Split PDF

What this PDF splitter does

This tool takes one PDF and gives you back the parts you asked for. Pull out a handful of pages, cut a long report into chapters, or break the document into single pages so that every sheet becomes its own file. The pages are copied rather than rebuilt, so they open and print exactly as they did before.

Instead of clicking through a thumbnail grid, you type the ranges you want. The syntax is 1-5,8,12-, meaning pages one to five, then page eight, then page twelve to the end. Typing is quicker than dragging on long documents, and it describes the exact set you need without hunting for thumbnails.

When a split produces several files you can take them one at a time or download the set as a single ZIP. The work is done by PDF-LIB in your browser tab, so the document is never uploaded, no account is needed, and the tool keeps working once the page has loaded even if you go offline.

How to split a PDF

Choose the mode that matches your document, describe the pages, then check the plan before anything is written to disk.

1. 1Open your PDFDrop the file onto the page or pick it with the file browser. The tool reads the page count and renders the first pages so you can confirm you have the right document.
2. 2Pick a split modeUse custom ranges to extract the pages you name, or every page separately to produce one file per page. Both give the same quality; only the number of output files differs.
3. 3Type the rangesSeparate ranges with commas and use a hyphen for a span: 1-5,8,12-. A trailing hyphen runs to the last page. The tool lists every page it matched so mistakes are visible before you commit.
4. 4Review the plan and splitCheck the page list and the file names that will be produced. A range outside the document is reported rather than silently ignored, so nothing is missed without you knowing.
5. 5Download the partsA short split gives you one download button per file. A large one is offered as a ZIP, which keeps it to a single download and preserves the page order inside.

Why use this PDF splitter

It suits long documents, awkward extracts, and any file you would rather not hand to an online service.

• Ranges you type, not hunt forDescribing pages as 1-5,8,12- takes seconds and works the same on a three-page letter and a nine-hundred-page manual. No scrolling to find page 412.
• One file per page when you need itThe every page separately mode produces a numbered file for each sheet, which is the quickest way to turn a combined scan into documents ready for filing or upload.
• Copies, not conversionsPages go into new documents without being re-rendered, so text stays searchable and images keep their resolution. A split never makes a page look worse than it did.
• A ZIP instead of a dozen downloadsWhen the split produces many files, the ZIP option bundles them in page order with one click, and both browsers and desktop file managers treat it as a folder.
• No upload and no accountThe document is read from your disk and written back to it. Nothing is transferred, so there is no signup and no server-side cap on the file you can open.

Your files stay on your device

Splitting runs entirely in the browser tab. The page is a static file with no backend attached, so there is no upload step that could send your document anywhere and no temporary folder where a copy could sit.

You do not have to take that on trust. Open the developer tools, go to the Network tab and split a document. Every request you see is for the page itself, because the code that reads the file is already on your machine.

There is no log of what you split. Your page ranges and file names exist only in the tab, no cookie or local storage entry records them, and the optional analytics on this site are limited to counting page visits once you accept the banner.

Good to know

• If a PDF carries a digital signature, splitting rewrites the file and the signature will be reported as invalid in the parts. Keep the original where a signature must stay verifiable.
• Printed page numbers rarely match physical page positions. A sheet showing "Page 12" may be the fifteenth page if the cover and contents sheets are unnumbered.
• Internal links, bookmarks and named destinations are not rewritten, so a cross-reference pointing at another chapter may no longer resolve in the extracted file.
• Password-protected documents cannot be opened. Remove the open password in a PDF reader, save a copy, and split that instead.

Frequently asked questions