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Pdf Splitter

Split a PDF into individual pages, a range of pages, or multiple equal-sized chunks. PDF splitting is essential for sharing specific sections of a large document, extracting invoices or chapters, or reducing a large file for upload.

Click or drop a PDF file

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"Each page as separate PDF" produces a ZIP archive containing one PDF per page.
Page ranges are inclusive on both ends.
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About the PDF Splitter

Split a PDF into individual pages, a range of pages, or multiple equal-sized chunks. PDF splitting is essential for sharing specific sections of a large document, extracting invoices or chapters, or reducing a large file for upload.

How to use it

  1. Upload a PDF.
  2. Choose split mode: extract specific pages (e.g., 3, 7, 12–15), split into equal chunks, or split into individual single-page PDFs.
  3. Download the split files as a ZIP archive.

Formula & methodology

Splitting extracts page subsets from the PDF page tree. Each output PDF is a valid independent document containing the specified pages with their associated resources (images, fonts, annotations). Page range notation: comma-separated pages and ranges (1, 3-5, 8, 10-end). Splitting does not re-encode content — output file sizes are proportional to the pages extracted.

Common use cases

  • Extracting a specific chapter from an ebook or report
  • Isolating an invoice page from a multi-invoice PDF statement
  • Splitting a scanned batch into individual documents
  • Distributing specific pages of a confidential document
  • Extracting odd/even pages from a double-sided scan for reordering

Frequently asked questions

No — splitting extracts exact pages without re-encoding any content. Text, images, and vector graphics are preserved at their original quality. The only potential issue is broken internal links that cross page boundaries (e.g., a hyperlink on page 5 pointing to page 8 — if you extract only pages 1–6, the link destination no longer exists in the split file).
Extract pages 1 to (n/2) as file 1, and pages (n/2+1) to n as file 2. With our tool: use the page range mode. Enter "1-13" for the first half and "14-26" for the second half of a 26-page document. You can also use the "equal chunks" mode, which automatically divides the document into equal-sized parts of your specified page count.

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