Icecream PDF Split & Merge has a very descriptive name. As you have probably inferred, it can help you extract given page ranges from a document as well as merge various files into one.
If you intend to split a PDF document, all you need to do is load the desired file and set the way you want to divide it. In this respect, you can create a separate document out of every page in the source. Likewise, you may decide to generate a new file out of a given group of pages. What is more, you can simply delete specific pages.
In merge mode, the program allows you to import a series of documents and then arrange them in the desired order before proceeding to join them. Unfortunately, however, it does not allow importing just a section of the source documents. Thus, should you need to do so, you must combine a series of splitting operations for each source file with a final merging.
The program has certain advantages if you compare with others of the same type. For instance, there is a built-in PDF viewer. It also supports importing password-protected documents. Similarly, the tool lets you restrict access and permissions for the output PDFs.
All in all, Icecream PDF Split & Merge does exactly what its developers claim. It is not as sophisticated as a full-fledged PDF editor; still, it helps perform two of the most common operations without much effort on your part. The product can be used for free but there is a paid version, named Pro.
Pros
- Two modes
- Various ways to split a document
- Protects output documents with passwords
- Supports importing protected-documents
Cons
- Cannot create a new document from selected pages of the source PDFs
- Not as sophisticated as a full-fledged PDF editor