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PDF Splitter — Split & Extract Pages Free, No Upload

Split a PDF by page ranges, every N pages, or extract the pages you pick from thumbnails. Free, no upload, no watermark, no sign-up. Private in your browser.

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Split PDF files by page range or extract pages

Whether you need to extract a single chapter from a long report, pull out specific invoice pages from a year-end statement, or break a large scanned document into smaller parts for email, this free PDF splitter handles it all in your browser. No file upload, no account, no size limit beyond your device's available memory.

Three ways to split a PDF

You choose pages visually: the tool shows a thumbnail of every page, so you click the pages you want (shift-click selects a run) instead of counting page numbers, and the range box updates as you click. Rendering the previews uses your browser only. This tool supports three splitting modes. Page ranges let you specify exactly which pages go into each output file — each comma-separated group becomes its own PDF, so “1-3, 5, 8-12” creates three PDFs. Split every N pages automatically divides a document into equal chunks: a 37-page PDF split every 5 pages gives 8 files, the last with the 2 leftover pages. Extract specific pages lets you cherry-pick non-contiguous pages and download them as one new PDF, in the order you type them, ideal for pulling out appendices or signature pages. When there is more than one output file they are delivered together as a ZIP, with names like report-part1.pdf.

Common use cases

Splitting PDFs is useful in many everyday situations: extracting a single chapter from an e-book or report to share without distributing the full document, separating a multi-month bank statement into individual months for accounting, pulling out relevant pages from a legal contract for review, breaking a large scanned batch into individual records, and extracting a certificate or credential page from a longer document for submission.

Do split PDFs keep original quality?

Yes. This tool uses pdf-lib to extract pages without re-rendering them, so text remains selectable and searchable, images retain their original resolution, embedded fonts are preserved, and there is no quality loss from re-compression. The only difference between a split page and the original is that it is now a standalone document with its own page numbering starting at 1. Fonts and images shared by several pages are copied into every part that uses them, so the parts can add up to more than the original size: run them through the PDF compressor if they are too big for a form.

What this tool does not do

It works on one PDF at a time and splits by page numbers only, not by bookmarks, chapters or file size. For size, divide the file size by the page count and pick N: a 30 MB, 60-page PDF averages 0.5 MB a page, so every 10 pages gives parts of about 5 MB. It does not rotate or reorder pages (use the PDF rotate tool for sideways pages) and it does not join files, which is the PDF merger. A PDF that needs a password to open should have it removed first. To try the tool without a real document, the sample PDF files are valid PDFs of exact sizes made in your browser.

Privacy — your PDFs stay on your device

All splitting is performed client-side in your browser. Your PDF is read into browser memory, processed with JavaScript, and written back out as a downloadable file — none of this involves a network request to our servers, and you can check that yourself in two minutes. The tool is safe for confidential legal, medical, and financial documents.

Frequently asked questions

How do I split a PDF into individual pages?
Choose the Every N pages mode and set N to 1. You get one PDF per page, bundled into a single ZIP named after your file (for example report-split.zip), with the pages called report-part1.pdf, report-part2.pdf and so on. A 12-page PDF produces 12 files.
How do I split a PDF into equal parts?
Use Every N pages with the size of each part. A 37-page PDF split every 5 pages gives 8 files: seven with 5 pages and a last one with the 2 leftover pages. The tool shows how many files you will get before you press Split & Download, and downloads them together as a ZIP.
How do I extract specific pages from a PDF?
Use the Extract pages mode. Click the page thumbnails you want, or type page numbers such as 1, 3, 5-8; the two stay in sync. The chosen pages are combined into one PDF named after your file plus -extracted. Pages come out in the order you type them, so 5, 1 puts page 5 first and page 1 second.
How does the By ranges mode work?
Each comma-separated group becomes its own PDF. Typing 1-3, 4-6, 7-10 gives three files, delivered as a ZIP. If only one group is entered, you get that single PDF without a ZIP. A range that runs past the last page is cut at the last page, and parts that are not valid page numbers are ignored.
How do I remove pages from a PDF?
Use Extract pages and select every page except the ones you want to drop. To drop page 4 of a 10-page PDF, type 1-3, 5-10. The result is a new PDF without page 4; your original is not changed.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. The PDF is read, split and rebuilt inside your browser with the pdf-lib library, and the page previews are drawn there too. Nothing is sent to a server, which makes it suitable for contracts, tax papers, ID scans and medical records. There is no account, no watermark and no limit on how many times you use it.
Do split pages keep their quality and text?
Yes. Pages are copied across, not re-rendered, so text stays selectable and images keep their resolution. The parts can add up to more than the original size, because fonts and images shared by several pages are copied into each part that uses them. To make the parts smaller, run them through the PDF compressor.
Can I split a PDF into files under a certain size?
There is no split-by-size mode, but you can work it out: divide the file size by the page count and pick N. A 30 MB, 60-page PDF averages 0.5 MB a page, so every 10 pages gives parts of about 5 MB. Pages vary, so check the results, and compress any part that is still too big.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
PDFs that only restrict printing or editing can usually be split. A PDF that needs a password to open should have it removed first: open it in a PDF reader, enter the password, then save or print it as a new PDF and split that copy. A locked file can fail to load or produce unreadable pages, so check the result.

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