You have a 40-page PDF and only need pages 12–18. Or you want every page as its own separate file. Or you need to remove a confidential section before sharing. Splitting a PDF is one of the most common document tasks — and it's also one of the easiest with the right tool.
This guide covers every split scenario with step-by-step instructions, from single-page extraction to advanced range splitting.
1-5, 8, 12-20, click Extract, and download the result. Free, private, no upload.
Common Reasons to Split a PDF
Extract specific pages
Pull a single page or a small range from a large report or manual.
Remove a section
Split out the parts you want and discard the rest before sharing.
Break a book into chapters
Split a multi-chapter PDF into individual chapter files for easier navigation.
Separate invoices
Many accounting systems export all invoices in one PDF. Split them per-page for individual filing.
How to Split a PDF Step-by-Step
Open the Split PDF tool
Navigate to PDF Size Reducer → Split PDF. No account needed, and your file never leaves your browser.
Upload your PDF
Drag and drop your file onto the zone. The tool shows a page grid preview so you can visually identify which pages you need.
Enter your page range
Use the range input to specify what to extract. The format is flexible:
3— extract page 3 only1-5— extract pages 1 through 51-3, 7, 12-15— extract a combinationall— split into individual single-page PDFs
Click Extract & Download
Your extracted PDF (or zip of individual pages) downloads instantly. For a single range, you get one PDF. For "all pages" mode, you get a zip file with numbered pages.
Split your PDF now — free & instant
Extract any pages in seconds. Your file stays private in your browser.
✂️ Open Split PDF ToolSplit Into Individual Pages (One PDF per Page)
Splitting a PDF into one file per page is common for invoices, certificates, and bulk-generated documents. Use the "all pages" mode in PDF Size Reducer — it processes the full document and returns a zip file named pages.zip containing page-1.pdf, page-2.pdf, and so on.
gs -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile="page_%d.pdf" input.pdf
Alternative Methods
macOS Preview
Open the PDF in Preview → View → Thumbnails. Drag the page thumbnail(s) you want to the desktop — this creates a new PDF with just those pages. Hold ⌘ to select multiple pages.
Adobe Acrobat
Tools → Organize Pages → select pages → Extract → tick "Extract as separate files" if needed → Extract Pages.
Python (pypdf)
from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter
reader = PdfReader("input.pdf")
for i, page in enumerate(reader.pages):
writer = PdfWriter()
writer.add_page(page)
with open(f"page_{i+1}.pdf", "wb") as out:
writer.write(out)Frequently Asked Questions
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