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Interleave PDF Pages

Take one page from each PDF in turn to create an interleaved document. This differs from a normal merge, which places complete files one after another.

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Alternate PDF Merge Interleave A-B-C-…-A-B-C-…
Click or drop multiple local PDF files
At least two files required; any number supported
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📌 How it works:
1️⃣ Open multiple PDFs and take one page from each file in turn.
2️⃣ Order: file 1 page 1 → file 2 page 1 → file 3 page 1 … then file 1 page 2. Repeat until all pages are used.
3️⃣ Drag the ☰ handle to change the file order.
4️⃣ Files with no remaining pages are skipped automatically.

How to use this tool

  1. Open at least two local PDF files.
  2. Drag the files into the order in which their pages should alternate.
  3. Click Start Alternate Merge and save the resulting PDF.

Frequently asked questions

In what order are pages combined?

The tool takes page 1 from each file in list order, then page 2 from each file, and continues until every available page is used.

What happens when the PDFs have different page counts?

A file is skipped once it has no pages left. The remaining files continue to contribute pages until all pages have been used.

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