Split PDF Online

When you have a massive PDF report but only need to email one specific chapter, or when you scan a stack of separate receipts into one file by mistake, you need to break the document apart. This tool extracts specific page ranges into a brand-new PDF file.

How it works

The tool uses pdf-lib (a JavaScript PDF manipulation library) to load your document entirely client-side. It copies the binary data of the specific pages you select and constructs a new, standalone PDF file containing only those pages, leaving the rest behind.

How to use it

1. Upload or drag-and-drop your multi-page PDF file
2. Enter the specific page range you want to extract (e.g., 1-5 or 3, 7, 9)
3. Click the Extract Pages button
4. Download the newly generated PDF containing only your selected pages

A few things worth knowing

• 100% Client-Side: The entire PDF is parsed and split locally in your browser memory. Your document is never uploaded to a server, making it safe for confidential files like legal contracts or financial records
• Metadata preserved: The tool copies the raw page data, preserving the underlying text, vectors, and formatting. It does not rasterize the document into unsearchable images
• File size reduction: The new PDF will be proportionally smaller than the original, as the data for the omitted pages is completely removed

FAQ

Does this delete the pages from my original file? No. Your original uploaded PDF file remains completely unchanged on your hard drive. The tool simply creates a new, separate file containing the extracted pages.

Can I split a PDF into dozens of individual single-page files? This specific tool extracts a selected range into one new document. To split a 10-page document into 10 separate files simultaneously requires a specialized bulk extraction utility.

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