Split PDFs – Easily extract pages.

About this Split PDF Tool — Split PDF Online

Our Split PDF tool is designed to make extracting pages and breaking documents into smaller, focused PDFs both fast and painless. Whether you need to extract a single page for sharing, divide a long report into chapter-sized files, or produce single-page PDFs for archival or printing, this tool streamlines the process with a privacy-forward workflow. Upload a PDF, choose pages or ranges (for example 1-3,5,7-10), or select the single-page option to produce an output per page — then download a single PDF or a ZIP containing multiple outputs.

One of the biggest time-savers for teams and individuals is the ability to target exact page ranges. Instead of re-creating documents or using a heavy desktop editor, you can select pages to keep and remove the rest. Our service reads the original PDF structure, imports the requested pages, and outputs clean PDFs with minimal reprocessing so fonts, layout, and image quality are preserved where possible. This makes the Split tool especially useful for legal teams extracting exhibits, students sharing individual assignment pages, or publishers preparing print-ready segments.

Technically, the tool uses a server-side PDF processing library to import pages and compose new PDF files. When you request page ranges, the server opens the uploaded file, extracts the requested pages in order, and writes them to a fresh PDF file. For operations that produce multiple files (for example, multiple ranges or the single-page option), our server bundles results into a ZIP archive for convenient download. Files are processed on transient storage and are removed automatically after download according to our cleanup policy — keeping your documents private and minimizing storage persistence.

We designed the Split PDF tool with performance and predictability in mind. Before committing to a split, you can obtain a quick preview and page count to ensure you selected the correct ranges. The preview step is lightweight and does not consume extended site quota — it simply inspects the uploaded PDF to determine page count and provide a heuristic estimate for output size. Once you submit the split job, the server performs the full composition and returns a direct download (PDF or ZIP). If you have many files to split regularly, consider batching them with our other available tools or sign up for a Premium plan for higher limits and faster throughput.

Privacy and security are core principles. Uploaded PDFs are stored only for the duration of processing and the time it takes you to download the results. When downloads complete, the temporary files are deleted automatically. If your server has an AV scanner available (for example ClamAV), files can be scanned at upload to detect known threats. For highly sensitive documents, use local, offline tools or consult our enterprise options when they become available.

Usage notes and best practices:

• Ranges syntax: Use commas to separate ranges and single pages. Example: 1-3,5,7-10. Overlapping or out-of-bounds pages will be clamped to available pages.
• Single-page output: Selecting “Split into single-page files” creates a ZIP containing each page as a separate PDF. This is great for scanning workflows or when you need one file per page.
• File size and limits: Guest users are limited to 5 MB per file and one file per batch on the public site. Logged-in Google users get higher limits. If you need larger batch processing, see our Premium plan.
• Fonts and fidelity: The tool preserves embedded fonts and layout. However, extremely complex PDFs (with interactive forms or heavy encryption) may not export identically — for these, desktop tools or our upcoming API workflow may be better suited.

Developers: we plan an API in the near future that allows programmatic splitting of PDFs for automated pipelines. The API will support page ranges and single-page extraction and return either direct file streams or signed URLs for secure downloads. For now, the web interface provides a reliable, secure way to handle one-off or small-batch jobs.

In short, the Split PDF tool provides a quick, secure, and accurate way to extract pages and create smaller, shareable PDFs without installing software. Use it to prepare evidence packets, assemble presentation materials, or split scanned collections into manageable files. If you need higher usage limits or automated integration, check our Pricing page and sign up for Premium when ready.

Ready to split a PDF? Drag a file into the box above, enter page ranges or choose single-page output, and click Split PDF. The resulting files will be ready to download in seconds.