To split a PDF, open it above and choose how. Pick pages lets you tap the pages you want and saves them as one new PDF. By ranges makes one PDF for each range you type, Every N pages cuts the document into equal parts, and Every page gives you one PDF per page in a ZIP file. Press Split PDF to download.
Which mode to use
| You want to | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Send only some pages | Pick pages | Pages 2 and 5 of a statement, as one PDF |
| Break a file into chapters | By ranges | 1-12, 13-30, 31- gives three PDFs |
| Separate scanned forms | Every N pages | Every 2 pages for a stack of two-page forms |
| Get every page on its own | Every page | A 20 page scan becomes 20 PDFs in a ZIP |
Writing page ranges
Separate ranges with commas. 3-7 is pages 3 to 7, a single number is one page, 9- runs from page 9 to the end and -4 from the start to page 4. A range written backwards, such as 5-1, keeps the pages in reverse order. The page previews show which part each page goes into before you split, and a page number that doesn't exist is pointed out straight away.
What the new PDFs keep
Pages are copied as they are, so text stays selectable and the quality doesn't change. A page that was turned sideways in the original stays turned. Bookmarks and the document's outline don't carry over into the new files, because they point at pages that may no longer be there. Splitting doesn't make a file smaller per page; if a part is still too big to send, run it through Compress PDF.
Privacy
The PDF is read and split in your browser and never uploaded. That matters when you are pulling one page out of a bank statement, payslip or medical report to send to someone, because the pages you leave out never go anywhere either.
Limits
- One PDF at a time, up to 200 MB.
- PDFs protected against changes with an owner password can be previewed but not split. Save an unprotected copy in your PDF reader first.
To change the order of pages, rotate them or delete a few without splitting, use Organize PDF. To join files back together, use Merge PDF, and to turn pages into pictures, use PDF to JPG.
