Split PDF
Runs in your browserSplit a PDF in your browser. Nothing is uploaded and there is no daily limit. Choose the ranges you want, or cut the document into fixed chunks, and download the pieces as a ZIP.
or drop them here, or paste
One file. It stays on your device.
Splitting takes one document and produces several. The pages you select are copied into new PDFs, and the original file on your disk is untouched. When the result is more than one file it is packaged as a ZIP so a single download gives you everything.
Everything happens inside this page. Your file is read by JavaScript running on your own machine, and no part of it is sent anywhere.
Four ways to cut
By range gives you exact control. Type `1-10, 11-20, 21-` and you get three files. Ranges may overlap if you want the same page in two outputs, and pages you never mention are simply left out.
Every N pages is the one to use on a long scan. Set N to 2 and a fifty page document becomes twenty five two-page files, which is how most people separate double-sided receipts or forms.
Extract selected pages gives you one new PDF containing only the pages you ticked in the thumbnail grid. Use this when you want a handful of pages out of a long report.
One file per page does exactly that, and names each output after its page number.
Range syntax
Ranges use the same shorthand as a print dialog. A single number is one page. Two numbers with a hyphen is an inclusive span, so `4-6` is three pages. A trailing hyphen runs to the end, so `12-` takes page twelve onwards. Commas separate ranges within one output file, so `1,3,5` produces a single PDF with three pages in it.
Page numbers here are positions in the file, counting from one. They are not the numbers printed on the page. A report whose first printed page is numbered iii still has that page at position 1.
What the split files inherit
Each output keeps the page size, rotation, embedded fonts and images of the pages it contains. Text stays selectable. Document-level metadata such as the title is not carried over, because it described the whole original rather than the piece.
As with merging, bookmarks are dropped and internal links that pointed elsewhere in the document will no longer resolve. Form fields on a split page are kept, but a field that was part of a group spanning several pages will lose the rest of its group.
Why the download is a ZIP
Browsers will not let a page hand you twenty separate downloads without either asking twenty times or being blocked as abusive. Bundling into a ZIP is the reliable way to deliver a multi-file result. The ZIP is built in your browser as well, so this does not send anything anywhere either. When a split produces exactly one file you get that PDF directly, with no ZIP around it.
How to split pdf
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Add your PDF
Select or drop the file you want to cut up.
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Choose how to split
Pick ranges, fixed chunks, or one file per page.
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Split
Press Split PDF and download the pieces.
Questions about Split PDF
How do I split a PDF into separate pages?
Choose the one file per page mode, then press Split. Every page becomes its own PDF and they arrive together in a ZIP, which your operating system can open without extra software.
Can I split a PDF without uploading it?
Yes. This tool loads the PDF into your browser and writes the new files there. Your document never reaches a server, so there is nothing to delete afterwards.
What page numbers should I use in a range?
Use the position in the file, counting from one, not the number printed on the page. If a document opens with two unnumbered cover pages, the first numbered page is still position 3.
Does splitting make the pages lower quality?
No. Pages are copied as they are, so fonts, images and text all keep their original quality. The pieces together are usually a little larger than the original because shared resources get duplicated into each file.