Split PDF: Split a PDF by ranges, every page or every N pages. Input: PDF files and values you enter. Output: Results shown on the page and a downloaded file. Privacy: Runs in your browser: inputs and files stay on your device and are not uploaded.
How to split a PDF
- Drop a PDF on the box or tap to choose one.
- Choose how to split it: by custom ranges (for example
1-3, 4-10, 11-makes three files), every page into its own file, every N pages, or selected pages combined into one new PDF. - Check the plan line, which lists the files that will be created, then press Split PDF.
- Download each file, or all of them at once as a ZIP.
Ranges explained
Separate ranges with commas. 5 is a single page, 2-4 is pages 2 to 4, 8- means page 8 to the end, and -3 means the first three pages. In "custom ranges" mode each comma-separated part becomes its own file; in "selected pages into one PDF" mode they are all combined, in the order you type them, so 3, 1, 2 also reorders pages.
Typical uses: splitting a scanned stack of documents back into individual letters, separating chapters of a book or report, sending only the relevant pages of a contract, or breaking a large file into parts small enough to email or upload to a portal with a size limit.
Fast, lossless and private
Pages are copied without re-compression, so quality, text and links are preserved. The splitting runs in your browser using an open-source PDF library: your file is never uploaded, there are no page or size limits beyond your device's memory, and no watermarks.
Example: a clean split
Splitting a 10-page report into pages 1–3 and 4–10 gave two files whose text matched the original pages exactly. Each part kept only the bookmarks for its own pages (9 and 23 of the 32), so none of them lead to a missing page, and both parts were about 10% smaller than the ones qpdf made. Splitting a 200-page PDF into 200 single-page files took under half a second.
How it compares with free PDF sites
| This tool | iLovePDF (free) | Sejda (free) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Files per task | One PDF, any number of parts | 1 | Not stated |
| File size | Your device memory | 100 MB | 50 MB, 200 pages |
| Tasks per day | No limit | Not stated | 3 |
Free-plan limits as published by each service (checked 21 October 2026): iLovePDF pricing, Sejda pricing. They change often; the paid plans lift them.
How do I split a PDF into single pages?
Choose "Every page into its own PDF", press Split PDF, then use Download all (ZIP).
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
Remove the password first by opening the PDF with the password and saving a copy without protection.
Will the split files be smaller?
Usually yes, though shared resources such as fonts are copied into each file, so the parts can add up to more than the original.
Can I split a PDF into single pages?
Yes. Choose every page as its own file and download them together as a ZIP, or type ranges such as 1-3, 4-10 to get one file per range.