Quick Answer
A PDF splitter divides one PDF into multiple files. Three modes are available here: Every page creates one file per page, Ranges splits by ranges you type (e.g. 1-3, 5, 8-10), and Select pages lets you click pages on a thumbnail preview to extract exactly the ones you need. Multiple outputs come back as a ZIP. Everything is processed locally — nothing is uploaded.
Key Takeaways
- Three split modes — per-page, custom ranges, or click-to-select from a live preview.
- Visual page selection — no guessing page numbers; you see thumbnails of every page.
- ZIP output for multi-file results, so many files download as one archive.
- Private by design — the split happens in your browser with zero uploads.
What This Tool Does
You upload one PDF, choose how you want it divided, and the tool produces the pieces — either individual PDFs for single outputs, or a ZIP archive when the result is several files. The original file is never modified; every output is a new copy built from the pages you asked for.
The Three Split Modes
- Every page — creates one PDF per page, named like
report-page-1.pdf,report-page-2.pdfand so on. Ideal when each page is a standalone document. - Ranges — type ranges such as
1-3, 5, 8-10and each range becomes its own PDF. Great for extracting chapters or splitting a scan into logical sections. - Select pages — the tool renders a thumbnail of every page; click the ones you want and they are extracted into a single new PDF. Perfect when you want pages 2, 5 and 9 without knowing their numbers in advance.
How to Split a PDF
- Add your PDF — drag it onto the drop zone or click Browse files. The page count is detected automatically.
- Choose a mode — pick Every page, Ranges, or Select pages.
- Configure it — for ranges, enter page ranges like
1-3, 5; for select mode, wait for the thumbnails and click the pages you want (a counter shows your selection). - Click Split PDF — files are produced in your browser.
- Download — a single output downloads directly; multiple outputs come as a ZIP archive.
Examples
A 20-page report contains an invoice on page 4 and a signature page on page 18. In Select pages mode you click just those two thumbnails and download report-extracted.pdf — the two pages you needed, without sending the whole document anywhere.
A scanned 12-page contract arrives as one file. In Ranges mode you enter 1-6, 7-12 and get two PDFs: the agreement and the annexes, ready to be signed and stored separately.
Use Cases
- Extract one page — pull a single receipt, certificate or signature page out of a long document.
- Reuse slides — split a presentation PDF and keep only the slides you want to share.
- Chapter-wise splits — divide an e-book or manual into chapters for easier reading or printing.
- Email smaller files — send one section of a large PDF instead of the whole file.
Tips
- Ranges use 1-based page numbers — page 1 is the first page. Ranges must be ascending and can overlap (e.g.
1-2, 2-3is allowed). - In Select pages mode, click a selected thumbnail again to deselect it.
- The thumbnail preview shows up to the first 80 pages; for larger documents, use Ranges mode instead.
- Password-protected PDFs can’t be split here — remove the password first with the Unlock PDF tool, then split the unlocked copy.
Privacy
Splitting is performed locally with pdf-lib and pdf.js; page previews are rendered in-memory and discarded. Your document is never transmitted, so sensitive contracts and personal records stay on your device.
Conclusion
Whether you need one page out of a hundred or a whole document broken into chapters, this splitter gives you three honest ways to do it — including a visual picker that means you never have to guess a page number. Fast, free, and entirely offline.