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Insert pages
Add pages from another document. Free, no sign-up.
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Page previews are rendered on your device — the file is never uploaded.
How to insert pages into a PDF
Inserting places the pages of a second document inside the first, at the point you choose.
- Open the main PDF. This is the document you are adding pages to.
- Add the second file. Choose the PDF whose pages you want to insert.
- Pick the position and download. The combined document keeps both files’ page content intact.
Why this is not merging with extra steps
Merge PDF creates a new document and pours both files into it, so the result begins life without anything that was not attached to a page. Inserting works the other way round: the main document is loaded, the copied pages are pushed into its page list at the position you chose, and it is saved back out as a new file. Nothing is rebuilt from scratch, and the copy on your disk is untouched either way.
That difference is the whole reason to use this tool. Because the result is built on the first document, its outline still works, its form fields are still fields, and its title and author are still set — which makes it the right choice even when you are only adding pages at the end and merge would appear to do the same job. The inserted pages arrive as copies, so whatever the second file held above page level, its own bookmarks and its own form definition, does not come with them.
What the tool expects from the second file
Every page of the second PDF goes in. There is no way to pick a few of them here, so for three pages out of twenty, run Extract pages on that file first and insert the three-page result. Only PDFs are accepted on either side, so a photo or a scan of a signed page needs JPG to PDF first.
The position is either the very end or immediately before one page you have clicked. The thumbnails behave like radio buttons in this tool — clicking a second page moves the anchor rather than adding one — and asking to insert before a page without having clicked one stops with a message instead of quietly appending to the end. Worth knowing: the second file is not opened until you press the button, so a damaged or password-protected document is accepted at the file picker and only fails at the last moment. Run Unlock PDF or Repair PDF on it and try again.
Questions
How is this different from merging?
Merging appends whole documents end to end. Inserting puts one document’s pages inside another at a chosen point — useful for adding a signed page back into the middle of a contract.
Can I insert only some pages from the second document?
Not in one pass — all of its pages go in. Run Extract pages on the second file to make a PDF of just the pages you want, then insert that. It is two downloads instead of one, but nothing is uploaded either time.
How do I add a cover page to the front of a PDF?
Open the main document, choose the cover as the file to insert, click page 1 in the thumbnails, and leave the setting on inserting before the selected page. If your cover is an image, turn it into a PDF with JPG to PDF first.
Can I insert the same pages at two different points at once?
No — each run takes one position. Do the first insertion, download the result, then feed that file back in as the main document and insert again. Remember that the page numbers will have shifted by however many pages you just added.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. Every tool on this site runs inside your browser, using the same engine as the Folia desktop app. Your file is read from your disk into your browser’s memory, processed there, and handed back as a download. It never crosses the internet, so there is nothing for us to store, leak or hand over.
Is there a file size limit?
We impose none. The only ceiling is your own device’s memory, which differs from one computer to another — so we read what your browser reports about this machine and show the resulting limit on the page. Light tools like merge and rotate handle far more than heavy ones like OCR, which must render every page. For anything larger, Folia for Desktop has no limit at all.
Is it really free? Do I need an account?
Yes, and no. Every tool is free and unlimited, with no watermark and no sign-up. Ads pay for the site, and your own computer does the work, which costs us nothing. Signing in with a paid Folia plan simply removes the ads.