Share one section
Pull the relevant chapter, schedule, or appendix from a large report without sending unrelated or confidential pages.
Split PDF & extract pages
Extract a page range into one new PDF, or split every page into its own file. Free, in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
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Practical guide
Split a PDF and extract the pages you need
Splitting is useful when a long PDF holds a few pages that belong in an email, an application, or a separate record. You can collect selected pages into one new PDF, or turn every page into its own file inside a ZIP. Your browser does the copying, so the original document stays on your device.
- 25 MB
- Attachment size limit for one Gmail message, and a common reason to cut a long PDF down to the pages that matter.Gmail Help, Google
- 0.9 KB
- Size of a single page extracted from a 100-page, 22 KB A4 test PDF. The new file carries the pages you selected, not the whole document.Measured with pdf-lib 1.17.1, the library this tool runs on
- 0 bytes
- of your PDF leave your device. The page loads pdf-lib and JSZip and copies the pages locally, and the split code makes no upload request.Verified in this site's source, app/split-pdf/SplitTool.tsx
How to split a PDF in 3 steps
- 1
Choose one PDF
Load a single document. The tool reads it in the browser and shows the page count beside the filename. Position 1 is the first page in the file, matching the counter in a normal PDF reader.
- 2
Set the pages
The Pages to extract box opens prefilled with the whole document, such as 1-12. Replace that with what you need, for example 1-3, 5, 8-10, or skip the box and use Split every page instead.
- 3
Download and check
Extract selected pages saves one PDF named after the source with -pages added. Split every page returns a ZIP holding one PDF per page. Open the result and check the first and last page.
Worked examples
| If you need to | Do this | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Pull one signature page out of a 40-page contract | Type 14, then choose Extract selected pages | A one-page PDF named contract-pages.pdf |
| Send only the chapter that runs from page 11 to page 20 | Type 11-20 and extract | A 10-page PDF in the original page order |
| Collect a cover page, a summary, and an appendix | Type 1, 4, 22-25 — commas separate entries, dashes make ranges | One PDF holding pages 1, 4, 22, 23, 24, and 25 |
| Turn a batch scan into one file per document | Choose Split every page, which covers the whole file and ignores the pages box | scan-split.zip containing scan-page-1.pdf, scan-page-2.pdf, and so on |
| Drop the last two pages of a 30-page report | Type 1-28 and extract | A 28-page PDF. Both ends of a range are required, so 28- is rejected |
When to split a PDF
Separate a scan batch
Turn a multi-document scan into individual files so you can name and file each receipt, form, or letter on its own.
Meet upload limits
Extract the required pages from a bulky handbook or evidence bundle when a portal or mailbox rejects the full document.
Build a new packet
Take selected pages from one document, then combine them with other material using the merge tool to create a focused submission.
Tips to split a PDF well
- Commas separate entries and dashes make ranges, so 1-3, 5, 9-11 is valid. Spaces around a comma or a dash are ignored.
- Use a plain hyphen. An en dash pasted in from a word processor, as in 1–3, is refused as an invalid range.
- Ranges run upwards only: 8-10 works and 10-8 does not. Check a range against the page count shown by the tool, because a number past the end stops the extraction with a message naming the valid limit.
- The file stays loaded after a download, so you can change the range and extract again without choosing the PDF a second time.
- Rename each download as soon as it lands. Every extraction from the same document reuses the -pages filename, so several runs pile up as near-identical files.
Good to know
- The range refers to positions in the PDF, not a page number printed inside the document.
- Extraction cannot reorder pages. Entering 5, 1 returns pages 1 and 5 in document order, and a repeated page is only included once. Use the merge tool when the sequence has to change.
- Splitting or extracting pages can invalidate an existing certificate-based digital signature. Keep the signed original as the authoritative copy.
- A password-protected PDF cannot be opened here. The tool reports that it could not read the file, so remove the password first.
Questions about how to split a PDF
▸How do I extract non-consecutive pages?
List them with commas, for example 2, 5, 9. Individual pages and ranges can be mixed, such as 1-3, 7, 12-14, and spaces around the commas make no difference.
▸How do I split PDF pages into separate files?
Use Split every page. It creates one PDF for each page of the document and delivers them together in a ZIP, with the page number added to each filename. To keep several pages together in one file instead, type a range and extract.
▸Can I split a PDF into two separate files?
Yes. Extract the first part, for example 1-10, and download it. The document stays loaded, so you can then change the range to 11-20 and extract again. Each run produces a new file and neither one touches the original.
▸Can I take just one page out of a PDF?
Type that single page number on its own, such as 14, and extract. The result is a one-page PDF at the same page size as the original, since the page is copied rather than redrawn.
▸What is the difference between Extract and Split every page?
Extract places the pages you listed into one new PDF. Split every page ignores the range box, creates one PDF per page across the whole document, and packages the results in a ZIP file.
▸Is there a limit on file size or page count?
No limit is set on either. The document is held in the browser while it is processed, so the practical ceiling is the memory of the device you are using. Very large scans are slower on a phone than on a laptop.
▸Why does the printed page number not match the tool?
Printed labels are part of the page artwork and may begin after a cover or use Roman numerals. The tool counts physical PDF pages from the first page onward.