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Split PDF

Need just a few pages from a PDF or want to turn a large document into separate files? This tool makes it easy to split PDFs directly in your browser, without installing additional software. Whether you need to extract a specific section, save selected pages as a new document, or separate every page into its own PDF, you can do it all in just a few steps.

Simply load your PDF, choose the page range you want to extract, or split the entire document into individual pages. Your file is processed entirely on your own device, with nothing uploaded to a server, so your documents remain private and under your control.

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Your PDF

Drag a PDF file here, or browse

Your PDF is split in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

How to use it

The split pdf tool pulls pages out of a PDF, or splits it into one file per page.

  1. Load your PDFDrag it onto the box above, or click to browse and select it.
  2. Choose what you want'Extract pages' pulls out the pages you specify into one new PDF, either by typing a range or picking them visually. 'Split into single pages' turns every page into its own file.
  3. Type a range, or pick pages visuallySwitch to the typed range to use a page number, a range like 2-5, or a comma-separated mix like 1-3, 5, 8-10 — or switch to 'Pick pages visually' to see a thumbnail of every page and tick the ones you want.
  4. Run itExtract downloads one PDF with just those pages. Split downloads a .zip containing one PDF per page.

Good to know

Nothing is uploaded

Your PDF is read and split entirely in your browser — it's never sent to a server.

Most encrypted PDFs still work

A PDF that's encrypted but doesn't ask for a password to open (for example, one with only an owner/edit-restriction password) can still be split — its extracted pages become flattened images rather than copied pages, so their text won't be selectable afterward. A PDF that actually needs a password to open can't be read in the browser.

Page numbers match what you'd see in a viewer

Page 1 is the first page of the document, not a zero-based index.

Frequently asked questions

What does the extracted page order depend on?

Pages come out in the order you list them. 5, 1-3 would produce a file with page 5 first, then pages 1, 2 and 3.

Can I pick the same page twice?

With a typed range, yes — listing a page more than once (e.g. 1, 1, 2) includes it that many times in the extracted file. Picking pages visually selects each page once.

What order do pages come out in when I pick them visually?

Their original order in the document, regardless of the order you ticked them in. If you need a specific custom order, use the typed range instead.

What do I get from "Split into single pages"?

A single .zip file download, containing one PDF per page of your document, numbered to match their original page order.

Does splitting reduce quality?

No. Pages are copied as-is into the new file(s) without being re-rendered or recompressed.

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything happens in your browser using JavaScript PDF libraries — your file is never sent to a server.

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