Split PDF

What does splitting a PDF mean?

Splitting a PDF takes one document and turns it into smaller ones. That covers three very different jobs, and this tool handles all of them:

• Extract a range — pull pages 3 to 7 out into a single new PDF, leaving everything else behind.
• Split every N pages — cut a long document into evenly sized chunks, say one file per 10 pages.
• Split into single pages — burst the whole thing apart so every page becomes its own one-page PDF.

The original is never modified. Each option reads your file, copies the pages you asked for into fresh documents, and offers the result as a download. A single output comes straight down as a PDF; multiple outputs are bundled into one ZIP so you get them all in a single click.

Crucially, all of this happens inside your browser. Your document is opened on your own machine and never travels to a server.

How to use it

1. Choose a PDF. Click Choose a PDF file and pick the document. The tool reads it, shows the page count and a thumbnail of page one so you know you loaded the right file.
2. Pick a mode. Select Extract a range, Split every N pages, or Split into single pages.
3. Set the numbers. For a range, type the first and last page (both inclusive). For fixed chunks, type how many pages go in each file. Single-page mode needs no input.
4. Split and download. Click the button. A range gives you one PDF; the other modes give you a ZIP named after your file. A spinner shows while it works.

That is the whole flow — nothing to install, no account, no email.

Understanding page ranges

Page numbers here are 1-based and inclusive, which matches how you read a document. "From 3 to 7" means pages 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 — five pages in total. The tool validates your input against the real page count: you can't ask for page 0, a page beyond the end, or a range where the start comes after the end. If you do, it tells you the valid bounds instead of producing a broken file.

A few practical patterns:

• One chapter: set the range to that chapter's first and last page.
• Drop a cover and a back page: extract the range in between, e.g. 2 to (last − 1).
• A single page: set from and to to the same number.

For repeating, evenly sized cuts — every 5 pages, every 20 pages — use Split every N pages instead of doing the arithmetic yourself.

When splitting helps

• Sharing only the relevant part. A contract might be 60 pages, but the other party only needs the signature page. Extract it and send a one-page PDF instead of the whole bundle.
• Breaking up a scan. Scanners often produce one giant PDF. Single-page mode turns it into individually named pages you can rename, reorder or re-file.
• Meeting upload limits elsewhere. Some portals reject files over a certain size or page count. Chunking the document into smaller PDFs gets each piece under the cap.
• Distributing a workbook. Split a training pack into per-exercise files so each can be handed out on its own.

What is preserved

Splitting copies the pages of your document, so text stays selectable, images and vector graphics come across cleanly, and each page keeps its original size and orientation. A mixed document — some A4, some Letter, some landscape — splits without flattening any of that.

As with any page-level copy, some interactive extras may not survive: bookmarks that point across the whole document, certain form fields, and some annotations can be lost when pages move into a new file. If your PDF depends heavily on interactive forms, open a split result and check it before relying on it.

Why split in the browser?

Most "free online" PDF splitters work by uploading your document to their servers, processing it there, and letting you download the result. That is fine for a public flyer, but it is the wrong default for contracts, payslips, medical records, IDs or anything you would not email to a stranger. The moment a file leaves your device, you are trusting someone else's retention policy.

This tool removes that trust requirement entirely. The split runs locally, which brings concrete advantages:

• Privacy by design — the file never leaves your device, so there is nothing to leak and nothing to delete afterwards.
• No page cap — competitors often limit free use to 200 pages or a handful of operations per day. Here there is no daily limit and no artificial page ceiling.
• No upload wait — there is no round trip to a server, so big files don't crawl up a slow connection before anything happens.
• No login, no watermark — you don't create an account, and the output is a clean PDF with nothing stamped on it.

Close the tab and nothing remains anywhere. That is the whole point.

A quick mental model

Picture your PDF as a stack of loose sheets. Extract a range is reaching in and pulling out a contiguous handful. Split every N pages is dealing the stack into equal piles. Split into single pages is fanning every sheet out on its own. In each case the original stack is untouched — you are making copies — and the copies are assembled, named in order, and zipped up for you to take away. All on your desk, none of it mailed off. When you need to go the other way and combine sheets into one stack, Merge PDF is the companion tool.

Tips and common mistakes

• Confirm the page count first. The thumbnail and count appear as soon as the file loads. A quick glance avoids asking for a range that runs past the end.
• Remember ranges are inclusive. "1 to 1" is one page, not zero; "10 to 20" is eleven pages, not ten.
• Decrypt before splitting. A password-protected PDF can't be read, so re-save it without protection first.
• Keep the original. The split makes new files and leaves your source untouched — hold on to it until you have opened the results and confirmed they are complete.