The Quickest Way to Combine PDFs on a Mac

Here’s the simplest way I’ve fond to combine multiple PDFs into a single PDF. Here are the steps:

First Step:

Arrange your PDFs in a folder. Prefix them with numbers and sort them sequentially, and select the first one:

A macOS folder showing a list of files numbered 01.0 through 08.0. The first file is highlighted.

Second Step:

Press command+a to select all the files in the folder:

The same file listing as before, showing all the files selected.

Third Step:

Right-click the first file in the listing and choose Quick Actions > Create PDF:

The right-click / context menu, showing the Quick Actions > Create PDF option.

Fourth Step:

The new, combined PDF will be created at the top of the file listing. It’s name will be based on the name of the first file in the listing (with a space and “2” appended).

The combined PDF, with the "2" at the end, waiting to be renamed.

Fifth Step:

The file will be selected, waiting for you to rename it. You should do so. Here, for simplicity, I’ve named it “Combined.”

The renamed file.

Conclusion:

That’s it. Hope you find it useful.