# PDF Merge Cover with Doc Prepend a unified cover PDF to any target PDF document > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-merge-cover-with-doc - **Category:** PDF Tools - **Keywords:** pdf, merge, cover, prepend, branding ## Overview Attach one standard cover PDF before a document body. **Use cases:** - Unify branding across batches - Add legal/disclaimer cover to every output - Keep source body pages unchanged ## Inputs - **Cover PDF File** (file): Upload unified cover PDF - **Document PDF File** (file): Upload target document PDF ## When to use - When you need to attach a branded cover page to multiple individual reports or project files. - When you must prepend a legal disclaimer or mandatory introduction page to a document body. - When you want to unify the appearance of various PDF documents without altering their original content pages. ## How it works - Upload your unified cover PDF file into the designated cover slot. - Upload the target document PDF that you wish to append to the cover. - Click the process button to merge the files, placing the cover at the very beginning of the document. - Download your newly combined PDF file with the cover and original content preserved. ## Use cases - Standardizing corporate branding by adding a consistent cover page to monthly financial reports. - Attaching legal terms or project disclosures to the front of technical documentation. - Creating professional proposal packages by combining a custom cover with detailed project specifications. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does this tool modify the pages of my original document? No, the tool only prepends the cover file to the beginning of your document; the original pages remain completely unchanged. ### Can I use a multi-page PDF as a cover? Yes, you can upload a multi-page PDF as your cover file, and all pages will be prepended to the start of your target document. ### Is there a file size limit for the uploads? Yes, the cover file is limited to 200MB and the target document file is limited to 400MB. ### Will the formatting of my PDF be affected? No, the tool merges the files while maintaining the original layout and formatting of both the cover and the document. ### Can I merge more than two files at once? This specific tool is designed to merge one cover file with one target document file. ## Related tools - [PDF Add Signature Online](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-add-signature-online): Add a visible typed or image signature block to selected PDF pages and download the signed copy - [Scanned PDF OCR to Word](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/scanned-pdf-ocr-to-word): Rasterize scanned PDF pages, recognize text with Tesseract, and export an editable DOCX. - [PDF Batch Watermark](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-batch-watermark): Apply text watermarks to multiple PDF files with rotation, opacity, and tiling options - [PDF Delete Pages](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-delete-page): Delete specified pages from a PDF document - [Convert AVIF to PDF](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/avif-to-pdf): Convert AVIF images to PDF format with customizable page size, orientation, and quality settings - [Convert GIF to PDF](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/gif-to-pdf): Convert GIF images to PDF format with support for both single-frame and multi-frame animations - [HTML to PDF Renderer](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/html-to-pdf-renderer): Render a limited HTML subset into a PDF with a deterministic layout - [LibreOffice DOCX to PDF/A](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/libreoffice-docx-to-pdf-a): Convert DOC/DOCX to PDF/A using LibreOffice rendering and Ghostscript conformance pass ## Samples - [PDF Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/pdf-samples): Generated PDF samples from tools dated 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-10 - [Markdown Slide Deck Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/md-slide-deck-to-pdf): Remark/Marp style Markdown slide decks for testing PDF export layouts - [DOC Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/doc-samples): Sample legacy Word documents (.doc) for binary format preview and parser validation - [Time Zone Workflow Scheduler ICS Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/time-zone-workflow-scheduler-ics-samples): ICS files generated in the same structure returned by the Time Zone Workflow Scheduler, with multiple VEVENT meeting candidates exported from overlap windows ## Related content - [PDF Page Assembly and Print Preparation](https://elysiatools.com/en/hubs/pdf-page-assembly-and-print-preparation): Take any pile of PDF pages to a clean, printable document — straighten orientation and trim scan edges, delete or extract the pages that matter, unify every page to one paper size, choose color or grayscale for the printer, then add a cover and impose a booklet when the job is bound.