How to Use Neechsoft’s PDF Stapler to Combine Documents in Seconds

Neechsoft’s PDF Stapler — Review (lightweight PDF merge tool)

Summary

• Portable, free Windows utility for merging multiple PDF files into one.
• Latest public release: v1.0.0.0 (small ~1.8 MB), originally published around 2013–2015.
• Developer: Christopher (cj) Panici; available from SourceForge, Softpedia and freeware sites.

Key features

• Drag-and-drop input of multiple PDFs.
• Reorder files with Up/Down controls before merging.
• Select output filename and folder; option to open the result in the default PDF viewer.
• No installation required (portable), so it can run from a USB drive.
• Very small footprint and fast processing for straightforward merges.

Limitations

• No page-level controls (can’t choose specific pages or ranges).
• No preview pane, no rotate/rotate-before-merge option, no editing or compression settings.
• Basic UI; some users reported drag-and-drop issues on certain Windows builds.
• Project activity and updates appear minimal since mid-2010s — development seems inactive.

When to use it

• Quick, one-off merges where you only need to concatenate whole PDF files.
• Portable workflows or low-resource machines where you prefer a tiny, no-install tool.

Alternatives (if you need more features)

• PDFSam Basic (page selection, split/merge, open-source)
• PDFtk / qpdf (command-line merging and more)
• Smallpdf / ILovePDF / Acrobat (online or full-featured GUI with page selection, rotation, compression)

Sources

• Softpedia product page (download/review)
• SourceForge project page and download
• ilovefreesoftware walkthrough and mini-review