Split PDF
Free, with no signup: pull specific pages out of a PDF, split it into individual pages, or extract every Nth page — click thumbnails or type a range, then download.
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Drop a PDF here, or click to choose one
Choose pages
Applying ranges creates one output file per comma-separated group — click thumbnails below for simple single/multi-select instead.
Extract every N pages
Splits the whole document into consecutive chunks of N pages each — overrides the selection above.
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How to split a PDF
- Choose a PDF. Every page appears as a thumbnail.
- Click pages to select them (shift-click selects a run), type ranges such as
1-3, 5, 8-10, or split the whole file every N pages. - Click Download for a ZIP with one PDF per group, or a single PDF of just the pages you picked.
About this tool
Upload a PDF and every page renders as a thumbnail you can click to select — shift-click extends the selection as a range, just like selecting files in a desktop file manager. Turn on "Combine selected pages into a single output file" to treat your whole selection as one PDF, or leave it off to get one PDF per page. Typing ranges like 1-3, 5, 8-10 and clicking "Apply ranges" is a faster way to do the same thing, with each comma-separated group becoming its own output file. "Extract every N pages" is a separate one-click shortcut that chops the whole document into equal chunks — set N to 1 to explode every page into its own file.
Whatever selection method you use, choose how you want it delivered: a ZIP archive containing one PDF per group, or a single merged PDF with just your selected pages in order. The ZIP is built with a small hand-written, dependency-free ZIP writer (uncompressed "stored" entries, so it's fast and the PDFs inside stay byte-identical); merging uses pdf-lib to copy real page content, not rasterized images. Thumbnails are rendered with Mozilla's pdf.js.
Your file is read directly in the browser with the File API and never leaves your device — there's no upload involved at any point.
Questions about splitting PDFs
Is it really free?
Yes. There’s no account, no signup, no trial and no paid tier, and the file you download has no watermark. It has no ads either: toolcrate keeps its PDF and file tools ad-free.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. The PDF is opened and processed by your own browser, on your own device, and is never sent to a server. That makes it safe for contracts, bank statements, medical letters and anything else confidential.
How do I extract a single page from a PDF?
Click that page’s thumbnail, choose “Single merged PDF” and click Download. The new file contains only that page.
Can I split a PDF into separate pages?
Yes. Under “Extract every N pages”, set N to 1 and click Build chunks: every page becomes its own PDF, all in one ZIP.
Does splitting lower the quality?
No. Pages are copied exactly as they are, so text, images and fonts are unchanged and text stays selectable.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
Not while it has a password. Open it in a PDF reader, save a copy without the password, then split that copy.