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Combine/merge PDF files in Windows? [closed]

Combine/merge PDF files in Windows? [closed]

Is there a painless way to combine/merge PDF files in Windows? I understand that pdftk will do it on Linux.

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Guest [Entry]

"There are quite a few free options, as well as some good commercial ones:
Web-based (Free)

BCL Premium PDF Merge Merge 2 PDF documents. Max 10MB/file. Limit of 20 merges/day
MergePDF. Merge up to 10 files. Max limit of 5MB/file. (Registration required)

Desktop tools (free)

Booklet Creater. Merges files to create a booklet. Rearranges pages to that you can print and fold to create a simple booklet.

PDF Sam. Also known as ""PDF Split & Merge"". FOSS tool for splitting and merging PDFs. Windows & Mac. Console and GUI interfaces. On Windows, the installer by default installs Ad-Aware Security Toolbar, sets Lavasoft SecureSearch as homepage, new tabs, and default search provider.

Swift PDF. Combines multiple images (JPG, GIF, etc.) into a single PDF.
Editor's note, 5/1/2017: Swift PDF was last updated in 2006 and was compatible with Windows 95. The original link is dead and the product appears to no longer be supported. However, it is still downloadable at swift-pdf.en.softonic.com/

pdftk. FOSS power tool. Command line only. Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD. Windows GUI versions exist, including a portable version and the official free version.

There are also a lot of commercial tools."
Guest [Entry]

"Try PDFsam, which comes for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

The basic version is free, I'm pretty sure that the basic version will meet your needs. You will need to have Java installed on your computer to run this program."
Guest [Entry]

PDF Creator will do the trick -- you can print multiple documents to a single PDF. Relatively painless :)
Guest [Entry]

Also this program named pdfbinder proved to be useful. It has a simple commandline interface for input and uses the same engine as the PDF Split and Merge already mentioned.
Guest [Entry]

"This little app I found with a Google search let me merge image files into a single PDF, which it didn't look like some of these options would. It's very limited, but it did the trick for me just now.

http://www.pdfmate.com/free-pdf-merger.html"