Split PDF
Split a PDF into individual pages or extract a specific page range online. Free, private, and browser-based — no upload required.
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How it works
Upload
Drag and drop your PDF file — or click to browse.
Process
Your browser handles everything locally. Zero server contact.
Download
Instantly save the result. No watermarks, no limits.
Why use Split PDF?
Privacy First
Your files never leave your device. No server contact, ever.
100% Browser-Based
Everything runs locally using JavaScript — works offline too.
Instant Results
No queue, no waiting. Files are processed in seconds.
Completely Free
No account, no plan, no watermarks. Free, always.
Step-by-step guide
Select your file
Click the upload area or drag a PDF file from your desktop into the tool above.
Process in your browser
The tool processes your file entirely inside your browser using JavaScript. Nothing is sent to a server.
Download PDF
Once done, your file downloads instantly. No sign-up, no waiting, no watermarks.
Separate a PDF into individual page files or extract a specific range of pages into a new document. All original content — images, fonts, and formatting — is transferred without re-encoding. Download all pages as a ZIP archive. Everything runs in your browser with no server upload and no quality loss.
Frequently asked questions
Upload your PDF to the Split PDF tool and enter your page ranges in the input field. For example: "1-5" extracts pages 1 through 5. "3, 7, 12-15" extracts page 3, page 7, and pages 12 through 15. The output PDF contains only those pages.
Yes. Select the "Extract All Pages" option to receive each page as its own PDF file. The output is delivered as a ZIP archive containing numbered individual PDFs.
There is no direct delete function — instead, extract the pages you want to KEEP. If your PDF has 20 pages and you want to remove page 5, extract the range "1-4, 6-20" to get all pages except page 5.
No. PDF splitting extracts page objects from the document structure without re-encoding any content. Images, fonts, vector graphics, and annotations are transferred as-is into the new files. There is zero quality loss — the output pages are byte-identical to the corresponding pages in the original.
Yes. You can specify an exact range (e.g., pages 3–7) to extract as a separate PDF, or split every page into individual files. For extracting non-contiguous pages (e.g., pages 1, 4, and 9), use Adobe Acrobat's page organiser or PDF24's split tool, which supports custom page selections.
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