Windows 10 and 11 can open PDFs in Microsoft Edge, but neither includes a way to combine several PDFs into one. Most guides recommend installing a desktop app. You do not need to.
Merge PDFs in your browser
- Open Merge PDF in Edge, Chrome, or Firefox.
- Click Select PDF files and pick the documents in File Explorer. Hold Ctrl to choose several at once, or drag them straight onto the page.
- Drag the cards into the order you want.
- Click Merge and download. The combined file is saved to your Downloads folder.
The merge runs inside the browser, so the files never leave your PC. That also means it works on locked-down work laptops where you cannot install software.
Why not Print to PDF?
Microsoft Print to PDF turns one printable document into a PDF. It cannot take several existing PDFs and join them, and printing a PDF to PDF can flatten text into images and drop links. Use a real merge tool instead.
Combining only some pages
If you only need certain pages from each document:
- Use Extract Pages to pull out the pages you need from each file.
- Merge the extracted files.
- Fine-tune the final order in Organize PDF.
Tips for clean results
- Name files in order (01-cover.pdf, 02-report.pdf) so selecting them all keeps the right sequence.
- Check orientation before merging. Landscape pages in a portrait document are easy to fix with the rotate button on each card.
- Compress afterwards if the merged file needs to go by email; see How to reduce PDF size for email.