How do I specify which pages to extract?

Use page numbers and ranges separated by commas, like 1,4,7-12. Numbering starts at 1 and follows the order pages appear in the document, not any printed page numbers on the pages themselves.

What do I get back — one file or many?

Extracting a single range gives you one PDF. Splitting into individual pages gives you a ZIP archive containing one PDF per page, so a single download covers the whole job.

Does the original document change?

Never. The tool reads your file and writes new ones; the PDF on your disk is untouched, so you can split it again with different ranges.

Can I split a password-protected PDF?

Not directly — an encrypted file has to be unlocked first. Use the Protect / Unlock tool with the password you know, then split the result.

Split PDF

Split a PDF into individual pages or extract custom page ranges.

Processed locally in your browser — files never leave your device

What Split PDF does

Splitting is how you get one useful document out of a larger one — a single invoice from a monthly statement, or one chapter from a long report. Choose whether you want every page as its own file or a specific range, and you will get either a single PDF or a ZIP of them.

How it works

The tool opens your PDF in the browser and reads its page tree — the internal index that lists every page in order. For a range extraction, it copies just the pages you asked for into a fresh document; for a split into individual pages, it creates one new document per page.

Copying a page brings along everything the page depends on — fonts, images, graphics state — so each output file is complete and self-contained. When the result is many files, they are packaged into a single ZIP archive on your device so you have one download instead of fifty.

When to use it

You need to send one invoice, certificate or statement page from a larger scanned batch.
One chapter or section of a long report is all the recipient needs.
A file is too large for an upload limit and can be sensibly delivered in parts.
You want to rearrange material across documents: split first, then merge the pieces in a new order.

Advantages and limitations

Advantages

Flexible selection: individual pages, comma-separated lists, and ranges like 5-9 can be combined freely.
Multi-file output arrives as one ZIP, so splitting a 100-page file does not mean 100 downloads.
The original file on your disk is never modified — you can split it again with different ranges.
Pages are copied without re-encoding, so extracted pages match the source exactly.
No upload, queue or per-file fee regardless of how often you split.

Limitations

Password-protected files must be unlocked first with the Protect / Unlock tool.
Page numbers refer to position in the file, which may differ from the page numbers printed on the pages themselves.
Splitting cannot divide a single page in half — it works at page granularity.
Bookmarks pointing at pages outside the extracted range no longer have a destination and are dropped.

Security and privacy

This tool runs entirely on your own device. The file you choose is read into your browser's memory, processed there by JavaScript, and returned to you as a download — no part of it is transmitted to our servers or anyone else's. When you close or reload the page, the browser discards that memory. We never see your document, cannot log it, and have nothing to delete afterwards. You can verify this yourself: open your browser's developer tools, switch to the Network tab, and process a file — you will see no request carrying your document.

The full detail of how this site handles data is in our Privacy Policy.

Supported files

Input: one standard PDF file (.pdf) of any length or page size. Encrypted PDFs must be unlocked first. Output: a single .pdf when you extract one range, or a .zip archive containing one .pdf per page when you split the whole document.

How to use Split PDF, step by step

Upload the PDF you want to split by clicking the upload area or dragging the file onto it.
Choose a mode: extract a custom range, or split every page into its own file.
For a range, type the pages you want using numbers and dashes — for example 1,4,7-12.
Click Split. The new files are created on your device.
Download the result — a single PDF for one range, or a ZIP containing every page as its own PDF.

Frequently asked questions

How do I specify which pages to extract?: Use page numbers and ranges separated by commas, like 1,4,7-12. Numbering starts at 1 and follows the order pages appear in the document, not any printed page numbers on the pages themselves.
What do I get back — one file or many?: Extracting a single range gives you one PDF. Splitting into individual pages gives you a ZIP archive containing one PDF per page, so a single download covers the whole job.
Does the original document change?: Never. The tool reads your file and writes new ones; the PDF on your disk is untouched, so you can split it again with different ranges.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?: Not directly — an encrypted file has to be unlocked first. Use the Protect / Unlock tool with the password you know, then split the result.