Split a PDF into parts. Upload a PDF, choose the pages you want — a range like pages 3 to 5, or every page separately — and download the result. Everything happens in your browser.
Your file is processed on your own device and never leaves it. "Split Into Single Pages" downloads one small PDF per page.
1. Choose a PDF file and wait for the page count. 2. Enter the first and last page you want, then click Extract Pages — or click Split Into Single Pages to get one PDF per page.
Sometimes you do not need a whole PDF — just one chapter, a few pages, or a single form. Sending the full 100-page document is wasteful, and some forms only accept a small file. This free PDF splitter solves that: upload a PDF, choose the pages you want, and download just those pages as a new PDF. Or split the whole file into single-page PDFs, one file per page, which is perfect when each page needs to go to a different person. There is no sign-up, no watermark, and your file never leaves your browser.
The tool uses pdf-lib, a free library that reads PDFs in your browser. It copies only the pages you asked for into a new PDF, keeping their text, images and layout exactly as they were. The original file is never changed — it only reads it and creates a new one. Page numbers start at 1 for the first page, so if you want the third to the fifth page, enter 3 and 5.
Suppose you have a 20-page report and your teacher only wants pages 5 to 8. Choose the PDF, wait for it to show "20 pages", enter 5 in the From box and 8 in the To box, and click Extract Pages & Download. You get a file called pages-5-to-8.pdf with exactly 4 pages: the old pages 5, 6, 7 and 8, in order, looking exactly as they did in the original. Email that small file instead of the whole report, and your teacher gets exactly what was asked for.
Now suppose you have a 6-page scanned form and each page must be uploaded separately to a website. Choose the PDF and click Split Into Single Pages. The tool downloads 6 small files: page-1.pdf, page-2.pdf, all the way to page-6.pdf, each with one page. Upload each one where it belongs. If your browser blocks some of the downloads, look for the "allow multiple downloads" message in the address bar, allow it, and click the button again. Try it with any small PDF and check that each downloaded file has exactly one page.
A PDF is a list of pages, and splitting means copying some of those pages into a new file. The pdf-lib library opens your PDF, counts its pages, and copies the ones you chose — for example, pages 3, 4 and 5 — into a fresh PDF document. The copied pages keep their text, fonts, images and layout, because they are copied whole, not rebuilt. For the split-all option, the tool repeats this once per page, making a one-page PDF for each page in turn. That is why splitting a long document takes a little longer than extracting a short range.
Check the page count first. The tool shows how many pages your PDF has, so you know the valid range. Count from 1. The first page is page 1, not page 0, so pages 3 to 5 means the third, fourth and fifth pages. Extract before you email. A 4-page extract is much smaller and clearer than a 100-page file. Allow multiple downloads. The split-all option downloads many files, so allow it when your browser asks. Combine with the PDF Merger. Extract the pages you need from several PDFs, then merge those extracts into one new PDF.
Entering 0 as the first page. Pages start at 1, so page 0 does not exist and gives an error. Setting To smaller than From. The To page must be the same as or bigger than the From page. Asking for a page that does not exist. If the PDF has 20 pages, page 25 is not valid, so check the page count first. Blocking multiple downloads. The split-all option needs your browser to allow several downloads; if it blocks them, allow it and try again. Using a password-protected PDF. Locked PDFs cannot be split until the password is removed.
Pro Tip: To take pages 1 to 3 out of a PDF and pages 10 to 12 out of another, extract each range here, then join the two extracts with our PDF Merger into one clean file.
Note: This tool needs the internet the first time it loads, because it downloads the free pdf-lib library. After that, your files are processed on your device and never uploaded anywhere.
How do I split a PDF? Choose a PDF, enter the From and To pages you want, and click Extract Pages & Download. You get a new PDF with only those pages.
Can I split a PDF into single pages? Yes. Click Split Into Single Pages, and the tool downloads one PDF per page, named page-1.pdf, page-2.pdf, and so on.
Are my PDFs uploaded anywhere? No. The splitting happens entirely in your browser using the pdf-lib library. Your files never leave your device.
Do the split pages keep their layout? Yes. Pages are copied whole, so text, images, fonts and layout stay exactly as they were in the original PDF.
Why are some downloads blocked? Browsers block websites from downloading many files at once. When the split-all option runs, allow multiple downloads for this site when your browser asks, then try again.
Can I split a password-protected PDF? No. Locked PDFs cannot be opened by the tool. Remove the password first, then split the file.
What page numbers do I enter? Pages start at 1 for the first page. To get the third to fifth pages, enter 3 in From and 5 in To.
Does splitting change my original PDF? No. The original file is never changed. The tool only reads it and creates new, separate files.