Split PDF
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Why split a PDF
A long PDF is often several documents in one: a scanner batch with ten invoices, a contract with its appendices, a course pack with one chapter per lecture, or a bank statement where only two pages matter. Splitting turns it into separate files you can name, send and archive on their own. Choose one PDF per page, one PDF per range you type (for example 1-3, 5, 8-10), or a new file every N pages, which suits a batch of two-page forms scanned in one go. Thumbnails of every page help you see where each part begins. Pages are copied, not redrawn, so text stays selectable, images keep their quality and each part is only as large as its own pages. Several parts come as a zip; a single range gives you one PDF.
How to split a PDF
- Drop your PDF in the box, or click to choose it. Thumbnails of the pages appear.
- Choose how to split it - every page, page ranges, or every N pages.
- Click Split PDF and download the zip, or the single PDF.
What changes when you convert
Page numbers are positions in the file
Page 1 is always the first page in the file, even when the document prints "i" and "ii" on its preface or starts counting after the cover. Where the PDF has page labels like these, the thumbnails show them in brackets next to the position, so you can match the printed numbers to the range you type.
Bookmarks, forms and page labels
Each part keeps the bookmarks (the outline in a reader's side panel) that point to its own pages, and form fields on those pages stay fillable with what was already filled in. Page labels are not carried over, so every part numbers its pages from 1.
Links between pages
Web links keep working. A link inside the document, such as a table of contents entry, keeps working when its target page is in the same part; links to pages that ended up in another part are removed rather than left pointing nowhere.
Ranges can overlap
Every range becomes its own file, so "1-2, 1-5" gives a short and a long file that both start with page 1. That is handy when a cover page should go with every part. Write each range from low to high; "8-" means page 8 to the last page.
Signed and protected PDFs
A digital signature covers the complete document and is not valid in the parts. A PDF that needs a password to open, or that carries editing restrictions, cannot be split here; you get a message saying so instead of a broken file.
About the formats
PDF (Portable Document Format) was created by Adobe in 1993 and has been an ISO standard since 2008. A PDF looks the same on every device, which is why it is used for contracts, invoices, forms, manuals and scanned documents.
- A page can hold text, vector graphics and images, each placed exactly.
- Scanned documents are usually one image per page.
- A PDF can be protected with a password that is needed to open or edit it.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Your browser reads the file and builds the parts on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, so it is safe for bank statements, medical letters and contracts.
How are the files named?
After the original with the pages added, for example report_page03.pdf for a single page or report_pages01-04.pdf for a range. The numbers are padded with zeros so the files sort in order.
Are the parts smaller than the original?
Usually, roughly in proportion to their pages. Fonts and images shared by several pages are stored again in every part that uses them, so all parts together can be larger than the original file.
Can I split a scanned PDF?
Yes. A scanned page is an image inside the PDF, and it is copied unchanged, without any extra loss of quality.
How do I take a few scattered pages into one file?
A single range such as 4-6 gives one PDF with those pages. For scattered pages, such as 2, 7 and 9 in one file, use the delete pages tool and choose to keep only the selected pages.