How to
A tool that combines separate PDFs, such as an application form and its attachments, into one. PDFs are merged in your browser and are not sent anywhere. You can add a password at the same time.
Use Cases
Capabilities
Steps
The order of operations and checkpoints are listed so you can proceed while looking at the screen.
STEP 1
Press Add PDFs or drag files in. Added PDFs appear under Added PDFs on the right and are merged from top to bottom.
Press to choose files, or drag PDFs here. You can add up to 20 at once.
Each file shows its pages and size. Drag the handle or use the arrows to reorder, and the trash icon to remove.
STEP 2
To require a password to open the file, for example before emailing it, turn on Add a password. You can also merge without one.
Turn it on and enter the same password twice. It is encrypted with AES-256 and the password is not saved.
STEP 3
Press Merge to show the merged PDF on the right. Check the page order, then save it.
Page through the merged PDF right there. Pages and size appear below.
Save with Download. With Use in next tool, you can pass it straight to the password tool.
Merging a 2-page application form with a 1-page attachment gave a 3-page PDF of 2.6 KB. The size is roughly the total of the original PDFs.
If you change the order after merging, a message asks you to merge again and the old result can no longer be saved. Press Merge again after reordering.
Notes
Important points are grouped with reasons so you can make decisions before using the tool.
Processing
Merging happens only in your browser. The original files are not changed.
Details
Page content stays as it is. Document details from the original files are not added to the new PDF.
Password
Remove the password from protected PDFs with PDF Password before adding them.
FAQ
Questions that make decisions easier before use are summarized first.
No. PDFs are merged in your browser and are not sent anywhere.
You can add up to 20 PDFs at once.
No. Remove the password protection, then add the file.
The page content stays as it is. Document details such as author and title are not carried over.
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