Split a PDF or extract the pages you need
Pull specific pages out of a PDF, break one file into several, or chop a long document into fixed-size chunks. Everything runs in your browser, so the original never leaves your device and the extracted pages come out without a watermark.
Split PDF
range parser · ZIP output · lossless
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How to Split PDF
- Add your PDF. Drag a PDF onto the drop zone or click to browse. A thumbnail of every page appears so you can see what you are working with.
- Choose how to split. Extract a page range like 1-3, 7, 9-, split the file every N pages, or click individual page thumbnails to select exactly what you want.
- Split. Click Split PDF. The new documents are built locally from the pages you selected.
- Download. Save a single extracted file, or grab all the resulting parts together as a ZIP.
Three ways to split, and when each one fits
“Split” covers three genuinely different jobs, and the tool handles all of them:
- Extract a range — pull pages 4 to 9 out as their own file and leave the original alone. This is what people usually want when they say “split”.
- Split every N pages — turn a 120-page scan into 60 two-page files. Useful when a batch scan contains many separate documents of equal length.
- Split at specific points — cut a combined file back into its original parts, for example separating a bundle of invoices at the pages where each new one starts.
How the page range syntax works
The range box accepts the same shorthand a print dialog does, so you can usually type what you already have in mind:
- 1-5 — pages one through five.
- 3 — a single page on its own.
- 1-3, 7, 12-15 — several ranges at once, combined into one output file.
- 9- — page nine through to the end, without needing to know the page count.
- -4 — the beginning through page four.
Why splitting locally matters more than it sounds
Splitting is unusual among PDF operations because the reason people do it is frequently privacy itself. You extract pages precisely because you do not want to hand over the whole document — sending a landlord the two pages of a bank statement that show your salary rather than a full year of spending, or giving an insurer one page of a medical report rather than the file.
Uploading the complete document to a server in order to extract a subset defeats the purpose entirely. The pages you were trying to withhold get transmitted anyway. Because this tool works inside your browser, the pages you did not select never go anywhere at all.
Split PDF vs Organize Pages
Use Split PDF when the result should be more than one file, or a smaller file containing a subset of pages.
Use Organize Pages when the result is still one file and you just want its pages in a different order, or a few of them removed. Deleting pages there and splitting here can produce the same document, but Organize Pages gives you a drag-and-drop grid, which is faster when the changes are fiddly.
Frequently asked questions
Can I extract just one page from a PDF?
Yes. Type the page number on its own in the range box, or click that page's thumbnail. You get a single-page PDF containing exactly that page at full quality.
Is the original file changed?
No. Splitting builds new documents from copies of the pages you selected. The file on your disk is untouched, so you can split it repeatedly in different ways.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. The split happens entirely in your browser. The pages you did not select are never transmitted, which is usually the whole reason for splitting in the first place.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
Remove the password first with the Remove Password tool, then split the unlocked file. Both tools run locally, so the password never leaves your device either.
How do I get all the parts at once?
When a split produces multiple files, the download button packages them into a single ZIP archive so you do not have to save each one individually.
Does splitting reduce quality or make the file blurry?
No. Pages are copied without being re-encoded, so images keep their original resolution and text stays selectable and searchable.
Why is my extracted page still a large file?
Because PDFs share resources like embedded fonts across pages, a single extracted page can carry a surprising amount of that baggage. Run the result through Compress PDF if size matters.
Can I delete pages instead of extracting them?
Yes — select every page except the ones you want gone, which produces the same result. If you are removing more than a few, the Organize Pages tool is quicker because you can click pages to delete directly.