Merge PDF files on Mac
Document order matters when combining a proposal, appendices and drawings into one PDF. FilePilot’s Merge PDFs tool prepares a new output from selected documents. Start with sample files to check the workflow.
Open the interactive product view ↗An example delivery package
For a brief and two appendices, place the brief first and then the appendices. Save the output as Project-package.pdf. Comparing its page count with the source documents helps reveal a mistaken selection.
Does merging perform OCR?
Merging combines documents. If a scanned PDF needs text recognition, use the separate text extraction / OCR tool. Do not treat merging as automatic OCR.
How to use it
- Select the PDFs in Finder or gather them in a collection panel. For example, use 01-Brief.pdf and 02-Appendix.pdf.
- Open Merge PDFs from the FilePilot actions available for the selection. Check that you selected merging rather than extracting pages.
- Review the files and order displayed in the tool. Correct missing, duplicate or unreadable documents before saving.
- Choose a name and destination for the new PDF. Open the result and check page order, total page count and readability.
Scope and considerations
Password-protected, damaged or inaccessible PDFs may need additional steps. Merging signed documents does not guarantee that digital signatures remain valid in the new output. Keep the originals separately.