Secure-Merge
Secure-Merge is a browser-based tool for combining PDFs and images.
What Secure-Merge is
Secure-Merge is a browser-based tool for combining PDFs and images. Its standard merge process handles document contents locally in the browser rather than uploading them for the merge. The service says it uses PDF.js and pdf-lib through WebAssembly and JavaScript, and an export dialog displays a Privacy Receipt describing local processing and document network activity. Basic merging works without an account. The Free plan supports jobs up to 150 pages and 200MB total. Plus adds drag-and-drop page reordering, visual previews, batch operations, full-page preview, OCR text extraction, searchable-content verification, and reusable merge presets. Secure-Merge Plus costs $5.99 a year and includes 1,000-page jobs, OCR scans, page extraction, splitting, extraction and compression, password protection, and page numbering. A 7-Day Plus Pass costs $4.99, paid once. Dedicated offline support is not implemented; offline reload depends on browser caching. The service does not provide legal, HIPAA, GDPR, or regulatory certification.
Good
- Local browser processing for standard merges
- Free plan with 150-page jobs
- No account needed for basic use
- OCR and searchable verification in Plus
- Privacy Receipt after each merge
Watch out
- Dedicated offline support is unavailable
- Free jobs limited to 150 pages
- Plus features require an account
- No legal or regulatory certification
Who it suits
It suits legal, finance, HR, education, administration, and privacy-conscious users who need browser-based document merging. Basic use requires no account.
Verdict
Secure-Merge offers local browser merging with a useful free tier and optional document-management features. Consider its offline and certification limitations when handling regulated workflows.
Plans and prices
From Secure-Merge's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Day Plus Pass | $4.99, paid once | Plus access for 7 days |
| Secure-Merge Plus | $5.99 a year | 1,000 pages per job · OCR scans · Extract pages · Split, extract & compress · Password & page numbering · billed annually — save $36/yr |
| Secure-Merge Plus | $8.99 a month | 1,000 pages per job · OCR scans · Extract pages · Split, extract & compress · Password & page numbering |
| Free | — | Up to 150 pages per job · 200MB total per job · No account required |
The facts
Each one read from Secure-Merge's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- The site says it uses Plausible privacy-first analytics with no cookies and no personal data collection.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Compliance
- Secure-Merge states that it does not provide legal, HIPAA, GDPR, or regulatory certification.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The site identifies legal professionals, finance and accounting teams, HR and administration, educators and students, and privacy-conscious individuals as potential users.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Local processing
- The standard merge flow processes document contents in the browser and does not upload them for merging.checked 11 Oct 2001
- No account for basic use
- Basic merging is available without creating an account; an account is needed for Plus features.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Offline limitation
- Dedicated offline support is not currently implemented, and reloading the page offline depends on browser caching.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Plus presets
- Plus lets users save and reuse merge presets.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Plus preview
- Plus includes full-page preview with OCR text extraction and searchable content verification.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Plus reorder
- Plus includes drag-and-drop page reordering with visual previews and batch operations.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Privacy receipt
- After each merge, the export dialog shows a Privacy Receipt describing local processing and document network activity.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Product
- Secure-Merge is a browser-based tool for merging PDFs and images.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Technology
- Secure-Merge says it uses PDF.js and pdf-lib in the browser via WebAssembly and JavaScript.checked 11 Oct 2001
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