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How to Split a PDF for Free (Extract or Separate Pages)

By Gearboxly4 min read

One big PDF, but you only need chapter three. Or a scanned stack that should be five separate documents. Splitting a PDF is a constant small chore — and not one worth uploading confidential files to an unknown website for.

You can split a PDF entirely in your browser, for free, with nothing uploaded. Here's how, plus the related page tools you'll often want alongside it.

Split a PDF into separate files

Use the free Split PDF tool to break a document into individual files or page ranges. It runs locally, so your PDF never leaves your device.

Split PDFSplit a PDF into separate files by page range.

Pull out just the pages you need

Sometimes you don't want to split everything — you just want a few pages as their own file. The Extract Pages tool lets you choose specific pages and save them as a new PDF, leaving the original untouched.

And if the goal is simply to *remove* pages rather than extract them, Delete Pages drops the ones you don't want and keeps the rest.

Split, then recombine

A common workflow is to split a document, drop or fix some pages, and put it back together. These tools pair naturally:

Working with a scanned document? Fix rotations and delete blank pages first, then split — so every resulting file is clean.

Why split in your browser?

The documents you split are often the sensitive ones — contracts, statements, medical records. A browser-based splitter keeps every page on your device: no upload, no server copy, no account. When you close the tab, nothing is left behind.

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Frequently asked questions

Use the Split PDF tool: upload your file, choose how to divide it into separate files or page ranges, and download the results — free and in your browser.

Yes. The Extract Pages tool lets you pick specific pages and save them as a new PDF without changing the original.

No. Splitting happens locally in your browser; your file never leaves your device.

Splitting divides the whole document into multiple files; extracting pulls out specific pages into a single new file.

Use the Merge PDF tool to recombine any files or extracted pages into one document.

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