How to split a PDF into separate files
Split a PDF by selecting the pages you want and exporting them as a new document — free, in your browser, with no upload.
"Splitting" a PDF usually means one of two things: pulling a few pages out into their own file, or breaking one document into several. Both are done the same way here — choose the pages you want to keep, then export.
Steps
- Open the editor and drop your PDF onto the page.
- In the page list, tick the pages you want in the new file.
- Choose Save / Export, then PDF Document. Under
Pages to Export, choose Selected — or Custom
and type a range such as
1-3, 7. - Choose Export Now. Only those pages are saved, in the order shown.
- For a second file, select other pages and export again. Exporting does not change the open document.
Reordering while you're there
Pages can be moved up or down in the page list before exporting, and rotated individually. The exported file reflects exactly what the thumbnails show.
Good to know
- The original file on your computer is never modified — you always get a new file.
- Files up to 250 MB can be opened. Up to about 100 MB everything is quick; bigger files work too, but saving takes longer and needs plenty of memory — on a phone, a file that large can make the browser close the tab, so a computer is the safer choice.
- A password-protected PDF has to be unlocked before it can be edited.