Split PDF

A single PDF often holds several documents that need to go to different people: a scan of ten separate invoices, a school pack with a page per student, or a long report where only one chapter needs to be shared. Splitting lets you send exactly the pages each person needs rather than the whole file, which is both tidier and better for privacy.

It also helps when a system limits upload size or page count. Breaking a 200-page document into smaller parts is often the simplest way to get it through.

Split PDF shows a thumbnail of every page so you can see what you are working with. Choose “Split into single-page files” to get one PDF per page, “page ranges” to create files from specific groups of pages, or the delete option to remove the pages you select and keep the rest as a single file.

For ranges, type them in the familiar format: “1-3, 5, 8-10” creates three files — pages 1 to 3, page 5 on its own, and pages 8 to 10. You can also click thumbnails to select pages, and hold Shift to select a run of pages quickly; the range box updates to match your selection.

Each output file is built by copying the original pages, so resolution, fonts, and layout are exactly as in the source — nothing is re-rendered. Output files are named after your original file with the page or page range added (for example report_pages_1-3.pdf), which keeps a batch easy to identify after download.

When splitting produces several files, use Download All to save them in one go. Your browser may ask permission the first time a page downloads multiple files at once.

Check the thumbnails before splitting: scanned documents sometimes contain blank separator pages or pages in the wrong orientation, and it is easier to fix those first with the Rotate PDF or Delete Pages tools. If you only need a few pages as a new document, the Extract Pages tool is a more direct option.

Splitting runs in your browser, so the document stays on your device while it is processed.