Splitting a PDF is the mirror image of merging one: instead of grafting page objects onto a new tree, you copy the ones you want out of it. Because a PDF's pages are independent objects, extraction is exact — text stays selectable, vector graphics stay sharp, and nothing is re-rendered or degraded. This tool does the copying with pdf-lib running in your browser: pull out a page range as one new document, or burst the whole file into single-page PDFs, without the original ever leaving your device.
Drop your file here or click to browse
.pdf — up to 200 MB. Processed locally; never uploaded.
How to split a PDF
Drop your PDF onto the box above, or click to browse.
Choose a mode: extract a page range, or split every page into its own file.
For a range, enter the start and end pages (counting from 1, inclusive).
Click the action button — the pages are copied into new documents on your device.
Download the result: one PDF for a range, or a list of single-page PDFs you can grab individually or all at once.
Frequently asked questions
Are the extracted pages identical to the originals?
Yes — page objects are copied, not re-created. Text, fonts, images, and vector content carry over byte-for-byte, so there's no quality change whatsoever.
How do the single-page downloads work?
Split-all produces one PDF per page, listed by page number. Download them one by one, or use 'Download all' — files save sequentially to your downloads folder. There's no ZIP step, since that would need another library; sequential downloads are simpler and just as quick.
What happens if I enter a range beyond the document's length?
The tool reads the page count first and tells you exactly how many pages the PDF has, so you can correct the range. Nothing is written until the range fits.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
Not currently — encrypted files are declined rather than password-prompted. Remove the password in your PDF viewer first, then split here.