FyPDF — PDF & file conversion suite · Organize

Bind, split, rotate, lift — every page where it belongs.

Most online tools chop a PDF into a folder of images and call that 'organized'. The bindery rebuilds your document at the page-object level: bookmarks survive, annotations follow their page, custom numbering stays readable, and the result is still a real PDF — not a flattened image, not a zip of pages.

Open the bindery Read the ledger of 5 operations

Bookmarks survive
Outline trees and internal cross-links migrate with the pages they point to — they don't dangle into nowhere after a split or extract.
Annotations stay attached
Highlights, sticky notes, and redactions move with their host page. Nothing gets orphaned at the binding seam.
Page numbers honored
Custom pagination (i, ii, iii / 1, 2, 3 / Appendix-A) is preserved across merges, splits, and reorderings.
Outputs are real PDFs
Re-bound documents are real, regenerated PDFs — not flattened images, not zip-of-pages. Open them anywhere.

Bindp. 1–6

Splitp. 7

Rotatep. 9

Trimp. 11–13

Extractp. 16–20

signature · 01

5 marks · ready

The Bindery · 5 operations live

In-browserLossless

The Operations Ledger

Five page-level moves, every one written down.

Every operation listed below runs entirely in your browser. No upload round-trip, no per-batch cap, and the document object model stays intact from input to output — bookmarks, annotations, and page numbers carried across.

No.

Operation

Promise

Spec sheet

Open

01Op.

Merge PDF

Bind

Bind two or more PDFs into one ordered document — bookmarks, page numbers, and annotations carry over from each source.

Multi-fileDrag-to-reorderOutline preservationPage-number remap

02Op.

Split PDF

Split

Cleave a long PDF into chapters at the page numbers, ranges, or bookmarks you choose. Each piece is a real, standalone PDF.

By pageBy rangeBy bookmarkPer-piece naming

03Op.

Rotate PDF

Rotate

Re-orient pages individually or in ranges — 90°, 180°, 270° — without re-rasterising or losing the text layer beneath.

Per-pagePer-range90° / 180° / 270°Lossless rotation

04Op.

Delete Pages

Trim

Lift specific pages out of a PDF and re-bind the rest. Outline trees and bookmarks update automatically; nothing is left dangling.

Single pageRangeMulti-rangeBookmark-aware re-binding

05Op.

Extract Pages

Extract

Pull a range of pages out as a brand-new PDF — leaving the source untouched. Annotations and links inside the range come with it.

RangeMulti-rangeSource preservedAnnotations follow

Bindery Ledger · 5 ops · in-browserIssue 02 · Organize Track

Bind · best for

Annual reports · Board packs · Onboarding kits · Multi-chapter manuscripts

pp. 1–6

Split · best for

Meeting minutes · Course readers · Long contracts · Monthly statement archives

p. 7

Rotate · best for

Mixed-orientation scans · Receipt batches · Field-photographed documents

p. 9

Trim · best for

Cover-page removal · Confidential-page redaction · Draft-page cleanup · Pre-share trims

pp. 11–13

Extract · best for

Excerpting clauses · Sharing single chapters · Splitting an addendum out for signature

pp. 16–20

The Fidelity Manifesto

What the bindery never breaks.

Four promises stamped onto every operation. The cheap path is to flatten a PDF into images and call it organized — these are the promises you give up when you do that, written down so you don't have to find out the hard way.

StampPromise · 01

Bookmarks survive the binding

When FyPDF merges, splits, or extracts pages, the outline tree is rebuilt around the new page numbers. Internal links to "Section 3.2" still land on Section 3.2, even after pages 1–6 of an upstream chapter are removed.

SpecOutline tree rebuilt · Internal cross-links re-anchored · Named destinations preserved across operations.

StampPromise · 02

Annotations follow their page

Highlights, sticky notes, free-text annotations, and redactions stay glued to the page they were drawn on. They don't get orphaned at the binding seam, and they don't get duplicated when a page is extracted into its own document.

SpecHighlights · Sticky notes · Free-text · Redactions · All migrate with the host page.

StampPromise · 03

Page numbers stay readable

If your document uses Roman front matter (i, ii, iii) and Arabic body pages (1, 2, 3) — or a per-section reset — the numbering style is preserved. Merges remap into a coherent sequence; splits and extracts keep each piece's local numbering intact.

