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Merge PDF

Combine several PDFs into a single file, in the order you choose. Free, no signup, no watermark — and nothing is uploaded.

Drop your PDF files here or click to browse
2 to 30 PDFs · 40 MB total · your files never leave this device

Combine PDFs without uploading them

Every mainstream PDF merger works the same way: you upload your files to a server, it joins them, and you download the result. Your documents sit on somebody else’s disk in between. That is a poor trade for a signed contract, a set of invoices, or scanned identity documents. This merger runs on pdf-lib inside your own browser, so the files are read from your disk, joined in memory, and written back out. Nothing is transmitted. You can confirm it in your browser’s network panel, or by disconnecting from the internet once the page has loaded.

Order is the whole job

Merging is trivial; getting the order right is the part people actually care about. The file list shows your PDFs numbered in the exact order they will be joined, and the arrows move them. The number beside each row is its position in the output, not the order you happened to add it in — so what you see in the list is what you get in the file.

What is preserved

Pages are copied whole, so text stays selectable and searchable, images keep their resolution, and page sizes are preserved individually — an A4 document merged with a Letter document keeps both sizes rather than forcing everything to one. Bookmarks, form fields and annotations attached to individual pages may not survive the copy; if you rely on those, check the result before discarding your originals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, completely free. There is no signup, no usage limit, no watermark on the merged PDF, and no payment. The tool runs in your browser.
No. Your files are read directly in your browser and merged there. They never leave your device, which makes the tool suitable for contracts, invoices, and confidential documents. Only the PDF library itself is downloaded from a CDN, never your files.
Up to 30 files, totalling 40 MB. Because the work happens on your own device, speed depends on your computer rather than on a server queue.
Yes. Each file in the list is numbered by its position in the merged output, and the up and down arrows move it. The merged PDF follows that order exactly.
Yes. Pages are copied whole rather than re-rendered, so text stays selectable and searchable and images keep their original resolution. Different page sizes are preserved individually, so mixing A4 and Letter documents does not force everything to one size.