Split PDF
Drop a PDF here or click to choose
Extract a page range into one PDF, or save every page as its own file. Pages are copied, so real text stays selectable. Password-protected files are refused.
Read the guide: Merge, split, or reorganize a PDF
How to use
- Choose one PDF. The status line shows the page count, and the From and To fields fill in the full range.
- To keep a section, set From and To, then click Extract Pages. The download is named pages-from-to.pdf. If From is greater than To, the numbers are swapped.
- To get every page separately, click Split All Pages. The downloads are page-1.pdf, page-2.pdf, and so on.
What you should expect
Extract Pages builds one new PDF containing only that inclusive range. Split All Pages builds one PDF per page and starts a download for each. Browsers often block a burst of downloads after the first few and ask you to allow them. For a 40-page file, a range is the safer button. Use Split All only when you really want every page as a separate file and you can allow the downloads.
Text stays text, because pages are copied rather than redrawn. A scan stays a picture. Bookmarks are not rebuilt. There is no control to delete page 3 and keep the rest in one click. To drop a middle page, extract pages 1–2, extract pages 4–end, then merge those two results. Or use Organize PDF, which can delete and reorder.
Password-protected files fail while loading. This tool does not remove passwords.
A worked example
A 12-page report, and you only need pages 3 through 5 for an email. Set From to 3 and To to 5. Extract Pages. You get one 3-page PDF named pages-3-5.pdf. The other pages are not in that file. The original file is unchanged.
You need each of 4 appendix pages as its own attachment. Split All Pages on a 4-page file is reasonable. Split All Pages on a 90-page scan will try to download 90 files and the browser will likely stop you. Extract the appendix range instead.
When not to use this
- You want to remove one page and download the rest as a single file. Extract the two ranges and merge them, or use Organize PDF.
- You want a smaller file. Splitting does not compress. Use Compress PDF if the pages are scans, and accept that the text becomes a picture.
- The PDF asks for a password.
Questions
Does Extract Pages include both end pages?
Yes. From 3 to 5 includes pages 3, 4, and 5.
Why did only some pages download?
Split All Pages starts one download per page. The browser may block the rest until you allow multiple downloads. For a long file, extract a range instead.
Can I split a protected PDF?
No. Loading fails. This page does not remove passwords.