QUICK ANSWERStart with the tool that matches your immediate input.
Open Merge CSV Files first when its stated purpose matches the result you need now. Use Split CSV by Column only when it solves a separate next task.
This guide is for writers, office teams, students, and data workers. Start with Merge CSV Files when your immediate task is to use the Merge CSV Files to complete this file task privately in your browser. Move to Split CSV by Column only when you also need to use the Split CSV by Column to complete this file task privately in your browser.
The goal is not to run two tools automatically. It is to finish the first narrow task, inspect its result, and then decide whether Split CSV by Column solves a genuinely different next step.
Both tools sit in Documents & Files, but they handle different inputs or outcomes. Keeping those roles separate reduces repeated work and makes verification easier.