Extract or remove PDF pages in seconds
Not every page of a PDF needs to travel together. A signed contract might need just its signature page pulled out; a scanned report might have a blank page in the middle that shouldn't be there. This free split PDF tool lets you preview every page and either extract the ones you want or remove the ones you don't — entirely in your browser.
Two ways to split a PDF
There are really two related tasks people mean by "splitting a PDF." Extracting pages means picking out a handful of pages you need and discarding the rest — useful when you only need page 3 of a 40-page report. Removing pages means the opposite: keeping almost everything but deleting a few unwanted pages, such as a blank scan or a duplicate cover sheet. This tool supports both from the same page-picker.
Why a visual preview matters
Picking pages by number alone is error-prone, especially in long documents where page numbers in the file don't match the printed page numbers, or where a scan has an unexpected blank page inserted. Seeing a thumbnail of every page before you commit removes that guesswork entirely — you select pages by what's actually on them, not by counting.
Where this comes in handy
- Pulling one page — grabbing just a signature page or a single chart out of a long report.
- Cleaning up scans — removing blank or duplicate pages a scanner accidentally added.
- Sharing selectively — sending only the relevant section of a document instead of the whole thing.
- Shrinking a submission — dropping pages that aren't required to reduce file size.
How to use it
Upload a PDF and every page appears as a thumbnail. Click to select the pages you want, choose whether to extract just those pages or remove them from the document, and download the result — a new PDF built from exactly the pages you picked.
Splitting without giving up privacy
Documents worth splitting are often the ones worth keeping private — signed agreements, identification scans, financial paperwork. Because every page is rendered and reassembled locally in your browser rather than on a remote server, the actual content of your PDF is never transmitted anywhere. You get the convenience of a page-level editor with none of the exposure of uploading a sensitive file to a third party.
Frequently asked questions
Can I preview pages before deciding what to keep?
Yes. Every page renders as a thumbnail so you can see exactly what you're selecting before extracting or removing anything.
What's the difference between extracting and removing pages?
Extracting keeps only the pages you select and discards the rest; removing does the opposite, deleting the pages you select and keeping everything else.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No, splitting happens entirely in your browser, so the file and its contents never leave your device.
Does splitting reduce the quality of the pages?
No. Pages are copied exactly as they are into the new PDF, so text and images look identical to the original.