How to Merge PDFs in iLovePDF
Written and fact-checked by The EditPDF AI Team
iLovePDF is a widely used online PDF suite, and merging is one of its core free tools. This covers its own stated steps and the free-tier limits its pricing page lists, then shows the same merge done locally with no per-day cap to hit.
How do you merge PDFs in iLovePDF?
Upload your PDFs to iLovePDF's Merge PDF tool, drag the file thumbnails into the order you want, then click Merge PDF and download the combined file.
- 1Open iLovePDF's Merge PDF page and click "Select PDF files" — or drag the files onto the page (you can also pull them in from Google Drive or Dropbox).
- 2To add more files, click "Select PDF files" again; hold Ctrl (or Cmd on Mac) to pick several at once.
- 3Drag the file thumbnails left or right to set the order they'll be combined in.
- 4Click the "Merge PDF" button, wait for processing, then download the merged PDF (or save it back to Drive/Dropbox).
Does iLovePDF's free merge have a limit?
Yes. iLovePDF's own pricing page lists a per-task cap on the free tier — Merge PDF is limited to a set number of documents per day, and each tool also has a file-size ceiling (roughly 100–400 MB depending on the tool).
- ·Free tier: a fixed number of merge tasks per day, then you're prompted to upgrade
- ·Premium removes the per-task cap and adds native desktop and mobile apps
- ·Premium is priced in Australian dollars (around 11 AUD/month on the page checked), not USD — factor in the conversion when comparing
- ·Limits and prices can change — check iLovePDF's current pricing page directly before relying on a specific figure
Are your files uploaded to iLovePDF's servers?
Yes — iLovePDF processes merges on its servers, so your files are uploaded, combined remotely, and sent back. Its integrations with Google Drive and Dropbox work the same way.
iLovePDF states it deletes uploaded files after a couple of hours. If you'd rather a document never leave your device at all, use a merger that runs entirely in the browser — the guide on what happens to files you upload shows how to verify which kind you're using.
How do you merge the same PDFs without a daily cap?
EditPDF AI's PDF Merger combines files entirely in your browser — there is no per-day task cap, no account, and nothing to upload for the merge itself.
- ·Drop in two or more PDFs and drag the rows to set the order
- ·No per-task or per-day document cap — practical size is limited only by your device's memory
- ·Source pages and internal links are copied directly without re-compression, so quality is unchanged
- ·Runs locally in the browser — the files are not sent to a document-processing server to be merged
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