SpecRoman / Arabic / per-section restart styles · Custom prefixes · Multi-style merges remapped cleanly.

StampPromise · 04

Outputs are real PDFs

Re-bound documents are regenerated through the PDF object model — not flattened to images, not zipped together as a folder of pages. Every output opens in any reader, indexes in any search, and can be re-edited with no loss.

SpecPDF/A-compatible · Selectable text preserved · Reopens cleanly in Adobe, Preview, Foxit, browser readers.

The Tool Spreads

Read each operation as its own datasheet.

What each tool keeps intact, what it transforms, and where it pairs back into the rest of the suite. Five spreads, in order; alternate sides per spread to keep the spreads scannable when you scroll.

SpreadN PDFs → 1 PDF

Merge PDF

Bind any number of PDFs into one ordered document. Drag thumbnails to reorder before output. The outline tree from each source is welded into a single hierarchy, page numbers are remapped into a coherent sequence, and annotations stay attached to their host pages.

Preserves

Source bookmarks → unified outline tree
Cross-document internal links re-anchored
Annotations and redactions on every page
Original PDF metadata where compatible

Transforms

Page numbers remap into one continuous run
Source filename preserved as a folder in the outline
Optional separator pages between sources

Formats.pdf in.pdf outdrag-to-reorder

Open Merge PDF

Pairs withConvert Edit Optimize

A.1

A.2

B.1

B.2

C.1

C.2

⇣ bind

N sources → 1 binder

Spread1 PDF → N PDFs

Split PDF

Slice a long PDF into chapters at the page numbers, ranges, or bookmarks you choose. Each piece comes out as a standalone PDF — fully self-contained with its slice of the outline tree, its annotations, and its own page numbering.

Preserves

Each piece's slice of the outline tree
Annotations within each range
Source page numbers (or local restart, your choice)

Transforms

Filename pattern (chapter-XX, page-YY) per piece
Cross-piece links flagged before output
Optional title page from the bookmark name

Formats.pdf in.pdf × N outby-page · by-range · by-bookmark

Open Split PDF

Pairs withConvert Office Security

ch. 1

ch. 2

ch. 3

1 source → N pieces

SpreadRotate 90° · 180° · 270°

Rotate PDF

Spin pages without re-rasterising the type underneath. Rotation is applied at the PDF object level — the text layer stays selectable, embedded fonts stay sharp, and file size barely changes. Apply to a single page, a range, or every page that's currently sideways.

Preserves

Text layer (selectable + searchable post-rotation)
Embedded fonts at original sharpness
Annotations rotate with their page

Transforms

Per-page or per-range rotation choices
Sniff sideways-pages mode (auto-detect 90°/270°)
MediaBox & CropBox both updated

Formats.pdf in.pdf outlossless rotation

Open Rotate PDF

Pairs withConvert Edit Optimize

Before

90°

270°

180°

After

↻ 90° / 180° / 270°

SpreadPDF − pages → PDF

Delete Pages

Lift pages out of a PDF and re-bind the rest. Bookmarks pointing into removed pages are pruned cleanly; bookmarks pointing past them are renumbered. Use it for cover-page removal, draft-page cleanup, or pre-share trimming of confidential pages.

Preserves

Outline tree (auto-pruned around removed pages)
Cross-links inside the kept ranges
Annotations on every kept page

Transforms

Page numbers re-sequenced into the new total
Removed-page bookmarks dropped, parents kept
Optional gap-marker page in the source archive

Formats.pdf in.pdf outsingle · range · multi-range

Open Delete Pages

Pairs withEdit Security Office

trim

− pages, re-bind the rest

SpreadPages → new PDF

Extract Pages

Pull a range of pages out into a brand-new PDF. The source is left untouched; the extract is a clean child document with its own outline slice, its own annotations, and a fresh metadata block ready for sharing or signature.

Preserves

Annotations inside the extracted range
Outline entries that fall inside the range
Source PDF — never modified

Transforms

Extract becomes a real, standalone PDF
New title from the originating bookmark
Optional source-citation footer on each page

Formats.pdf in.pdf outsource untouched

Open Extract Pages

Pairs withConvert Edit Security

Source

⤳

Extract

new.pdf

excerpt → standalone PDF

Before · After

What changes when the bindery touches it.

Three real situations on the press floor. The before panel is what lands in the inbox; the after panel is what comes back when the operation finishes.

