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Alternate Merge

Merge PDFs by alternating pages. Combine front and back scans into one document.

Upload PDF Files

Upload two or more PDF files to interleave their pages alternately.

Support: application/pdf, .pdfMaximum files: 10

About This Tool

Alternate Merge combines two PDFs by interleaving their pages alternately. This is perfect for combining separately scanned front and back pages into a single document.

Upload two PDFs and the tool will merge them by taking one page from each alternately. You can also reverse the order of one document for back-to-front scanning.

All processing happens in your browser, ensuring your documents remain private.

How to Use

  1. Upload Two PDFs

    Upload the front pages PDF and back pages PDF.

  2. Configure Order

    Choose whether to reverse the second document for back-to-front scans.

  3. Merge and Download

    Click Merge to interleave pages and download.

Use Cases

Duplex Scanning

Combine separately scanned front and back pages.

Document Assembly

Interleave pages from two related documents.

Book Scanning

Combine odd and even page scans into complete books.

Frequently Asked Questions

Extra pages from the longer document are appended at the end.

Yes, you can reverse either document before merging.

Yes, regular merge appends documents; alternate merge interleaves pages.

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