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Merge PDF

When a contract goes out with four exhibits attached as separate files, someone has to turn them into one document. This merge pdf tool does that job in your browser: drop in the cover letter, the agreement, and each exhibit, arrange them with the arrow buttons, and download a single merged.pdf. You can combine pdf files up to 100 MB each, and there's no account or watermark, so you can merge pdf online free as often as the paperwork demands. Every file in the list gets a collapsible thumbnail preview, which means you see exactly which pages are going into the packet before you commit to the result.

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How to use

01

Drop in two or more PDFs

Drag your files onto the upload area or click to browse. Each PDF can be up to 100 MB, and the first one you add expands automatically so its pages are visible right away.

02

Set the order

Use the up and down arrows on each numbered row to arrange the files. Click Preview on any row to open its thumbnail grid and confirm what's actually inside.

03

Combine and download

Press the button, which shows a live count like Merge 3 PDFs. The tool copies every page in your chosen sequence and downloads the result as merged.pdf.

Why Merge PDF

Common questions

Can I merge PDFs without uploading them to a server?
Yes. The tool loads pdf-lib in your browser and copies pages between documents locally, so the files stay on your device from start to finish. That makes it usable for contracts, invoices, and anything else you wouldn't paste into a random website.
How do I control which PDF comes first in the merged file?
Each file sits in a numbered row, 01 at the top, and pages are copied in that exact row order. Click the up or down arrow on a row to shift its position before you combine anything. The final document reads top row first, bottom row last.
Is there a limit on how many files I can join in one merge?
There's no fixed cap on the count, so you can join pdf files by the dozen if a packet calls for it. The practical limit is memory in your browser tab, since every document has to be loaded at once. Individual files max out at 100 MB each.
What happens to bookmarks when PDFs are merged here?
Page content, images, fonts, and page rotations all carry over. Document level extras like bookmark outlines do not, because the tool copies pages rather than whole document structures. If a source file relied on its outline for navigation, plan to recreate it afterward.
Does merging reduce the quality of pages or images?
No. Pages are copied byte for byte rather than re-rendered, so nothing gets recompressed or rasterized. Expect the merged file size to be roughly the sum of the inputs, and reach for the Compress PDF tool if that total is too heavy to email.
Why should I preview each PDF before merging?
Filenames lie. A file called exhibit-a-final.pdf can easily hold the unsigned draft, and you won't know until you look at the pages. The Preview toggle opens a thumbnail grid per file, so a five second glance catches the wrong version before a client does.
Where does the merged file go after I click the merge button?
It downloads straight to your browser's download folder as merged.pdf. The name is always the same, so rename it right away if you're producing several packets in one sitting. Your source files aren't modified at any point.

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