What is PDF Splitting?
Splitting extracts part of a PDF into a new file: one chapter from a book, a single signed page from a contract, pages 2–4 of a scanned bundle, or everything except the cover. Instead of sending someone a 60-page document for the two pages that matter, you send exactly those two pages.
What Does This Tool Do?
Drop a PDF, type which pages you want, and download a new PDF containing exactly those pages — extracted inside your browser, with nothing uploaded to any server. The range syntax is flexible:
| You type | You get |
|---|---|
3 | just page 3 |
1-5 | pages 1 through 5 |
1-3, 7 | pages 1, 2, 3 and 7 |
2, 5-6, 12 | pages 2, 5, 6 and 12 |
10-1 | pages 1–10 (descending ranges are normalized) |
5, 1 | page 5 then page 1 — order is preserved as typed |
That last row is quietly powerful: because extraction follows the order you type, this tool doubles as a page reorderer. Type 2, 1, 3-10 to swap the first two pages of a document.
How to Use This Tool
- Drop a PDF onto the box (or click to browse) — the page count appears immediately.
- Type the pages or ranges to extract; the live counter confirms how many pages are selected and flags any range that doesn’t exist.
- Click Extract pages and download the result.
Privacy: the Reason to Split Locally
The documents people split are precisely the sensitive ones — contracts, medical files, statements, IDs. Traditional online splitters upload them to a server first. This tool runs the entire operation in your browser with the pdf-lib library: the file never leaves your device, and the tool keeps working if you go offline after loading the page. No account, no upload, no retention policy to trust — the data simply never travels.
Common Uses
- Share one section: extract the signed page of a contract or the summary of a long report.
- Break up scans: a batch scan of several documents becomes separate files, one extraction per document.
- Remove pages: extract every page except the ones you want gone (e.g.
1-4, 6-20drops page 5). - Reorder pages: extract all pages in a new order — see the syntax table above.
- Email size limits: send only the relevant pages instead of a huge attachment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. Reading, extracting, and rebuilding the PDF all happen in your browser’s memory. You can verify it: load the page, switch to airplane mode, and the extraction still works.
Does extraction keep the original quality?
Yes — pages are copied as-is, with text still selectable and images untouched. This is extraction, not re-scanning.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
No — the file can’t be read without the password. Export an unprotected copy first (open it with the password and print/save to PDF), then split here.
How do I split a PDF into many separate files?
Run one extraction per output file (e.g. 1-10, download, then 11-20, download). For a document that must become dozens of single-page files, a desktop tool with batch export will be faster — this tool is optimized for the everyday “I need these pages” case.
Can I extract the same page twice?
Duplicate page numbers are dropped — 1, 1, 2 extracts pages 1 and 2. To duplicate a page, extract it once and merge the result with itself in the PDF Merger.
Why does my extracted file open without bookmarks?
Bookmarks belong to the source document, not the copied pages, so they don’t transfer — the same behavior as every page-level PDF tool. The page content itself is complete.