Split PDF
Extract pages or split into separate files.
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What is a PDF splitter, and who needs it?
A PDF splitter pulls selected pages out of a PDF, or breaks the whole file into single pages. Instead of sending a 40-page document when someone needs only two pages, you send just those two. The result is smaller, easier to read and safer, because you share only what is needed.
It helps students who want one chapter from a long set of notes, employees who must send only the last three months of a bank statement, and anyone who scanned several documents into one file and now needs them apart. It also works well for removing a page you do not want to share. Everything runs in your browser, so your file is not sent to our servers. You can join files again later with our Merge PDF tool, or see all our PDF tools.
How it works
- Add one PDF by clicking the box or dragging the file in. The file name and its page count are shown
- Extract Page Range: enter a From page and a To page. Pages in the result = To − From + 1
- Split Every Page (ZIP): every page becomes its own PDF, and all of them are packed into one ZIP file. Files in the ZIP = total pages
- Your browser copies the chosen pages into new PDFs using the open-source pdf-lib library, and builds the ZIP with JSZip
- Page numbers start at 1, so the first page of the file is page 1
Worked example
Say you have a 12-page bank statement of about 2.4 MB, and the loan officer wants only pages 3 to 5. Choose Extract Page Range, enter 3 in From page and 5 in To page, and download. The new PDF has 5 − 3 + 1 = 3 pages. If every page is about the same size (2.4 ÷ 12 = 0.2 MB), the result is roughly 0.6 MB, comfortably under a 1 MB portal limit. To pull out only page 7, enter 7 in both boxes and you get a 1-page file.
Now choose Split Every Page (ZIP) on the same file. You get a ZIP holding 12 separate PDFs, one per page, each around 0.2 MB. Pages with photos or stamps are usually heavier than plain text pages, so real sizes vary, and the pieces may add up to a little more than the original file.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to a server when I split it?
No. The splitting happens inside your browser, so your file stays on your device. This is useful for documents such as bank statements, medical reports and ID proofs. It is still wise to avoid using any website for sensitive files on a shared or public computer.
How do I extract just one page from a PDF?
Choose Extract Page Range and type the same number in both the From page and To page boxes. For example, entering 4 in both boxes pulls out only page 4. Page numbers start at 1 for the first page of the file.
What is the difference between Extract Page Range and Split Every Page?
Extract Page Range takes the pages between the numbers you enter and makes a new PDF from them. Split Every Page turns each page of your file into its own separate PDF and packs all of them into one ZIP file for download.
Will the pages look the same after splitting?
The pages are copied from your original file, not redrawn, so text and images should look the same. File sizes may not add up exactly, because each new file carries its own copy of shared items such as fonts. A small page range can therefore be a little larger than you expect.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
Usually not. A file locked with a password or encryption may fail to open here. Remove the protection in the program you used to create it, save a fresh copy, and add that copy to the tool.
Limitations and accuracy
This tool works on one PDF at a time. The range option takes one continuous block of pages, so you cannot pick scattered pages such as 1, 4 and 9 in a single step, and you cannot split by file size or by bookmarks. It does not show a preview, so check your page numbers before you download. Encrypted or damaged files may not open, and a very long PDF split into single pages can be slow or fail on a phone or an older computer because everything is handled in your device's memory. Features of the original such as form fields, bookmarks or digital signatures may not carry over to the new files. The sizes in the example are rough estimates. Always open the result and check every page before you submit it anywhere important. This tool is for information only.