arranger is a small Python and GTK application that helps you merge or split PDF documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages through a visual interface. It is a front end for the pikepdf library and a fork of Konstantinos Poulios's older PDF-Shuffler, released under the GPL-3.0 license and developed in the open on GitHub. The appeal is focus: you drag page thumbnails into the order you want, delete or rotate the ones you do not need, and save a new file, without a large suite or a browser upload. Because it uses GTK 3, it fits GNOME and other GTK desktops. That focus is also the limit. PDF Arranger does not edit text, annotate, fill forms, run OCR or sign, so most users pair it with Okular or ONLYOFFICE. As a community project it offers no paid support.

Who it is for

Linux users who want a lightweight drag-and-drop page organizer.

Price

Free and open source (GPL-3.0).

GPL-3.0 license
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Merge or split PDF documents
• Rotate, crop and rearrange pages
• Interactive graphical interface with page thumbnails
• Built on the pikepdf library
• Install instructions for Debian-based distributions and a Snap build file in the repository

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free and open source under GPL-3.0
• Strength: Small and quick to learn
• Strength: Fits well on GNOME and other GTK desktops
• Weakness: No text editing, annotation or signing
• Weakness: No OCR or conversion tools
• Weakness: Community project with no commercial support

Key facts

• License: GPL-3.0
• Toolkit: Python and GTK 3
• Origin: Fork of PDF-Shuffler

Where it ranks

PDF Arranger is No. 9 in our Best PDF Editors for Linux verdict.