Split PDF
Extract individual pages or custom page ranges from a PDF file.
Drop a PDF to split
Single file · Max 100 MB · PDF only
Processed entirely in your browser · Never uploaded · Free forever
About Split PDF
Splitting is for pulling a part out of a whole: one contract from a bundle of scans, the pages of a report that actually concern you, or a single certificate from a batch someone sent as one file.
You pick the pages you want and get a new PDF containing only those, with the original left untouched on your machine. Because the work happens locally, documents containing anything sensitive — medical records, contracts, identity documents — never leave your control.
Your file is opened by JavaScript running on your own machine and the result is written back to a download. Nothing is sent to a server, so there is no upload wait, no queue, and no copy of your document sitting in someone else's storage.
How to use it
- 1Drop a single PDF onto the drop zone.
- 2Choose the pages you want to keep. Ranges and individual pages both work.
- 3Split, then download the result.
Limits
- Files at once
- One
- Size
- Up to 100 MB
- Accepted
- PDF only
- Output
- A new PDF, original untouched
Worth knowing
- Page numbers here are positions in the file, counting from one. They will not match printed page numbers in a document whose numbering starts after a cover or contents page.
- The extracted pages keep their original size and orientation. A document mixing portrait and landscape pages keeps that mix.
- Splitting does not shrink a file proportionally. PDFs share resources such as embedded fonts between pages, so a copy of those may travel with whatever you extract.
- Encrypted PDFs cannot be opened. Remove the password first.
Frequently asked questions
Does splitting change the original file?
No. The original stays exactly as it is on your device. The split produces a new PDF containing the pages you chose, which you then download.
Can I extract non-consecutive pages?
Yes. You can select individual pages as well as ranges, so pulling pages 1, 4 and 9 into a single new document works.
Why is my extracted file not much smaller?
A PDF stores fonts and other resources once and references them from every page that needs them. Extracting a few pages can carry a copy of those shared resources with it, so the saving is often less than the page ratio suggests.
Is the file uploaded to a server?
No. Everything runs in your browser, which is what makes it safe to use for confidential documents. No copy exists anywhere but your own machine.