Split PDF
Split a PDF into smaller PDFs by page ranges such as 1-3, 5, or into one file for every page, in your browser.
Split PDF
Quick facts
- Price
- Free
- Sign-up
- Not required
- Where it runs
- On your device
- Files uploaded
- No
- Limits
- Up to 50 MB per input; Up to 1 file at once
- Accepts
- Produces
- Updated
Split PDF cuts one PDF into smaller PDFs, either by the page ranges you type or into a separate file for every page, inside your browser. Use it to pull a single chapter out of a long manual, send only the signed page of a contract, or break a scanned bundle back into separate documents. Each part keeps its pages exactly as they were and gets a name that says which pages it holds.
How to use
- Drop one PDF on the box, or click it to choose it. Its page count appears under the box.
- Under Split by, pick Page ranges or Every page.
- For page ranges, type the pages, separated by commas. Each part becomes its own PDF: 4 is one page, 2-6 is pages 2 to 6, and 8- runs from page 8 to the end.
- Press Split, then press Download on each part you want to keep.
Examples
A test PDF called report.pdf with 6 pages, split with the ranges 1-3, 5, 6-, gives three files: report-pages-1-3.pdf with 3 pages, report-page-5.pdf with 1 page and report-page-6.pdf with 1 page. Page 4 is in none of them, because no range asked for it. The same PDF with Every page gives six files, report-page-1.pdf to report-page-6.pdf.
Limits
One PDF at a time, up to 50 MB, as Quick facts shows. A range that names a page the PDF does not have is refused with the real page count. Password-protected PDFs cannot be opened, so they are refused with a note; damaged files are refused too. Each part is downloaded on its own, as there is no single archive of all parts. Links between pages and the bookmarks of the original may not carry over to the parts. Phones have less memory than computers, so a large PDF may fail on a phone before this limit.
FAQ
Is my PDF sent to a server to split it?
No. A background worker in your browser reads the PDF and writes the parts on this page. Nothing is uploaded at any point.
Can the same page go into two parts?
Yes. Ranges may overlap, so 1-3, 3-5 gives two files that both hold page 3. Each range is written on its own, in the order you typed them.
Do the parts lose quality?
No. Pages are copied as they are, with their text, fonts and pictures unchanged, so nothing is compressed or redrawn.
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