Split PDF
Separate a PDF into multiple files or extract page ranges.
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your data never leaves your device — nothing is uploaded to our servers.
About Split PDF
Splitting is the operation people most often do by hand, badly — printing to PDF page by page, which rasterises text and multiplies file size. This tool extracts the page objects you ask for into a new document, so a page pulled out of a 200-page report is byte-for-byte the same page, still searchable and still selectable. You specify pages by number or range, and the original file is never modified.
When to use Split PDF
Sending one section to one person
Pull the three pages of a contract that a counterparty actually needs, rather than emailing the whole 80-page agreement and asking them to scroll.
Splitting a scanned batch
A stack fed through a document scanner arrives as one PDF containing several unrelated documents. Extract each into its own file so they can be filed separately.
Getting under an upload limit
Portals that cap uploads at a few MB often accept a document split into parts. Splitting by range is lossless, unlike compressing the whole file until it degrades.
Limitations worth knowing
- Page ranges are 1-based and inclusive; a range beyond the document's page count returns an error rather than silently clamping.
- Extracted pages lose bookmarks and any outline entries that pointed into the original document.
- Internal links pointing to pages outside the extracted range will no longer resolve.
- Password-protected files must be unlocked first.
How to split pdf
- 1
Upload the PDF you want to split.
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Enter the pages or ranges to extract — for example 1-3 for the first three pages, or 5 for a single page.
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Check the page count shown for the uploaded file so your range is in bounds.
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Run the tool and download the extracted document.
Frequently asked questions
How do I specify which pages to extract?+
Use page numbers and ranges, such as 1-3 for pages one to three. Page numbering starts at 1 and ranges include both ends, so 1-3 gives you three pages, not two.
Does splitting reduce quality or make text unsearchable?+
No. Pages are copied rather than re-rendered, so the extracted pages are identical to the originals — text remains selectable and searchable. This is the key difference from 'printing' selected pages to a new PDF, which flattens everything to images.
Is the original file changed?+
Never. The upload is read to build a new document and your local copy is untouched. Server-side, the uploaded file is deleted automatically — within an hour for guests.
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