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Closing Binder Builder

The deal's final record: cover, indexed table of contents, numbered tabs, and every executed document merged into one bookmarked PDF - assembled entirely in your browser. Deal documents never ride through a server.

documents are kept in THIS browser (IndexedDB) and survive reload - never uploaded
preview shows cover + index ยท the built binder is the real thing
merged in this browser only - nothing uploaded

The last job of the deal

When a transaction closes, someone assembles the closing binder - the permanent record of everything that was signed, organized behind numbered tabs with an index at the front, sent to every party. It is exacting, it always lands at the end of a long week, and it is almost always done by hand: merge, order, tab, number, index, repeat.

This page does the assembly. Make a tab for each document group, attach the executed papers, and Build writes the cover and index, inserts a numbered divider before each tab, merges everything in order, numbers every page, and adds bookmarks so a reader can jump to any tab. Reorder a tab and the index recomputes.

Executed deal documents are about as confidential as paper gets, so nothing here is uploaded: the merge runs inside your browser with an open-source PDF engine served with the page, and attachments stay in this browser. The finished binder goes wherever you distribute documents today.

Questions this tool gets asked

What is a closing binder?
The permanent record of a completed deal: every executed document - purchase agreement, disclosure schedules, resolutions, certificates, legal opinions - organized behind numbered tabs with an index at the front. Historically it was a physical ring binder sent to every party after closing; today it is a single organized PDF. Assembling it is one of the last, most tedious jobs of a transaction.
How do I make a closing binder as a PDF?
Add a tab for each document group, attach the executed PDFs under each tab, and press Build. This page writes a cover and an index with page references, inserts a numbered divider before each tab, merges every document in order, numbers the pages, and adds PDF bookmarks - all in your browser. Reorder a tab and the index recomputes.
Are the deal documents uploaded anywhere?
No. Executed deal documents are as confidential as paper gets, so the assembly runs entirely in your browser using an open-source PDF engine loaded with the page. Attachments are held in this browser's local storage and survive a reload, but they are never sent to any server - there is no server to send them to.
Does the index show the right page numbers?
Yes. The tool counts the pages of every attached document and computes where each tab's papers begin - cover, index, then each tab's divider and documents in order. The index prints those start pages, every page of the binder is numbered, and reordering a tab or a document recomputes the whole index.
Can I include scanned signature pages as images?
Yes. Alongside PDFs you can attach PNG or JPG images - a scanned execution page, an exhibit photo - and each is placed as a fitted page in the binder. If a PDF is encrypted or damaged the tool names it and skips it rather than producing a silently incomplete binder.
Is this a free alternative to closing binder software?
For assembling the binder itself, yes. Transaction-management platforms handle signature collection and closing checklists and charge accordingly; if what you need is the final organized, indexed, bookmarked binder as a PDF you can distribute to the working group, that job runs free in your browser here.

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