The combined document is written on the device and saved through Chrome’s downloads or shared onward; nothing is uploaded, because there is no upload endpoint, and your originals are untouched. Merge writes a real outline so each source gets a bookmark. Phones have less memory than laptops, so a guard at intake says what this device can hold before a large job starts; ordinary documents merge in about a second, and heavy jobs run in the background and can be cancelled. Free use covers all 47 tools with ten completed jobs per UTC day, counted on the phone, with no account.
How it works
- Install Bindery from Chrome’s menu, or just open it in Chrome
- Share PDFs into it from any app, or pick them from Files, and order them on the board
- Merge and save or share the combined PDF
Questions people ask
How does sharing a PDF into Bindery work?
Once Bindery is installed from Chrome’s menu, Android lists it in the share sheet for PDF files. Sharing a file from Gmail, Drive, WhatsApp or the Files app hands it to Bindery on the phone — not to a server — and it lands ready for whichever tool you choose.
Does it need Google Play?
No. Bindery is a web app installed by Chrome itself; there is no store listing, no permissions dialog and no updates to approve. It opens full-screen from your app drawer and keeps working offline once loaded. Removing it is the same as removing any app icon.
Where is the merged file saved?
In Chrome’s Downloads folder on the phone, from where the Files app, Gmail or any other app can pick it up; you can also share it onward straight from Bindery. Nothing is kept anywhere else, because the merge happened on the device.