Merge PDFs

Some text document types are preferred for their security options, but only in some domains of activity. One suitable example is PDF, which can’t be edited as easily as other formats. Dedicated to this type of file, Merge PDFs wants to help you bundle multiple documents together into a single one with little effort.

The application skips you the time needed to go through a setup process, which means it’s good to go from the moment download is done. However, you need to check whether or not Java Runtime Environment is installed on the computer you want to use it one. Moreover, portability keeps your PC safe, because registry entries are not modified in the process.

With the main window up, the first thing to do is to get the PDF files ready. However, loading them can’t be done by simply dropping them over the main window, so you need to use the built-in dialog in order to select multiple files, or the content of an entire folder at once. These are enlisted with path info shown.

The order in which these are bundled in the document are the same as they are shown in the list. Luckily, there’s the possibility to change order, but you need to do this from a dedicated panel. The process can feel a little tough though, even though you only need to move items from one list to the other in the new way you want them to end up in the resulting file.

Unfortunately, there are no additional options to configure, such as the possibility to select range of pages, or simply add password protection. It doesn’t take a lot of time for the process to finish, with a prompt to inform you of the status.

To sum it up, Merge PDFs offers simple means to create a PDF file out of multiple ones. This can be done directly from a thumb drive, since no installation is required. Although packed with a great deal of flexibility, it feels a little rough around the edges overall, mostly because of the lack of options to manage pages.