# Merge PDFs

> How to combine several PDFs into one file with vivePDF, put them in order, take only some pages and save the result, step by step.

URL: https://vivepdf.com/en/docs/merge-pdfs/
Last updated: 2026-10-24

To combine several PDFs into one file, open **Tools › Merge**, add the files, put them in order and click **Merge**. The original files are left untouched; the result is saved as a new PDF.

1. Open **Tools › Merge**, or click the **Merge** shortcut on Home.
2. Choose the PDFs with **Add files** or drag them onto the window. For every PDF in a folder, use **Add folder**.
3. Set the order: drag a row by its handle, or use the up and down arrows on the right.
4. To take only some pages of a file, type them in its **Page range** box, such as `1-3, 5`; leave it empty for every page.
5. Click **Merge**.

![The Merge tool: two PDFs in the list, page range boxes and the One after another option](https://vivepdf.com/shots/en/merge-1-1600.webp)

The result appears in the panel on the right: the total page count, a preview of the first page and the name of the new file (for example `report-merged.pdf`). The book icon opens it, and the **Next step** buttons let you compress or protect it straight away.

![Merging finished: 8 pages, a preview and report-merged.pdf in the panel on the right](https://vivepdf.com/shots/en/merge-2-1600.webp)

## Useful options

- **Bookmarks**: adds a bookmark for each file and keeps the file's own bookmarks under it.
- **Add a contents page**: puts a list of the files with their page numbers on the first page.
- **Start every file on a front side**: keeps two files from sharing a sheet when you print double-sided.

> **Scanned the fronts and backs separately?**
>
> Under **How to combine**, choose **Alternate pages**. The fronts and backs are interleaved into one document, and if you scanned the backs starting from the last page, their order is reversed.

See the [Tools](https://vivepdf.com/en/docs/tools/) page for more. To do the opposite and cut a PDF into parts, see [Split a PDF](https://vivepdf.com/en/docs/split-a-pdf/).