Merge PDF

How to merge PDFs

1. Drop two or more PDFs on the box, or tap it and select them together.
2. Drag the rows into order — the file at the top comes first.
3. Press Merge and download to get one combined PDF.

Common uses

Joining an application form with its certificates, putting salary slips together for a loan application, combining monthly bank statements for a visa or tax file, or assembling the chapters of a project report.

Order

Files are merged top to bottom; drag rows to reorder them before merging. To change the order of individual pages afterwards, use “Reorder pages” on PDF Tools.

Photos and PDFs together

This tool joins PDFs only. If some of your documents are photos, turn them into a PDF with JPG to PDF first, then merge that file with the rest.

Size after merging

The combined file is roughly the sizes of its parts added together. When a portal limits the single upload, merge everything first and then compress the result once with Compress PDF — the tool shares the size budget across all the pages.

Password-protected files

Bank and card e-statements often arrive locked with a password made from your name or date of birth. A PDF that needs a password to open can't be read here. Open it in Chrome with the password, choose Print, then “Save as PDF” to make an unlocked copy — this works whenever the statement allows printing — and merge that copy instead.

After merging

Use “Page numbers” on PDF Tools to number the combined file, which makes it easy for an office to refer to a page, or compress it if it has to fit an upload limit. A file name that says what is inside, such as name_documents.pdf, also helps the person who receives it.