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Split a PDF

Cut one PDF into several files, or pull out just the pages you need. Your file stays on your device the whole time.

    Single pages and ranges, separated by commas.

    How to split a PDF

    1. Choose the PDF you want to split. The page count appears once it has been read.
    2. Pick how to split it: one file per range, the chosen pages gathered into one file, or every page separately.
    3. Type the pages, for example 1-3, 5, 8-10, then press Split PDF and save the files you want.

    About splitting PDFs

    Splitting covers two different jobs that tend to get the same name. Sometimes you want one short document out of a long one — the signature page, the chapter you are sending to a colleague, the three pages your bank asked for. Sometimes you want the long document broken up into its parts, so each becomes a file of its own.

    Both are here. One file per range cuts along the boundaries you give, so 1-3, 4-9 produces two documents. Chosen pages into one file gathers everything you list into a single new PDF, in the order you listed it. Every page as its own file is the quick way to turn a scanned batch into separate documents.

    As with every tool on this site, the file is opened by your browser rather than sent anywhere, which matters when the pages you are extracting are the confidential part of a longer document.

    Questions about splitting PDFs

    How do I extract one page from a PDF?

    Choose the file, select “Chosen pages into one file”, type that page’s number and press Split PDF. You get a one-page document containing exactly that page.

    What page formats can I type?

    Single pages and ranges separated by commas, such as 1-3, 5, 8-10. Spaces are ignored, and a backwards range like 9-4 is read as 4-9.

    Can I split a PDF into two halves?

    Yes. With “One file per range”, type two ranges — for a 20-page file, 1-10, 11-20 gives you two documents of ten pages each.

    Do the split files keep their original quality?

    Yes. Pages are copied across unchanged, with their text, fonts and images intact, so nothing is re-rendered or recompressed.

    Why does my file not open?

    The most common reason is password protection: an encrypted PDF has to be opened with its password and saved without protection before any tool can read its pages. A file that is actually a scan saved with the wrong extension will also fail.

    Is there a page limit?

    No. Splitting a thousand-page file is fine; the only constraint is your device’s memory, and “every page as its own file” on a very long document simply produces a lot of download links.

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