Just the pages you need. Preview page thumbnails, pick the ones you want, and extract them into one PDF or split them into separate files.
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How to use it
- 1Drag in the PDF you want to split, or click to upload it. Page thumbnails fill in one by one.
- 2Click the pages you want to tick them. Use Select all or Deselect all to grab them in one go.
- 3Pick the output: bundle the chosen pages into one PDF, or split them into separate PDF files.
- 4Hit Extract, check the result, and download it — that’s it!
Handy tips
- Non-consecutive pages (say 1, 5, and 8) are no problem — pick only the thumbnails you want and pull them at once.
- Choose Separate PDF files if you want each page as its own file, or One PDF file to get them as a single bundle.
- Wait a moment for all the thumbnails to load so you can check and choose the pages more accurately.
One bundle or single pages? Choosing the output
The output dropdown decides how you get the pages you picked. When you want the related pages handled as one document, go with "One PDF file". For instance, pulling just pages 3 to 15 — your exam range — out of a thick textbook gives you a slim PDF holding only that part, which is easier to read and to print.
When you need each page handled separately, pick "Separate PDF files" instead. Every chosen page becomes its own single-page PDF, all delivered inside one ZIP. That's ideal when loose pages are what you need — sending a signed copy page by page, or handing each person only the page they're responsible for.
The pick-by-thumbnail flow
Upload a file and every page fills in as a thumbnail, one by one. There's no memorizing page numbers or working out ranges — you eyeball the content and tick only the ones you want with the checkbox at the top-left. Non-consecutive pages take just a few clicks, and Select all or Deselect all grabs them in one move.
For a page whose text is too small to read, click the thumbnail to enlarge it. Study the content in that zoomed view, then press ESC or click outside to drop back to the grid. Confirming the right page with a zoom before you pick cuts down on grabbing the wrong sheet by mistake.
When to use it — real scenarios
It's handy for peeling off just the pages to sign and stamp in a contract and sending those to the other party, or picking only the pages that fit a submission spec from a report assignment. Pull just the chapters you need out of a hundreds-of-pages scanned book onto a tablet, and you read a light excerpt instead of the heavy original.
When several documents ended up scanned into one file, choosing each document's pages and using "Separate PDF files" sorts them back into individual documents. You can preview what came out on the result screen, and if it's not right, hit "Back to selection" to fix which pages you picked.
Frequently asked questions
No. Splitting and extracting happen entirely in your browser, so the file is never sent anywhere. Generating the thumbnails and pulling the pages all happen on your device.
Extraction keeps the page order they had in the original. If you want to reorder them, first make single pages with "Separate PDF files", then recombine them in the order you want with the PDF merge tool.
A PDF that asks for a password to open may fail to show thumbnails or stall on extraction because of the lock. Unlock it in a PDF viewer, save an unprotected copy, and upload that file to process it normally.
No. There’s no fiddly range to type like “1-5, 8” — you just look at the page thumbnails and click the ones you want. Picking what you see means fewer mistakes.
One PDF file gathers the chosen pages into a single PDF, while Separate PDF files turns each chosen page into its own standalone PDF. Pick the output that fits your use.
Yes. Your original is untouched — you just download a new file made from the pages you picked. And since everything runs in your browser, the original never leaves your device.