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Merge PDF with TOC

Merge multiple PDF files and automatically generate a table of contents page listing each source document and its starting page number in the combined PDF.

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How to Use Merge PDF with TOC
  1. 1Rename your PDF files with descriptive names before uploading — these names become the TOC entries
  2. 2Upload all the PDF files you want to merge
  3. 3Arrange files in the order they should appear in the document
  4. 4Click 'Merge with TOC' — the tool prepends a contents page listing each file and its start page
  5. 5Download the merged PDF and check the first page for your table of contents
Examples
  • Merge five project report sections and generate a contents page for client delivery
  • Create a training manual from separate topic PDFs with an automatic contents page
  • Compile a policy document bundle with a TOC showing which policy starts on which page
  • Merge monthly financial statements with a TOC for easy auditor navigation
Frequently Asked Questions

The TOC page lists each uploaded file's name alongside the page number where that document begins in the merged PDF. This makes it easy to navigate a multi-document report or manual.

The entry names are taken directly from the uploaded file names. Rename your files descriptively before uploading to get clean TOC entries — for example, '01_Executive_Summary.pdf' instead of 'doc1.pdf'.

The table of contents is placed as the first page of the merged document, before all the content pages.

Each file's existing content pages — including any TOC pages within them — are preserved. The newly generated TOC is a separate first page that covers all the merged files.

Use clear, descriptive file names before uploading. The tool uses the file name as the TOC label, so 'Chapter_1_Introduction.pdf' will produce a better TOC entry than 'file_001.pdf'.

Click-to-navigate links in the TOC depend on the PDF viewer. The TOC entries are plain text; for clickable bookmarks, use the 'Merge PDF with Bookmarks' tool instead.

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