Free PDF Splitter

How to use the PDF Splitter

1. Drop a PDF onto the panel or click to browse. The tool reads the page count locally.
2. Type the pages you want to keep, for example 1-5, 8, 11-13. Ranges and single pages can be mixed.
3. Click Split & Download to save a new PDF containing only those pages.

When to use it

Use it to pull one signed page out of a long contract, send a client only the chapter of a report that concerns them, separate a scanned batch of invoices into individual documents, or strip a cover sheet before filing. It is the quickest way to answer "can you just send me page 3" without opening a desktop PDF editor.

How page selection works

The tool reads the page count in your browser and asks for the pages to keep. Single pages and ranges can be mixed and separated by commas: "1-5, 8, 11-13" keeps ten pages in that order. Numbers refer to physical page positions, starting at 1, not to the numbers printed on the pages, so a report whose cover is page i and whose "page 1" is the third sheet needs "3" to get that page. The output is a new PDF containing only the selected pages; the original is untouched and nothing is uploaded.

Worked example

A 14-page contract where only the signature page (14) and the schedule of fees (pages 9–10) need to go to the accountant: "9-10, 14" gives a 3-page file. A batch scan of six single-page invoices arrives as one 6-page PDF: run the splitter six times with "1", "2", … "6", naming each output after the invoice number, and each invoice can be filed on its own. A 40-page report where the client only needs their chapter: "17-23".

Common mistakes

• Printed page numbers instead of positions. Count from the first sheet.
• Spaces or dashes in the wrong place. "1 - 5" and "1–5" (an en dash) may not parse; use a plain hyphen with no spaces.
• Asking for a page beyond the count. The tool shows the page count when the file loads; check it.
• Splitting a scanned file and expecting text. The pages are images; splitting does not make them searchable.

When this tool is the wrong one

It extracts pages; it does not rotate, reorder within the output beyond the order you type, compress, or remove passwords. To combine the extracted pages with other files, the PDF Merger. Redaction (blacking out text so it cannot be recovered) is a different operation; deleting a page is not redaction.

Good to know

The file never leaves your computer; the splitting is done by a PDF library running in your browser, which is why there is no upload progress bar and no file-size limit beyond what your device can handle. The output keeps the original page size and quality. Password-protected PDFs need to be unlocked first.