About This Tool
Merge PDF combines several complete PDF files into one document in the order you choose. It is useful when reports, scans, appendices, or signed sections arrive as separate files.
What You Can Do
Ordered combining
Rearrange source files before creating the combined document.
Whole-document merge
Every page from each selected PDF is copied into the output.
Queue visibility
Review file names and order before processing.
How to Use
- 1
Select two or more PDF files
Select two or more PDF files.
- 2
Review and reorder the file queue
Review and reorder the file queue.
- 3
Start the merge operation
Start the merge operation.
- 4
Download and verify the combined PDF
Download and verify the combined PDF.
Practical Use Cases
Report assembly
Join a cover sheet, report body, and appendix for one download.
Scan consolidation
Combine separately scanned batches into one archive.
Privacy and File Processing
Merge PDF keeps its PDF input in browser memory while the operation runs. The workflow creates PDF for local preview or download and does not send the entered values or selected file bytes to the GXA Toolbox application server.
Supported Inputs and Outputs
Input
Output
How It Works
The PDF engine opens each selected document and copies complete pages into a new PDF in the queue order; it does not turn those pages into screenshots.
Limitations and Important Notes
- The tool merges whole files rather than selected page ranges.
- Encrypted or damaged PDFs may need unlocking or repair first.
- Large combined documents are constrained by available browser memory.
Worked Example
Place a two-page cover PDF above a twelve-page report and a three-page appendix; the result contains 17 pages in that order.
Helpful Tips
- Check the queue order before merging.
- Use Organize PDF afterward for page-level changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I merge files in a custom order?
Yes. Reorder the selected file cards before starting the merge.
Does merging reduce quality?
Pages are copied into the new PDF rather than deliberately rasterized or downsampled.
Can I merge only part of a PDF?
Use Extract PDF Pages first, then merge the extracted result.