Five ways to split a PDF
Different documents need different ways of splitting. Choose the mode that matches your file:
- Custom ranges. Enter the first and last page of each part, for example 1–4, 5–12 and 13–20. Add as many ranges as you need. Turn on Merge all ranges into one PDF to get a single file that contains only those ranges.
- Every N pages. Cut the document into equal parts, for example every 2 pages for a stack of two-page forms, or every 10 pages for a long scan.
- Each page. Every page becomes its own PDF. Useful for a scan of many separate one-page documents, such as receipts or certificates.
- Bookmarks (chapters). If the PDF has a table of contents in its bookmarks, each top-level bookmark starts a new file. A book is split into its chapters, a report into its sections.
- File size. Set a maximum size in MB, and pages are grouped so that each file stays under it. This solves the common problem of an email or upload limit, for example 10 MB per attachment.
See the result before you split
The thumbnails are marked with the number of the part each page will go into. The counter shows how many files will be created. Change a range or the number of pages and the marks update at once. That way you do not have to open every part afterwards to check the cut.
What is kept in each part
Each new file contains the pages exactly as they were: the same text, images, size and rotation, without re-compression. Links, form fields and bookmarks that belong to the pages of a part are kept in that part. The parts are named after the original file with a part number, so they stay in order in your downloads folder.
For the size mode, the limit is approximate. Pages share resources such as fonts, so the size of a part is estimated. A single page that is larger than the limit becomes a file of its own; to make it smaller, run it through Compress PDF.
Split, extract or delete?
All three tools take pages out of a PDF, but the result differs:
- Split PDF covers the whole document and gives you several files.
- Extract Pages gives you a new file with only the pages you pick.
- Delete Pages gives you the same document without the pages you pick.
To put the parts back together later, or in a different order, use Merge PDF.
Your PDF stays on your device
Splitting runs in your browser. The file is not uploaded, and large documents with hundreds of pages are processed in the background. Password-protected files open after you enter the password, and the parts are saved without it.