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Split PDF
Split a PDF the way you need it — extract specific pages into one file, or break every page into its own PDF. Runs entirely in your browser; nothing is uploaded. Free, no signup.
Drop a PDF here, or click to browse
Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded
What this is and why it matters
PDFs often arrive larger than they need to be. A bank sends a twelve-page statement when a portal only wants page one. A scanner saves a whole stack of unrelated documents as a single file. A signed agreement bundles the contract, the annexures, and a dozen pages of boilerplate together. In each case the document you have is not the document you need, and the fix is the same: split it down to the pages that matter. Splitting is the quiet companion to merging — where merging combines, splitting separates, and most people need both at different moments.
The reason to split in the browser, rather than on a website that uploads your file, is privacy. The documents people most often need to cut down are exactly the sensitive ones: bank statements, salary slips, PAN and Aadhaar scans, medical reports, signed agreements. Sending those to an unknown server just to keep page three is a poor trade. This tool uses a JavaScript PDF library that runs locally on your own machine. Your file is read into memory, the pages you asked for are copied into a new document, and the result is handed straight back to you. Nothing is transmitted and nothing is stored.
Control and fidelity are where this tool earns its place. You decide exactly which pages to keep and in what order, down to repeating a page if you genuinely need it twice. And because the pages are copied rather than re-rendered, the output keeps the original text, fonts, and image quality intact — no softening, no resampling, no watermark stamped across your document by a service that wanted credit for the work.
How to use this tool
Add your PDF. Drag the file straight onto the drop zone above, or click it to open the file picker and choose a PDF from your device. The moment the file is selected, the tool reads it locally and shows its name and page count, so you can confirm you have the right document before doing anything else. Nothing uploads — the reading happens entirely on your own machine.
Choose how you want to split. The tool offers two modes. “Extract pages” is for when you want a specific selection in one file; “Split into separate files” is for when you want every page on its own. Switch between them with the toggle — only the controls for the mode you pick are shown, so the screen stays uncluttered.
To extract pages, type the pages and ranges you want into the box — for example 1-3, 5, 8-10. You can list single pages, ranges, or both, separated by commas, and the pages come out in exactly the order you typed them. If you enter a page that does not exist or a backwards range like 5-3, the tool tells you right away so you can fix it before downloading. The result is a single PDF named after your original file.
To split into separate files, just press the split button — there is nothing else to set. Every page becomes its own PDF, and they are bundled into a single ZIP so you get one tidy download instead of a flurry of save prompts. Each file inside is clearly numbered by page, ready to attach or sort.
Examples and use cases
Extracting one page of a bank statement for a portal upload
A Pune freelancer filing for a government tender is asked to upload only the first page of a bank statement. The statement is a single twelve-page PDF. Using extract mode, the freelancer types 1, downloads a one-page PDF, and uploads exactly what the portal wanted — without sending the other eleven pages of transaction history to a third-party converter, because the split happened entirely in the browser.
Pulling specific clauses out of a long contract
A Bengaluru operations lead needs to share just the indemnity and termination clauses from a forty-page vendor agreement with a colleague. Rather than forward the entire contract, she extracts pages 18-19 and 27 in one go, producing a short three-page PDF with only the relevant sections, in the order she listed them.
Breaking a scanned stack into individual documents
A Chennai parent scanned a child’s school certificates as one fifteen-page PDF, but an admission form wants each certificate uploaded separately. Split-all mode turns the file into fifteen individual PDFs delivered as a single ZIP, each numbered by page, so the parent can attach the right one to each field without re-scanning anything.
Separating a combined KYC file before re-sharing
A Surat trader received a single PDF that bundled a PAN card, an Aadhaar card, and a cancelled cheque on three pages. A new vendor asks for only the PAN page. The trader extracts page 1, gets a clean single-page PDF, and shares just that — keeping the Aadhaar and bank details private, since nothing was uploaded to split the file.
Frequently asked questions
- Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
- No. The entire split happens inside your browser using a local JavaScript PDF library. Your file is read into memory on your own device, the pages you choose are copied into new documents, and the result is saved straight to your downloads — no byte of the document is ever sent to us or anyone else. This is why the tool is safe for sensitive documents like bank statements, contracts, and identity scans. Close the tab and nothing is retained.
- How do I type the pages I want to extract?
- List single pages and ranges separated by commas. For example, 1-3, 5, 8-10 gives you pages one, two, three, five, eight, nine, and ten. You can mix single pages and ranges freely. The pages come out in exactly the order you type them, so 5, 1 puts page five before page one. If you enter a page that does not exist in the document, or a backwards range like 5-3, the tool shows a clear message so you can correct it.
- What is the difference between the two modes?
- Extract pages produces a single new PDF containing only the pages you specify, in your chosen order — use it when you want a particular selection in one file. Split into separate files ignores any range and instead turns every page of the document into its own PDF, bundling them all into one ZIP — use it when you want each page as an independent file. Pick extract for “just these pages,” and split-all for “every page on its own.”
- Does splitting reduce the quality of my pages?
- No. Pages are copied into the new files exactly as they are, with no recompression or resampling. Text stays selectable and scanned images keep their original resolution. The tool never re-renders your pages or stamps a watermark on them — the output is simply your original pages, separated out into the files you asked for.
- Can it split a password-protected PDF?
- Not directly. If a PDF is encrypted, the tool cannot read its pages and will show a message asking you to unlock it first. Open the PDF in your usual reader, save or print it to a new unprotected copy, then split that copy. This is a deliberate safety boundary — the tool never attempts to bypass document protection.
- What do the output files get named?
- Extract mode produces a single file named after your original document with a -pages suffix. Split-all mode produces a ZIP named the same way, and inside it each file is named after your document with its page number, so they sort in order. You can rename any of them afterwards like a normal download.