How to Merge PDF Files Into One (Step by Step)

A free, working merge tool plus the exact steps — no software to install, no files uploaded anywhere.

Merge PDF files

Combine several PDFs into one file, in the order you choose.

Select from device or drop PDF files here Processed on this device. Never uploaded.

    The short version

    Drop your files in, put them in order, click Merge, download. No account, no install — and nothing is uploaded: it all runs in this browser tab.

    How to merge PDF files into one

    1. Gather your PDFs — email attachments, scans, exported reports.

    2. Drop them into the box above, or click "Select from device". You can pick several at once.

    3. Put them in order with the ↑ ↓ arrows next to each file. Remove one with ×.

    4. Click "Merge PDFs". Every file is combined into one document, in the order shown.

    5. Download merged.pdf. No watermark, no logo — just your pages.

    StayPutPDF Merge PDF with three files loaded and up/down arrows to reorder them
    Three files loaded and in order. The arrows move a file up or down.
    StayPutPDF after merging three files into one PDF, with a download button
    Done — one merged PDF, ready to download.

    Works on any computer or phone

    Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Android, iPhone — in Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox. Nothing to install. On a Mac? Here's how it compares with Preview.

    It works offline too: once you've opened the site, the tools keep working without internet — in a normal browser tab. Merge files often? Install StayPutPDF as an app and it gets its own window, like any other app.

    Most online tools

    Upload your files to a server, merge them there and send the result back. Your documents sit, even briefly, on a computer you don't control.

    StayPutPDF

    The whole merge runs in your browser. Your files never leave your device — which matters for contracts, medical records and statements.

    Free and Premium

    Free

    15 pages a day

    • Every tool except OCR — merge, split, organize, compress, redact, sign, edit, page numbers, protect, convert (incl. PDF to Word and JPG), extract text
    • No watermark, no account, no email
    • Counted across all tools; the count resets every day
    Premium

    $9/month

    • No page limit on any tool
    • OCR: make scanned PDFs searchable, 39 languages
    • Your signature saved on this device (never uploaded), and your signature or initials on every page in one click
    • Number a whole set of files in one go — plain or Bates, with an index
    • One-click form filling with your saved details — name, address, email
    • Or $69/year · $149 once, for life

    Free or Premium, the tools work the same way: your files never leave your device.