Is my PDF uploaded when I split it?

No. The splitting runs inside your browser, and your file is never uploaded and never stored. You can confirm this by disconnecting from the internet after the page loads: the tool keeps working.

How do I type page ranges?

Use commas between parts and a dash inside a range: 1-3, 7, 9-12 means pages 1 to 3, page 7, and pages 9 to 12. In page ranges mode each part becomes its own PDF, and in extract mode all the named pages go into one file.

Can I use it to reorder pages?

Yes, in extract mode. Pages come out in the order you type them, so 3, 1-2 makes a new PDF with page 3 first. You can also repeat a page by naming it twice.

Why are the new files bigger than the original combined?

Each new file has to carry its own copy of everything its pages use, such as fonts and images that were shared inside the original. That duplication is normal, and every size you see is measured from the actual file, not estimated.

Can I split a password-protected PDF?

No. A password-protected file can't be opened, so the tool says that plainly instead of producing broken files. Remove the password in the app you use to open it, then split the unlocked copy.

Will the pages look different after splitting?

No. Pages are copied as they are, so text, images, and links on the pages keep working. Fillable form fields and bookmarks may not survive, which matters only if your PDF relies on them.

Do I need an account?

No. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to install. Open the page, add your PDF, and download the results.

Split PDF Online: Extract or Separate Pages

How it works

Three steps to exactly the pages you need

1
Add your PDF
Drag in the PDF you want to take apart, or browse for it. It can be up to 50 MB.
2
Choose how to split
Split every page into its own file, type ranges like 1-3, 7 to get one file per range, or extract the pages you name into a single new PDF.
3
Download your files
Save each new PDF on its own, or take the whole set at once as a zip. Nothing was sent anywhere.

Why this one

Why use this PDF splitter

Three ways to take a PDF apart

Every page as its own file, one file per page range, or the pages you choose gathered into one new PDF. The same ranges box drives the last two, so 1-3, 7 always means the same thing.

02
Your file never leaves your browser
The splitting happens on the page you are looking at. Your PDF is never uploaded and never stored, and you can confirm it by going offline after the page loads: the tool keeps working.
03
Ranges that are checked, not guessed
Type 1-3, 7, 9-12 and the tool tells you right away if a part doesn't make sense. Ask for a page the document doesn't have and it refuses and names the real page count, instead of quietly delivering the wrong pages.
04
The order follows you
In extract mode, pages come out in the order you type them. 3, 1-2 puts page 3 first, which makes this a quick way to reorder a short document.
05
One download or all of them
Each new PDF has its own save button with its measured size next to it, and a single zip carries the whole set in one go.
06
Pages keep their quality
Pages are copied into the new files, not re-rendered or recompressed, so text stays sharp and images are untouched.

Who it's for

When you'd use it

Someone sharing one section
Pulling a chapter out of a long report to send on its own, instead of making people scroll through the whole file.
A bookkeeper
Separating a scanned batch of receipts or contracts into one file per document, so each can be filed and found on its own.
A student
Extracting just the assigned pages from a large course reader into one smaller PDF that is easier to read and search.

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Why use this PDF splitter

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