Summary
Ultra PDF Merger or UltraPDFMerger is a freeware utility that binds several PDF files into one. It is a Windows application written in C# (.NET) and as a result of that it requires .NET Framework 4.0 to run. Ultra PDF Merger uses iTextSharp, an open source library for PDF generation. You can download and update the library (.dll) file with the latest version if you want.
The Story
Few months ago I had some reports (PDF files) that I wanted to bind them into one. I had a utility that until that time was merging my files successfully, I don’t want to name it here. Those reports seemed to have some characters that the utility could not read and it was failing. I have searched the internet and I have found several PDF binders, mergers and joiners but the ones I tried didn’t meet my needs, so I have decided to create one. The result of this story is the Ultra PDF Merger. It succeed when others have failed.
How to use
Ultra PDF Merger is a very simple utility, it does one thing and it does it very well. You add the files you want to merge together using the Add button which is a big plus (+) sign. You change the order of the files by selecting the file you want and moving it with the Move Up and Move Down buttons. If you want to remove some files, you select the file you don’t want and then press the Remove (big red X) button. Now that you have all the files in the correct order press the Merge Files button and program will join the files into one file. Ultra PDF Merger only joins PDF files that are not locked or password protected. If any of the selected files is locked or password protected it will fail
Screenshots
Screenshots are taken in Windows 7 environment and it will probably look a little different in your system (especially on Windows XP).
Download
Ultra PDF Merger is portable which means you don’t have to install it. You download it, you extract it and you run it. The download file is an archive (.rar file) and you will need WinRAR or 7-Zip to extract the program files.
Awards
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WebHybrid
October 24, 2011 at 18:29 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
VirusTotal returned two reports of malware for the main program (UltraPDFMerger.exe).
One, from AVG’s scan, is Dropper.Generic4.BEEN.
The other, DrWeb’s scan, is Trojan.KeyLogger.8784.
Not good.
Michalis Nicolaides
October 24, 2011 at 19:11 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
Hello WebHybrid,
Thanks for mentioning that as other users might have the same question.
The software does not contain any malicious code.
I don’t know why your antivirus software has detected threat.
I have approved your comment because I am sure about it and I want to clear things out.
The software was tested by SoftPedia and marked as 100% clean, which is.
It is also tested by almost all the top freeware sites.
Don’t worry, I wrote the code line by line and I can guarantee that.
Michalis
Xenios
October 25, 2011 at 13:54 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
I’ve also tested it and ran it through Norton, and it came 100% clean.
Nice work Michalis, very simple and effective software!
Michalis Nicolaides
October 25, 2011 at 14:15 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
Thanks Xenios, I have Norton enterprise at work and Microsoft Security Essentials at home and none of them detect any (false) security threats.
maximo
October 30, 2011 at 02:46 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
Works fine and really fast. but there are two issues i have with it which are all texts and pics are upside down and i am not able to save the file. Why? Am i missing something?
every time i open the file i have to rotate view and when i try to save file with save as option it saves like the original everything is upside down.
Michalis Nicolaides
October 30, 2011 at 10:39 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
The program has no option for rotation (yet) and the output file will be exactly as the input files.
I wanted it to be as simple as possible so everyone can use it.
You can’t merge one file, you must have two or more.
Also, you can’t merge locked and password-protected files.
Rotation and page selection are in my todo list for version 2.
Thanks for using Ultra PDF Merger.
Jeremy
November 13, 2011 at 17:39 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
Hi Michalis,
Do you plan to be able to merge selected pages from one or more PDFs?
Or can you point me to a freeware product that does?
Just downloaded it, so can’t make a comment – but I’m sure it’s as good as you say!
ATB,
Jeremy
Michalis Nicolaides
November 13, 2011 at 23:10 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
Hi Jeremy,
Yes, I am working on the page selection.
The next version will have this feature.
I need to finish it and test it. I think it will be out in a week or two.
I will be glad to see your comments after using it.
Michalis
Michalis Nicolaides
November 17, 2011 at 12:46 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
Ultra PDF Merger v1.3 has been released.
It has page selection functionality.
Craig Turns
February 17, 2012 at 18:33 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
I couldn’t get this to work at first as I did not select the itextsharp.dll file. I had copied the Ultra Merger to my Desktop. When I dropped the .dll file to the desktop, it worked perfectly.
I don’t like to leave these type of files on my desk top. Would it be ok to create a folder and move both files to it?
Michalis Nicolaides
February 18, 2012 at 10:36 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
Yes, you can move them anywhere.
Instead of copying the file to the desktop, create a shortcut.
After you move the files to a folder right click on the application and select Send To and then Desktop (create shortcut).
After that every time you want to run Ultra PDF Merger you can use the shortcut on your desktop.
K.Chinmaya
July 10, 2012 at 11:29 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
When multiple pdfs are selected for merger, I find that there are usually selected in the reverse order and each one has to be moved down. Could there be one button to reverse the order of listing at a stretch?
Michalis Nicolaides
July 12, 2012 at 12:01 (UTC 3) Link to this comment
The order you select the files is important and ignores the order of the windows explorer. You can also use the drag’n'drop feature in version 1.3.2.