PDF Split
Pull page ranges out of a PDF as one document or as a separate file per page. Runs on your own device, so nothing is uploaded.
Pull out page ranges as one document or as a separate file per page, using the same range syntax as a print dialog.
Selection
Add a PDF to choose pages from it.
Ranges use the same syntax as a print dialog. A number on its own is one page, 1-3 is inclusive, 12- runs to the end and -5 starts at the beginning. Order is kept as you write it, so 3,1 puts page three first, and a page named twice is only included once.
Pages are copied rather than re-rendered, so text stays selectable. The zip is uncompressed on purpose, since a PDF is already compressed and deflating it again would save under one percent.
About the pdf split
Extracting a few pages from a long PDF is a small job that most tools turn into an upload, an account and a wait. It does not need any of those: the pages are already on your machine, and copying some of them into a new document is something the browser can do by itself.
Ranges use the syntax you already know from a print dialog. A number on its own is a page, 1-3 is inclusive, 12- runs to the end. The selection is shown back to you as a page map as you type, because the failure people actually hit is a range that quietly means something other than what they meant.
You can take the pages as one document or as a separate PDF per page in a zip, which is what you want when the pages are going to different places.
How to use it
- 1Drop in a PDF.
- 2Type the pages you want, or leave it empty for all of them.
- 3Choose one combined PDF or a separate file per page.
- 4Click the button and the result saves to your downloads.
Questions
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The file is read on your device and the new one is written there. Nothing is transmitted.
How do I write page ranges?
The same way as in a print dialog. 5 is one page, 1-3 is pages one to three inclusive, 12- runs from twelve to the end and -5 runs from the start to five. Separate them with commas.
Can I reorder pages while splitting?
Yes. Order follows what you type, so 3,1,2 puts page three first. A page named twice is only included once.
Why is the zip not compressed?
Because a PDF is already compressed. Deflating one again typically saves under one percent while requiring a compression library, so the archive stores the files as they are.
Does splitting reduce quality?
No. Pages are copied rather than re-rendered, so text stays selectable and images are untouched.
Can I split a password protected PDF?
Not reliably. Encrypted pages cannot be read without the password. Remove the protection in the program that made the file first.