Merge scanned documents
Join phone or scanner PDFs into one file. If a page is a JPG, convert it with Image to PDF first.
Merge scanned documents into one PDF
Phones and desktop scanners often save each sheet as its own PDF. This page joins those files into scanned-documents.pdf. Use first-page previews to catch a blank sheet or a page that scanned upside down before you send the pack.
If the scanner produced JPGs instead of PDFs, convert them with Image to PDF — that tool is built for photo pages — then merge here only if you also have existing PDFs to join.
Order and orientation
Drag cards into the same order as the paper stack. If one multi-page scan is back to front inside a single file, use Arrange PDF on that file, then merge. Merging does not rotate a crooked page; recapture that sheet if a clerk will reject it.
- Join phone or scanner PDFs
- Preview the first page of each file
- Default filename scanned-documents.pdf
- Convert leftover photos with Image to PDF
File size of scans
Colour scans at high DPI make a large merged file. Compress PDF after the merge if email or a portal has a cap. If a page is unreadable, rescan it; merge will not sharpen a blurry photo of a document.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I merge scanned PDFs from my phone?
Yes. Upload each scan PDF, drag them into paper order and download.
My scanner saved JPGs, not PDFs.
Use Image to PDF for those photos. Come here when you need to join that PDF with other PDFs.
One scan has pages in the wrong order.
Open Arrange PDF on that file, download the corrected PDF, then merge it with the others.
Why is the merged scan so large?
Camera and scanner PDFs are heavy. Use Compress PDF after you merge.