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Split PDF

Open a PDF, see how many pages it really has, and take out the ones you want. Type a range like 1-3, 7, 12- to pull those pages into a single new document, or cut the whole file into fixed-size chunks or one file per page. The reason to use this one rather than iLovePDF or Smallpdf is where the work happens: the splitting code runs in this tab, on your machine, and no request carries your document anywhere. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and there is no account or daily limit. That matters when the pages you are pulling out are from a bank statement, a lease, a tax return or a scan of your ID. Pages keep their own size, orientation and rotation, and the range box tells you exactly which pages it understood before you press anything — so a typo is a message rather than a wrong file.

Drop your PDF here

Or choose it below. The file is opened, split and downloaded by this tab — it is never uploaded, and no copy is kept anywhere.

Up to 100 MB.

No page thumbnails here on purpose: rendering them would mean shipping a ~400 KB PDF renderer to everyone who opens this page. You get an exact page count and a range box that tells you what it understood instead. Limit of 100 output files.

How to use the split pdf

  1. Drop your PDF onto the box, or choose it with the file picker.
  2. Read the page count, then pick Extract pages, Split every N pages, or One file per page.
  3. For an extract, type the pages you want — 1-3, 7, 12- — and check the summary underneath.
  4. Press the button and download the result, or each part individually if there is more than one.

Frequently asked questions

Is my PDF uploaded to split it?
No. The document is opened, cut and saved by JavaScript running in this tab. No request carries its contents, there is no server-side copy, and once the page has loaded it works offline. The only fetch is for the PDF library itself — 180 KB served from this site the first time you open a file — and your document is not part of it.
How do I write the page range?
Separate pieces with commas: 7 is one page, 1-3 is a range, 12- means page 12 to the end, and -5 means the start through page 5. Pages come out in the order you typed them, so 3, 1-2 both extracts and reorders, and a page named twice is only taken once. Anything the box cannot make sense of is refused by name rather than guessed at.
Why are there no page thumbnails?
Because drawing them means shipping a full PDF renderer — roughly 400 KB plus a background worker — to everyone who opens this page, including the people who already know they want pages 1 to 3. An exact page count and a range box that shows you what it understood does the same job at a fraction of the weight. If you need to look at the pages first, open the file in your own PDF reader alongside this one.
Can I get all the pieces as one ZIP?
Not yet, and deliberately: a ZIP means another library to load and audit for something your browser's download manager already does. When a split produces several files they are listed individually with a Download button each, plus a Download all that starts them in sequence — your browser asks once whether to allow multiple downloads. The limit is 100 output files.
Does splitting change the pages?
No. Pages are copied whole, with their size, orientation and rotation intact — nothing is re-rendered or re-compressed, so text stays selectable and image quality is untouched. A password-protected file cannot be opened at all and is named as such rather than producing an unreadable result.

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