Private PDF tool
PDF Merge
Combine several PDFs into one document. Arrange the files in the order you want before merging.
- No Upload: PDFs are merged on your device, 0 bytes sent
- Free: $0, no account, no sign-up
- Privacy: your files are never stored or sent; pdf-lib is self-hosted
- Modes: merge 2+ files, custom order
Last updated: October 2026
Merge faster: get paper into PDF
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If your PDFs start as paper, scanning is usually the slow step. These help if you digitize documents regularly.
What problem does PDF Merge solve?
It combines several PDF documents into one file in the order you choose. This is useful for joining scanned pages, reports, receipts, application documents, or chapters without uploading them to a remote service.
How to merge PDFs
- Choose two or more PDF files.
- Use the controls to place them in the required order.
- Enter a clear output filename.
- Select Merge PDFs.
- Download and verify the complete document.
Privacy, formats, and limits
- Upload: PDFs are processed locally in your browser.
- Input/output: PDF only.
- Size: No server limit; total pages, embedded images, and available device memory determine practical capacity.
- Password-protected or damaged PDFs may fail.
- Digital signatures, forms, attachments, links, or other interactive features may not survive unchanged.
Example
Combine cover-letter.pdf, resume.pdf, and portfolio.pdf in that order to create one application PDF. Open the result and check every page before sending it.
Frequently asked questions
Are my PDFs uploaded?
No. Processing is designed to happen on your device. Closing or refreshing the page clears the current selection.
Can it unlock a protected PDF?
No. The tool does not remove passwords or access restrictions.
Will a digital signature remain valid?
Creating a new combined PDF can invalidate signatures. Keep the originals and verify signed or regulated documents separately.
What's the fastest way to turn paper documents into PDFs before merging?
For a few pages, a phone scanning app is enough. If you digitize receipts, contracts or reports every week, a sheet-fed document scanner with an automatic document feeder can scan a whole stack straight to PDF, which you can then combine here in the order you need.
How to verify your PDFs never leave your device
KokoroFlow PDF Merger is a free, browser-only PDF merge tool: no upload, no account; files are combined on your device with the open-source pdf-lib library, which KokoroFlow hosts itself.
- Open your browser DevTools (F12, or Cmd+Option+I on Mac) and select the Network tab.
- Wait for the page to finish loading, then clear the request log.
- Add your PDFs and click Merge and download.
- No request carries your files: the merged PDF is built in memory and downloaded straight from your browser. Any requests you see come from Google AdSense loading ads, and the tool never passes your files to them.
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