How do I split a PDF into separate files?
Choose a page range or one file per page, and the tool writes the resulting PDFs for you. Extraction uses pdf-lib in the browser, so a document with confidential content is never sent to a server.
Runs entirely in your browser · no upload · no account · no watermark
- Choose one PDF file.
- Pick a page range, or one file per page.
- Split, then download the result.
Choose one PDF. It is read by this page and never sent anywhere.
What this page can do
- Extract an arbitrary page range into a new PDF
- Split every page into its own file and download them together
- Reads the real page count from the document
- Files are never uploaded
When to use this page
- Pulling a few pages out of a long report to email to someone.
- Turning one scanned bundle into one file per page.
- Splitting confidential material without sending it anywhere.
When to use something else
- You want automatic splitting by bookmark, chapter or blank page — this tool splits by page number only.
- The PDF is encrypted.
- You need the output re-compressed, rasterised, or converted to images.
How it compares with other options
qpdf, pdftk and Acrobat can split by bookmarks, run unattended over hundreds of files, preserve document metadata and optimise the output. Hosted splitters handle larger uploads at the cost of sending the file away. Here each page is copied verbatim into a new PDF, which is good for fidelity but means no size optimisation and no document-level metadata. Very large files are also limited by your device’s memory, because the whole source is read at once.
Where your files go
Nowhere. This page loads the code that does the work, and from then on the file you open is read by your own browser. There is no upload step, no temporary server copy and no cleanup to trust — the data never crosses the network, so there is nothing to delete afterwards. You can confirm it yourself: open your browser’s network panel while the tool runs and watch it stay quiet.
Questions about this tool
- Does splitting change the pages themselves?
- No. Each page is copied into the new document exactly as it was — same size, rotation and selectable text. Nothing is re-compressed or rasterised, so a split page is identical to the original, only separated.
- Can I save one file per page in a single click?
- The tool prepares every file first, then the browser saves them one after another. Some browsers ask for permission before saving several files from one page; if a download is blocked, allow multiple downloads and click Split again.
- What if my PDF is password protected?
- An encrypted PDF cannot be opened, and the tool says so rather than writing an empty file. Remove the password in the application that created it, save a copy, and split that.
Other tools in the same group
- Merge PDFCombine several PDF files into one document, in the order you choose. Runs locally.
- Rotate & reorder pagesSee every page, rotate or delete the ones you do not want, drag to reorder, then save.
- Add page numbersStamp page numbers onto every page, at the corner you choose. Text stays selectable.
- Images to PDFBuild a PDF from JPG, PNG or WebP images, one page each or fitted to a page size.
Guides
- How to merge PDF files without uploading themCombine several PDFs into one document, in the order you choose, entirely in your browser. No upload, no account, no page limit.
- How to split a PDF: extract a page range or one file per pagePull out the pages you need from a PDF, or turn a document into one file per page — locally, without uploading it.