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Combine a report, its attachments or other PDF documents into one file. Arrange the files in the order you want, review their page counts, and merge every page locally in your browser. Each document's pages stay in their original sequence.
Simple workflow
How to use Merge PDF
- 1Choose at least two PDFs and wait for their page counts to appear.
- 2Use the up and down arrow buttons to arrange the files; Remove excludes a file from the merge.
- 3Select Merge PDFs, then use the download button to save the combined document.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
What determines the page order in the merged PDF?
The displayed file list determines the order. Every page from the first file comes before every page from the second, and so on. Use the arrow buttons to move whole files; pages within each file keep their original order.
Can I merge only certain pages from each document?
Merge PDF includes every page of each selected file. To include only certain pages, first use Split PDF to extract the pages or ranges you need, then add those results here and arrange them.
Can the PDFs have different page sizes or orientations?
Yes. The merge copies the source pages with their existing sizes and rotations. It does not resize them to a common paper size, so the result can contain both portrait and landscape pages or a mixture of page sizes.
Why is a password-protected PDF rejected before merging?
The tool checks each PDF before adding it and does not accept password-protected or encrypted documents. If you have the owner's permission, unlock the file in an application that supports it, save an unencrypted copy and select that copy here.
Practical guide
Put separate documents in reading order
Merge PDF is useful when a report, cover sheet or supporting document needs to travel as one file. The tool adds every page from the first PDF, followed by every page from the next PDF, in the order shown in the file list.
Use the arrow buttons to arrange the files before merging. Pages keep their original sizes, so portrait and landscape documents can share one output. If you need only part of a source document, extract that range with Split PDF first, then add the extracted PDF to your merge.
Worked example
Add a cover sheet to a report
- Start with
- cover.pdf contains 1 page and report.pdf contains 3 pages.
- Choose
- Place cover.pdf first and report.pdf second, then select Merge PDFs.
- You get
- merged-utilsprout.pdf has 4 pages: the cover, followed by report pages 1, 2 and 3.
Tips for a useful result
- Check the displayed file order and total page count before creating the output.
- The arrows move whole files. Split a source first if you need to place another document between its pages.
- Download the result before changing the file list; adding, removing or reordering a file clears the current download.
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