About Split PDF
A split is usually about sending less: one chapter instead of the whole manual, two specific pages of a contract, an invoice separated from the statement it arrived with. Many PDF apps can do it, but they often mean installing something, uploading a confidential document to a random service, or working through a page-thumbnail interface that is painful on a laptop trackpad.
This tool gives you a plain page-range field instead. Type 1-3, 5 to pull those pages, choose one file per page, or cut the document into equal chunks. Pages are copied into new PDFs rather than re-rendered, so quality and selectable text are preserved. Multi-file results download as individual PDFs and as a single ZIP, and the whole operation runs in your tab.
What this tool does
Three split modes
Extract named page ranges, save every selected page as its own PDF, or split into files of equal page count.
Simple range syntax
Type ranges like 1-3, 5, 8- in one field, with live validation that explains exactly what is wrong if it does not parse.
ZIP plus individual downloads
Several results come as a ZIP for convenience and as separate download buttons when you only need one part.
Original quality preserved
Pages are copied into new documents without rendering, so text stays selectable and images keep their original data.
Plan preview
The workspace states how many files will be created and how many pages they contain before anything is generated.
Local processing
The PDF never leaves the browser, and the output is cleaned up when you reset the tool or close the tab.
How to use Split PDF
- 01
Add the PDF
Drop the file into the workspace. The page count is shown so you know which numbers are valid.
- 02
Choose a split mode
Extract ranges for specific pages, one PDF per page for individual pages, or chunks for equal-sized parts.
- 03
Enter the pages or size
Type ranges such as 1-3, 5, leave the page field empty for the whole document, or set how many pages each chunk should contain.
- 04
Split the document
Click Split PDF. The plan line tells you exactly how many files the current settings will create.
- 05
Download the parts
Save a single resulting PDF directly, or download the ZIP with every file and pick individual parts from the list.
Supported formats and limits
- Input
- Output
- Processing
- Client-side, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
- Maximum size
- Up to 100 MB · 100 output files
- Requirements
- Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari
Limitations worth knowing
- Up to 100 output files and 100 MB per source PDF. Bigger jobs need splitting in several passes.
- Splitting is page-based; there is no split by target file size.
- Bookmarks, comments, form fields and digital signatures are not copied into the split files.
- Encrypted PDFs must be unlocked before they can be split.
Privacy and file handling
The source PDF is opened and split entirely within your browser using pdf-lib. It is never uploaded and no copies are stored on a server. The split files are created on your device and are discarded when you reset the tool or close the page.
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