Merge CV, cover letter & transcripts into one submission PDF.

Drop your CV, cover letter, transcript, and references on this page. Drag to reorder, then click Merge. One unified PDF downloads — the file shape Common App, Workday, and most graduate school portals want. Everything happens in your browser; see merge PDF without upload for the general-purpose version or the full local toolkit.

Common App often requires combined supporting docs per application. Workday application portals usually have a single "Resume / CV" slot. LinkedIn Easy Apply allows one resume PDF. Graduate school portals (SOPHAS, AMCAS, Slate) typically want statement + CV + references merged. Government procurement portals almost always want one bundled submission PDF. For the reverse direction, see split for upload limits.

Yes. Drag any file up or down in the queue before you click Merge — the output preserves the order you set. For the general drag-reorder interface, see merge PDF without upload.

Yes — each source file's name becomes a top-level bookmark in the merged output, so reviewers can jump directly to "Cover Letter," "Transcript," etc. This is the submission-friendly default; the general merger offers a flat-merge option too.

No. The merge runs entirely in your browser via pdf-lib. DevTools → Network shows zero upload requests. This matters when the documents are transcripts, recommendation letters, or personal statements that shouldn't transit a third-party server. Same model as every tool in our no-upload suite, including compress for email.

Merge first, then run the result through compress for email or compress to 1 MB to fit the portal cap. If the portal allows multiple files with a per-file cap instead, use split for upload limits to break the merged file into accepted chunks.

No. No account, no email capture, no daily limit. Drop your files, drag to reorder, click Merge, download. Same signup-free model as every tool at our privacy-first hub.

Yes. Each source file keeps its own page size in the merged PDF — Letter stays Letter, A4 stays A4. Portals and reviewers don't reject mixed-size submissions. If you need a uniform size, the tool offers an optional "normalize" checkbox before export.

Yes — unlock with the password (entered locally, never transmitted). The merger decrypts pages, combines, and optionally re-applies a new password to the output. For transit privacy, pair with encrypted transfer.

No hard limit — the merger handles multi-hundred-MB outputs, constrained only by your browser's memory. For a 2 GB academic portfolio, desktop Chrome/Edge/Safari handle it fine. If the resulting file is too big for the portal, compress it afterwards with compress for email.

Yes. Interactive form fields, digital signatures, and annotations are preserved per source file in the merged output. If the portal requires a fresh signature on the combined PDF, apply it after the merge.

Convert the Word doc or image to PDF first via the local converter, then drop the resulting PDF into the merge queue. Keeps everything in one workflow without uploading source files. If you need the reverse — extracting images from the final PDF — use PDF to JPG.

Yes. After merge the tool shows a paginated preview so you can verify order, page count, and bookmarks before you save. Spot a mistake? Reorder and re-merge — no upload counter to burn through.

Yes. Load the page once with a connection, then switch to airplane mode — merging continues to work because it runs in-browser. Same local-only model applies across the entire suite, from compression to image conversion.

Three likely causes: (1) file size too big — run through compression; (2) portal wants separate files — use split for upload; (3) the portal requires a specific format like PDF/A — convert via the format converter. The rejection message usually points at which one. If you suspect it's a transit issue, try an encrypted link instead.