Split PDF - Separate Pages or Ranges Free

This tool processes your PDF entirely in your browser. Your file is never uploaded to our servers.

How It Works

1. Choose Your File

Drag & drop or select the file you want to work with.

2. Processed in Your Browser

Everything happens locally on your device — your file is never uploaded anywhere.

3. Download Your Result

Get your finished file instantly, ready to save or share.

About Split PDF Files Online

Splitting a PDF — pulling out specific pages or breaking a large document into smaller files — comes up whenever you need just part of a larger document, rather than sending or dealing with the whole thing. A 50-page report where only 3 pages are relevant to a specific recipient is a common example.

This tool lets you specify exactly which pages or page ranges to extract, producing new, separate PDF files from your selection. The original file isn’t modified — splitting produces new files, so your source PDF remains intact if you need it in full again later.

A related but different task worth knowing about: if you need to pull out specific pages while keeping everything else as one document (rather than creating multiple separate files), our PDF Page Extractor is built for that more targeted use case specifically.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to split a PDF into individual pages?

Choose your PDF, keep the option Split into individual pages selected and click Split PDF. Every page is created as its own PDF with a separate download link. It is done in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

How to split a PDF into multiple files?

The tool offers two modes: all pages as separate PDFs, or a single page range such as 2-5 saved as one PDF. It cannot split by file size or every N pages. For several multi-page files, run the range mode once per section.

How to split a PDF?

Choose your PDF, then either split into individual pages or enter one range in the form start-end, for example 3-6. Single numbers like 4 are not accepted, so type 4-4 for one page. Password-protected PDFs cannot be opened.

Does splitting reduce quality or text selection?

No. Pages are copied directly into new PDFs without being converted to images, so text stays selectable and quality is unchanged. Each page or range downloads as a separate file, not as a ZIP.