Split PDF files — free

Drop a PDF and choose one of three split modes: "Page ranges" extracts the pages you specify (e.g. 1-3, 5, 8-10), "Every N pages" slices into equal chunks, or "One PDF per page" bursts into individual single-page PDFs. Multi-part output is packaged as a ZIP for one-click download.

Use dashes for ranges and commas for separate selections — "1-3, 5, 8-10" extracts pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10 into the output. Whitespace is ignored, ranges that overlap are deduplicated, and out-of-bounds pages are silently clipped to the document length.

Use Page ranges mode and enter the chapter's start-end page (e.g. "47-86"). The output is a single PDF containing exactly those pages, preserving original layout, fonts and embedded images. No need to scan-and-OCR the whole document.

Yes — use "Every N pages" mode and pick a chunk size. A 200-page report split every 20 pages produces 10 PDFs, each comfortably under typical email attachment limits. The ZIP keeps them ordered as part-01, part-02, etc.

Per-page PDFs are useful for scanned multi-page records that need to be filed individually (medical, legal), for selling individual book chapters, or for parallel processing in workflows that handle one page at a time (OCR pipelines, signature collection).

No — pdf-lib copies whole pages from source to output, so fonts, images, vector content and form fields stay byte-identical. The total size of the parts is approximately the same as the original.

Yes — your PDF is uploaded over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, processed on our secure server, and deleted automatically afterward. We never store, view or share your files. For legal discovery, medical records or HR workflows with a strict no-upload policy, use a desktop PDF tool instead.

Yes — free, no signup, no watermark, no daily cap. Files up to 50 MB are processed on our secure server and deleted automatically afterward. Use it commercially for client work without attribution.

Choose the 'By file size' mode and set the cap in MB. The tool fills each part with as many whole pages as fit under that limit, then starts a new part, packaging them all into a ZIP. Handy for email attachment caps or upload portals that reject anything over a fixed size.

Split only takes one PDF apart. To join several PDFs into one, use Merge PDF; to delete or reorder pages within a single file, use Organize PDF. Split is the right choice only when you want to extract page ranges or break one document into multiple files.

Use Page ranges when you know exactly which pages you need, like one chapter or exhibit. Use Every N pages to cut a long document into equal chunks for review or distribution. Use One PDF per page to burst a scan into individually filed pages. Use By file size when the destination — email, an upload portal — enforces a byte limit rather than a page count: set the Max MB per part field and the tool fills each part with as many whole pages as fit.

The final part simply gets whatever pages remain — a 22-page PDF split every 5 pages produces four 5-page parts plus one 2-page part, rather than an error or a padded file. Every part keeps the original page content untouched, just grouped in that trailing, smaller chunk.

You can enter any value from 0.1 MB upward in 0.5 MB increments, and the tool packs as many whole pages as fit under that cap into each part before starting a new one. Setting it lower than your single largest page still produces one oversized part for that page, because pages are never split apart mid-page.