Free web tool
Split a PDF — free, no upload
Extract a page range into a new PDF, or break a document into single-page files. Runs in your browser tab — no signup, no watermark, and your file never leaves your device.
The short answer
To split a PDF, open it in a splitter tool, choose either a page range to extract (like 1-3, 7) or the option to break every page into its own file, then download the result. Browser-based splitters like this one do the work locally, so the file never leaves your device and there is no signup, watermark, or page limit.
How this works
Add your PDF
Drag it onto the drop zone or click to browse. The page count shows up as soon as it loads, so you know what you're working with.
Choose how to split
Extract a range like 1-3, 7 into a single new PDF — or burst the document so every page becomes its own file.
Download
The new PDF is built locally and handed straight to you. No upload, no queue, no email-me-a-link step.
Why on-device matters here
The documents people most often need to split are exactly the ones they should be most careful with: signed contracts, bank statements, medical scans, tax returns, passport scans. Most free online splitters upload all of it to a server you know nothing about, process it there, and hand back a link.
This tool does the work in your browser with pdf-lib. Your file is read into memory, edited, and handed back — no request ever carries it off your machine. Open your browser's Network tab if you want to verify that yourself.
Frequently asked questions
How do I split a PDF into separate files?
Drop the PDF in above, choose "Split into single-page PDFs", and you'll get one downloadable PDF per page. If you'd rather pull out a specific chunk — say pages 4 to 9 as one document — choose "Extract specific pages" instead and type the range.
Does my PDF get uploaded anywhere?
No. The split runs entirely in your browser using pdf-lib. You can open your browser's Network tab and confirm no upload request fires when you click the button. This matters for contracts, bank statements, medical records, and anything else you shouldn't be handing to a stranger's server.
Is there a page or file size limit?
None that we impose. The practical limit is your device's memory, since the browser loads the whole PDF to copy pages out of it. Documents up to a few hundred pages are routine; a 500 MB scanned archive may struggle on a low-RAM machine.
How do I write the page range?
Comma-separated single pages and ranges: "1-3, 5, 8-10" keeps pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 and 10, in that order. Pages are numbered from 1, matching what your PDF reader shows.
Will splitting reduce the file size?
Usually yes, but not proportionally. Each output PDF carries the fonts and resources its pages actually need, so a 10-page split of a 100-page document is typically much smaller than the original — though shared embedded fonts get copied into each piece, so the parts can add up to more than the whole.
Does splitting a PDF lose quality?
No. Pages are copied as-is at the object level — text stays selectable, vectors stay sharp, images keep their original resolution. Nothing is re-rendered or re-compressed, so there's no generational loss.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
Not here. Encrypted PDFs are rejected with a clear message rather than silently producing broken output. Remove the password first in Preview (macOS), Adobe Reader, or your PDF reader of choice, then come back. We deliberately don't attempt to bypass encryption.
Will the split PDFs have watermarks?
No. No watermark, no signup wall, no daily cap, no paid tier. That's the point — most "free" online splitters watermark output or throttle you after a couple of files.
Which browsers does this work in?
Any modern browser: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Firefox, Safari, plus mobile Chrome and Safari. It uses standard File, ArrayBuffer, and Blob APIs — no extension or plugin required.
How is this different from the Convert: Anything to PDF extension?
This page edits PDFs you already have. The extension creates PDFs in the first place, from webpages, HTML files, Markdown, and images. A common workflow is to convert sources with the extension, then split or merge them here.
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