You can combine PDFs in Mac by using the Preview application. It is a default application to view PDFs and does minor modifications for Mac operating systems. Now, let us see how to merge PDF files on Mac using various methods.
This is how you can combine two PDFs using Preview:
If you want to combine some part of one PDF file to another, perform these following actions:
Note: If you are using macOS Sierra or below versions then, simply drag the thumbnails directly onto a thumbnail of the other file.
The above manual methods are time-consuming and can be irritable while using large numbers of PDF files. To solve this you have to look for a professional solution to join multiple PDFs. Try SysTools PDF Merger for Mac. This automated tool comes with options like “Merge PDF with page range” that lets you combine a range of pages from PDF files (You can’t do this in Preview application).
Along with this, you get various splitting options in the tool. But now, let’s see How to combine PDFs using PDF Merger for Mac.
Perform the following steps to merge different PDFs:
1-step: Install PDF Merger for Mac on your system and choose the Merge radio button. Click on the ‘Next’ button.
2-step: Click on the “Add File(s)” option to take PDF files that you want to merge.
3-step: Choose the merge option to specify the way you want to merge PDF documents. And also provide the destination location to save the resultant file (by default the file will be saved on the desktop, in a folder).
4-step: At last, press the “Merge” button to start the process.
After successful completion, the software will display the message.
You can download the Free Edition of the software before you get ahead with the tool.
Note: Dear Mac users kindly install JDK and JRE 8 before running the application. It is easy to download and install just CLICK HERE.
The software is equipped with esteemed features that are mentioned below:
In this blog, you have learned the step-by-step tutorial on “how to merge PDF files on Mac”. You can take help from the Preview application which is a manual solution. But, the problem with manual methods is that you can’t combine more than two PDFs at once. Hence, you should go for a professional automated tool. SysTools PDF Merger for Mac is an advanced automated software designed to efficiently merge as well as split PDF files.