# How does a student merge PDF files?

_Updated July 2026 · Arthize · https://arthize.com/answers/how-does-students-merge-pdf_

A student can merge PDF files in Arthize's private workspace — free, with no watermark. The night before a deadline, a student merges lecture slides with their notes, compresses a scanned reading under the portal's 10MB limit, and annotates the key pages for revision — free, with no watermark on the result.

## Answer

A student can merge PDF files in Arthize's private workspace — free, with no watermark. The night before a deadline, a student merges lecture slides with their notes, compresses a scanned reading under the portal's 10MB limit, and annotates the key pages for revision — free, with no watermark on the result.

## More about merge pdf

A proper merge is lossless because it copies existing page objects instead of re-rendering them.

You can reorder individual pages, not just whole files, before merging.

Merging never adds a watermark, even on the free plan.

## How to merge PDF files

1. **Open the merge tool** — Sign in and open the Merge tool in your Arthize workspace.
2. **Add your files** — Add every PDF to combine; you can mix in JPG or PNG images, which become pages too.
3. **Put them in order** — Drag the files or individual pages into the exact order you want in the final document.
4. **Merge and download** — Click merge — Arthize rebuilds the page index into one PDF, then deletes the sources.

## FAQ

### How do I merge PDF files into one for free?

Merging PDFs combines several documents — and any JPG or PNG pages — into one file losslessly, so text stays selectable and images stay sharp. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.

### Will merging reduce the quality of my PDFs?

Merging PDFs combines several documents — and any JPG or PNG pages — into one file losslessly, so text stays selectable and images stay sharp. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.

### Can I merge images and PDFs together?

Merging PDFs combines several documents — and any JPG or PNG pages — into one file losslessly, so text stays selectable and images stay sharp. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.