You have a 40-page PDF but only need pages 3 through 7. Or you want to send one page from a contract without sharing the whole document. Splitting a PDF is one of those tasks that sounds complicated but takes about 30 seconds with the right tool.
The quickest way to split a PDF
Use a browser-based tool — no software to install, no account to create, and your file never leaves your device. Our Split PDF tool handles everything inside your browser using JavaScript.
Why browser-based matters: When you split a contract, financial document, or anything sensitive, you probably don't want it sitting on a stranger's server. Browser-based tools process the file entirely on your own machine.
Three ways to split a PDF
1. Extract all pages individually
This breaks every page into its own separate PDF file. Useful when you have a scanned document where each page is a different form or invoice.
2. Extract a page range
Choose a start page and end page, and get a single PDF containing just those pages. This is the most common use case — pulling a chapter out of a report, or extracting an attachment from a longer document.
3. Custom page selection
Enter any combination of pages and ranges — for example 1, 3, 5-7, 12 — and get those specific pages extracted. Useful when the pages you need are scattered throughout the document.
Step-by-step guide
The whole process takes under a minute for most documents.
Tips for better results
- Large files split faster than you expect — because everything runs in your browser, there's no upload time. A 100MB file splits just as fast as a 1MB file.
- Check your page numbers first — open the PDF in your browser or a viewer and note the exact page numbers before splitting.
- Password-protected PDFs cannot be split until the password protection is removed.
- Need to split and then merge? You can split out the pages you want, then use the Merge PDF tool to recombine them in a new order.
- Sending only relevant pages of a report to a client
- Extracting a signed signature page from a contract
- Separating monthly statements that were scanned together
- Breaking a large PDF into smaller parts for email attachments
- Isolating a single chapter from an ebook or manual
When splitting a PDF makes sense
Splitting is useful in more situations than most people realize: