- Upload your PDF file — the total number of pages is shown automatically.
- Enter the page ranges you want, for example 1-3,5.
- Click Split and download each extracted PDF.
All processing happens locally in your browser. Your document is never uploaded, which makes this splitter safe for confidential files like legal agreements, medical records and personal statements.
Extracting pages from a PDF is essential for sharing only part of a document — a chapter from a book, the signed page of a contract, or selected slides from a deck. Manual workarounds such as printing and re-scanning are slow and degrade quality, while many online services charge for page extraction. This tool gives you precise, page-level control in seconds.
Tips
Check the displayed total page count before typing ranges — the tool rejects pages outside the document. Single page numbers extract one page each, and ranges are inclusive, so 1-3 includes pages 1, 2 and 3. Avoid overlapping ranges such as 1-3,2-4 unless you really want duplicate pages in the output. You can also combine this tool with the PDF merge tool to reorder pages after extraction.
Why use it
This PDF splitter is free, private and instant. No installation, no account, no watermarks and no file size limits beyond what your browser can handle. Each range is delivered as a separate file with a clear name, ready to share or archive. Whether you need one page from a long report or a handful of chapters from a manual, this is the simplest way to split a PDF by page range.
Real-world use cases
- Blog and e-commerce: Shrink product photos from 4MB to ~200KB before upload. Your pages load faster and Google PageSpeed scores improve.
- Email and forms: Many inboxes reject >10MB attachments. Compress once and you reliably stay under limits.
- Portfolio and social: Keep visual quality high at 75-85% while cutting bandwidth for viewers on mobile data.
How it compares
| Tool | Upload required | Privacy | Batch | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This tool | No | 100% local | 1-by-1 (high quality) | Free |
| TinyPNG/Squoosh | Yes / No | Server or local | Yes | Freemium |
| Photoshop | No | Local | Yes | Paid |
For sensitive images or quick one-offs, a local browser tool wins on privacy and speed. For massive bulk jobs, a desktop app may be faster.
Pro tips
- For photos, try quality 78-82% first. You usually save 60-70% size with no visible loss.
- Scale down dimensions before lowering quality. A 4000px photo at 2000px is 4x smaller even at high quality.
- Keep a backup of the original. You can always re-export at lower quality, but you cannot recover detail after saving over the original.