Split PDF
Split a PDF page by page or into ranges you choose.
or drop it here
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Up to 50 MB per file
- Completely free
- No sign-up
- Files are deleted right after processing
What Split PDF does
Split PDF breaks one document into several smaller ones. It is the tool to reach for when a long file contains things that belong in different places: chapters that go to different reviewers, one invoice per customer in a batch export, or a scanned stack that needs to become separate records.
Instead of a single splitting method, the tool offers four tabs. Ranges lets you write parts such as 1-3, 4, 5- or cut the document into equal chunks. Pages pulls out the pages you click, either as separate files or combined. Size groups pages so every part stays under a limit you set, which helps with upload portals and email attachments. Bookmarks uses the document’s own outline, so a manual with chapters splits along those chapters automatically. Every part keeps its internal links, bookmarks and form fields.
How to use Split PDF
- Upload the PDF you want to split; thumbnails of all its pages appear in a grid.
- Pick a tab under “How to split”: Ranges, Pages, Size or Bookmarks.
- Set the method: type ranges or a pages-per-part count, click pages to select them, enter a size limit in KB or MB, or choose a bookmark level.
- Optionally tap the scissors between two thumbnails to cut there, or tick “Combine the parts into one file” if you only want to extract.
- Click Split PDF, then download parts one by one or all at once as a ZIP.
Features and options
- Flexible range syntax
- Each comma starts a new part. “5-” runs to the last page, “-3” means the first three pages, and “5-3” takes pages 5 down to 3 in reverse order, which is handy for flipping back-to-front scans.
- Equal parts
- Enter how many pages each part should have and the tool tells you how many files it will create. A 40-page batch of two-page forms becomes twenty files in one step.
- Split by file size
- Set an upper limit per part in KB or MB and consecutive pages are grouped to stay under it. A page that is larger than the limit by itself still becomes its own part, and the result marks it as over the limit.
- Split by bookmarks
- If the PDF has an outline, each bookmark at the chosen level starts a new file that runs until the next one. You can split at top-level bookmarks or go down to the third level, and parts are named after the bookmark titles.
When it helps
- A small business exports all monthly invoices as one PDF and splits it into equal two-page parts to email each customer their own invoice.
- A lawyer extracts pages 12 to 18 of a long contract as a single file to send only the relevant clauses to a client.
- An applicant has a 30 MB portfolio but the portal accepts 10 MB per file, so the Size tab produces parts that each fit.
Tips and limits
- The PDF can be up to 50 MB. The number of custom parts cannot exceed the number of pages in the document.
- If the Bookmarks tab says the file has no usable bookmarks, the outline is missing or doesn’t point to pages; use Ranges instead.
- Splitting by size cannot make a single heavy page smaller. Run Compress PDF first if one image-heavy page keeps a part over the limit.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I get just one page out of a PDF?
- Open the Pages tab, click that page, and split. You receive a single PDF containing only that page.
- Why did I get a ZIP file?
- When the split produces more than one part, they are packed into a ZIP for the all-at-once download. You can also download each part separately from the result list without unpacking anything.
- Can a part contain pages in reverse order?
- Yes. Write the range from high to low, such as 10-6, and that part will contain pages 10, 9, 8, 7 and 6 in that order.
- Do links and form fields still work in the parts?
- Links between pages inside the same part keep working, and bookmarks and form fields on those pages are kept. A link that points to a page in a different part has nowhere to go and is dropped.
- My PDF is password protected. Can I still split it?
- Yes. The tool asks for the password, opens the file on vupdf’s servers only for the split, and deletes both the upload and the parts once you have downloaded them.