Two ways to split
After you drop a PDF into the box above, the tool shows how many pages it has and offers two modes:
- Every page separately — each page becomes its own one-page PDF. You get them all in a single ZIP, named after the original:
report-page-1.pdf,report-page-2.pdf, and so on. - Extract pages — you type which pages you want, and they are copied into one new PDF.
Everything happens in your browser. The file is read on your device and never uploaded, which matters when the PDF is a contract, a bank statement or a medical report.
Writing a page range
The range box accepts page numbers and spans separated by commas. Spaces are ignored.
| You type | You get |
|---|---|
3 |
Only page 3 |
1-5 |
Pages 1 to 5 |
1-3,7 |
Pages 1, 2, 3 and 7 |
2,4,6,8 |
Just those four pages |
10-12, 15-20 |
Two blocks combined in one file |
A few rules that save a second attempt:
- Pages are counted from 1, as shown in your PDF reader's page box — not the number printed in the footer of the document, which may start later (cover, table of contents).
- The pages always come out in their original order. Typing
5,1gives you page 1 then page 5. Repeating a page doesn't duplicate it. - A number beyond the last page gives a clear error showing the valid range instead of a broken file.
Which mode for which job
- Send only the part someone needs. Extract
4-6of a 40-page contract and attach a small file instead of the whole thing. - Upload forms that want one document per file. Applications often ask for an ID, a certificate and a payslip as separate uploads. If they were scanned into one PDF, use Every page separately and pick the files from the ZIP.
- Print part of a document. Extracting a range gives you a file you can send to a print shop or a colleague without explaining "only print pages 12–18".
- Cut a big file under an email limit. Split it into two ranges (
1-50and51-100) and send them separately. If the pages are heavy scans, Compress PDF may be enough on its own.
What is kept in the split files
Pages are copied as they are — text stays selectable, images keep their resolution, page size and orientation don't change. Links to other pages, bookmarks and form fields that depend on the rest of the document may not survive, because the pages they point to are no longer in the file.
Password-protected PDFs
If the PDF is encrypted, the tool tells you right away instead of producing empty pages. Open it in your PDF reader with the password, use Print → Save as PDF (or "Microsoft Print to PDF" on Windows) to make an unprotected copy, and split that copy.
On a phone
The tool works in mobile browsers. On iPhone the ZIP of single pages lands in the Files app (Downloads) — tap it to unpack. On Android it goes to Downloads; most file managers open ZIPs directly. For one or two pages, Extract pages is simpler on a phone because you get a single PDF instead of a ZIP.
Related PDF tools
- Put pages back together, or combine files from different sources: Merge PDF.
- Remove a few unwanted pages and keep the rest in one file: Delete PDF pages.
- Fix sideways scans before splitting: Rotate PDF.
- Need pages as pictures rather than PDFs? PDF to JPG.