Merge PDFs & Combine Figures for Submission
Combine your manuscript, supplementary files and figures into one submission-ready PDF. Add PDFs and images, drag to reorder, and download a single file. Everything runs in your browser — your files are never uploaded.
- Add your PDF files and figures (JPG/PNG).
- Drag to reorder them into the sequence you want.
- Click Merge & download to get one combined PDF.
Merge PDFs and combine figures into one submission file
Most journals ask you to upload your manuscript, figures and supplementary material, and many want some or all of it as a single combined PDF. Doing that by hand — printing to PDF, stitching files together, getting the order right — is fiddly. This free PDF merger for journal submission does it in your browser in seconds.
What it does
- Merges multiple PDFs into one, in the exact order you choose.
- Adds figures as pages — drop in JPG or PNG images and they become full pages in the merged PDF.
- Drag to reorder everything before you merge.
- Downloads one file, ready to upload to the submission portal.
Private and free
All merging happens locally in your browser using open-source PDF tools. Your files are never sent to any server, so your unpublished manuscript and figures stay completely private. There is no sign-up and no limit.
Tips for a clean submission PDF
Put the manuscript first, then figures, then supplementary material — or follow your journal’s required order. Check your journal’s author guidelines for whether figures should be embedded or supplied separately, and for any file-size limit (if your merged PDF is too large, compress it before uploading).