Split PDF Online
Split a PDF into separate documents by page range, or one file per page — free, and processed entirely in your browser.
Click to select or drag and drop a PDF file
Select one PDF file to split.
How to Use This Tool
Select a single PDF file — the tool detects its total page count automatically. Choose a split mode: extract one set of pages into a single new PDF, split by several ranges into separate files (delivered as a ZIP), or split every page into its own PDF (also zipped). Enter your page ranges if needed, then click "Split PDF."
How It Works
Your chosen page ranges (like 1-3, 5, 8-10) are validated against the document's actual page count, then the local PDF-processing library copies just those pages into one or more new PDF documents. When more than one output file is produced, they're bundled into a single ZIP archive using a local ZIP library, so you still get one download.
Why This PDF Tool Is Useful
Splitting a PDF is useful whenever a single file contains more than you need — pulling one chapter out of a long scanned book, separating a multi-invoice PDF into individual invoices, giving a colleague only the relevant pages of a long report, or breaking a scanned batch of forms into one file per form. Students, office administrators, and freelancers all run into this regularly.
Best Practices
Double-check your page numbers against the displayed page count before splitting — this tool validates ranges and will tell you if a page number is out of bounds. If you need many small pieces (like one file per page), expect a ZIP download rather than individual files, since browsers handle many simultaneous downloads poorly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Split PDF and Extract PDF Pages?
Split PDF can produce multiple output files (one per range, or one per page) in a single pass. Extract PDF Pages always produces exactly one new PDF containing your selected pages.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
No — encrypted or password-protected PDFs can't be opened by this browser-based tool.
What page range formats are supported?
Single pages and ranges separated by commas, such as 1-3, 5, 8-10. Ranges must be in ascending order (start page before end page).
Where do multi-file results download to?
As a single .zip file containing each split PDF, using your browser's normal download behavior.