BeforeSource

Folder of monthly reports

Twelve PDFs, twelve outline trees, twelve sets of page numbers — and twelve attachments on the year-end email.

jan

feb

mar

Merge PDF12 monthly reports → 1 annual binder

AfterOutput

One bound annual

A single PDF with one outline, sequential page numbers, and bookmarks named per source month.

bound · 1 outline

TakeawayOne file lands in the inbox instead of a 12-attachment storm — and the recipient can navigate it.

BeforeSource

Quarterly minutes PDF

150 pages, 12 board sessions, all in one scrollable document — useless for sharing one decision.

150 pp · one scroll

Split PDF150-page minutes → 12 chapters

AfterOutput

12 chapter-by-chapter PDFs

Each session a self-contained PDF, named after its bookmark, with its own annotations and pagination.

ch. 1

ch. 2

ch. 3

TakeawayForward the right meeting to the right team without leaking the full quarter's worth of notes.

BeforeSource

Field-scanned packet

Some pages portrait, some landscape, some upside-down — depending on which way the phone happened to be.

mixed orientations

Rotate PDFMixed-orientation scan → uniform PDF

AfterOutput

Uniformly oriented PDF

Every page right-side-up. Lossless rotation: text still selectable, fonts still sharp, file size unchanged.

all upright · text intact

TakeawaySend something a reviewer can actually read without rotating their head every other page.

Who works the bindery

Five regulars on the press floor.

The personas who reach for organize tools every week — and the specific operations they run, not generic "any tool" lists. Find the closest match to what you're doing today.

Persona · 01The editor

Final-cut binder, every chapter aligned

An editor pulls together a multi-author manuscript. Each chapter arrives as its own PDF. Final cut needs one volume, in order, with a single outline and continuous page numbers — without re-flowing anyone's typesetting.

Reaches for

Merge PDF · 12 chapter PDFs → 1 volume
Rotate PDF · Fix the one chapter scanned sideways

Persona · 02The operations lead

Board pack, ready by Sunday night

Monthly board pack assembles a finance update, a product update, a HR appendix, and a cover memo. Each lives in its own tool. The board wants one PDF, bookmarked, paginated, in the right order — by 7am Monday.

Reaches for

Merge PDF · 4 sources → 1 board pack
Delete Pages · Pull internal-only appendix at the last minute

Persona · 03The paralegal

Excerpts, redacted, signed off

Counsel asks for the section between the indemnity clause and the term sheet. The contract is 90 pages. Send pages 14–22 as their own document — without losing the comments and cross-references inside that range.

Reaches for

Extract Pages · Pages 14–22 → standalone PDF
Delete Pages · Strip three confidential exhibits before forward

Persona · 04The researcher

Long monograph, chapter-shareable

A 280-page reference book lands as one PDF. Different chapters go to different research assistants. Each one needs its own piece — searchable, annotated, paginated locally, ready to mark up.

Reaches for

Split PDF · Split by bookmark → 14 chapter PDFs
Extract Pages · Pull bibliography for citation manager

Persona · 05The educator

Course reader, week-by-week

Term reader is fifteen articles, three lecture slides, and a handful of statutes. Different combinations go to different cohorts each week. Mixed orientations, mixed page counts — needs to come together cleanly without the upload-trip.

Reaches for

Merge PDF · Article + slides + statute → one weekly reader
Rotate PDF · Right the landscape statute scans

Common Questions

Before you bind anything, a few honest answers.

Question Index

Q01 · 01 / 07

Will internal links survive when I merge or split PDFs?

Yes — FyPDF rebuilds the outline tree and re-anchors internal cross-links when pages move. After a merge, a "see Section 3.2" link inside one source still lands on Section 3.2 in the bound output, even if the section now sits on a different absolute page number. After a split, links that point inside the kept slice are preserved; links that point outside are flagged before output so you can decide whether to remove them or annotate.

Bindery Reference · 01

7 questions in the bindery FAQIssue 02 · Organize

Pick your operation

The press is set. Tell it what to bind.

Every operation runs entirely in your browser. Pick the move, drop the file, take the result. No accounts, no upload trip, no watermark on the way out.

Open the bindery Tour every track in detail

Bindery dispatch · 5 operations

Issue 02

Merge PDFN → 1

Split PDF1 → N

Rotate PDF↻ 90° / 180°

Delete Pages− pages

Extract Pages→ excerpt

All operations · in-browser · lossless

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