"Split a PDF" can mean several different things depending on what you're trying to achieve. Picking the right method saves time and avoids manual cleanup later.
Split by page range
The most common case: you have a 100-page bundle and you only need pages 12–18. Use our Split PDF tool, enter 12-18 in the range field, and you get a single output PDF with those pages in order. You can also enter complex ranges like 1-3, 7, 10-12 to cherry-pick specific pages.
Split into individual pages
For batch workflows (each page is a separate invoice, ticket, or receipt), use the Extract pages tool with the "one file per page" option. You'll get a zip containing N PDFs.
Split by size
If you need to email a large PDF and your provider has a 25 MB attachment limit, split it into ~20 MB chunks. This is a less common feature — currently we recommend compressing first via Compress PDF and then splitting by range if needed.
Delete vs split
If you actually want to remove a few pages (not extract them), use Delete pages instead. Cleaner workflow, single output file, no need to merge afterwards.
All operations run locally
Splitting is structural — like merging, it's lossless. Our tools use pdf-lib in a Web Worker, so your file never leaves your browser. No upload, no quality loss, no waiting on a server queue.