I need to combine several PDFs into one
Applications and submissions often want a single PDF. Merge your files in the right order, in seconds, without any software.
To combine PDFs into one file, use a merge tool: add each PDF, drag them into the order you want, and export a single document. Our Merge PDF tool does this in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. It's the fastest way to bundle scans, chapters or forms into one file for submission.
4 tools for this
Each one is free, private and runs in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark.
Merge PDF
Combine multiple PDF files into a single document, drag to set the order, then download. Free, fast and entirely in your browser.
Compress PDF
Shrink a PDF's file size right in your browser. Pick a compression level, see exactly how much you saved, and download. No uploads, no watermark.
Reorder PDF Pages
Drag the pages of a PDF into a new order, then download the rearranged file. Free, visual and fully in your browser. No uploads.
Split PDF
Break one PDF into several smaller files. Split every page out, or carve out custom page ranges. Free, fast and entirely in your browser.
How to fix it
Follow these steps and you'll have it sorted in a couple of minutes.
- 1
Open the Merge PDF tool
Drop in every PDF you want to combine. They all load locally in your browser.
- 2
Set the order
Drag the files into the sequence you want them to appear in the final document.
- 3
Merge into one PDF
The tool stitches them together into a single file, page for page, with no quality loss.
- 4
Compress if needed
If the combined file is large, run it through Compress PDF before you upload or email it.
- Merging first and worrying about size later. A bundle of scans can balloon past upload limits, so compress the result if it's big.
- Losing the order: check the sequence before exporting, especially when combining a cover letter, resume and certificates.
- Combining password-protected PDFs: unlock them first (if you have the password) or the merge can fail.
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- My PDF won't upload to a form or portal'Upload failed' rarely means the file is broken. Work through the three usual culprits (size, security and page count) and it'll go through.
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