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Split PDF

Cut a document into separate files by page range.

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About Split PDF

Split after every page, at fixed intervals, or at the exact positions you choose. Each part is saved as its own PDF and everything is zipped together for a single download.

  • Split after every page in one click
  • Custom split positions
  • All parts in a single zip

How to split pdf

  1. 1

    Load the PDF

    Page thumbnails appear with split markers between them.

  2. 2

    Pick the split points

    Every page, every N pages, or custom positions.

  3. 3

    Download the parts

    Files come back individually or as one archive.

A practical guide to split pdf

Choosing the right split method

The three modes solve different problems. Split after every page when you need each page as its own file, such as bursting a sheet of scanned certificates. Split every N pages when a document has a regular structure, like a booklet where each record spans exactly two pages. Use custom split points when the breaks are irregular, for example carving a bound report into its introduction, body, and appendix. Deciding which pattern fits before you start saves you from splitting one way, seeing the parts are wrong, and redoing it. Page thumbnails with markers between them make it easy to see where each cut will fall.

Getting clean, well-named parts

Each part keeps the original filename with a numeric suffix, so a file named report becomes report-1, report-2, and so on in reading order. That predictable naming matters when you are splitting a large document into many pieces, because the parts stay sorted correctly on your computer. If the resulting names are not descriptive enough, the split-by-text or rename tool can label files from content inside them instead. For a document you will distribute, glance at the first and last part after splitting to confirm the cuts landed exactly where you intended and no part starts mid-topic.

When splitting is not the best tool

Splitting is about cutting a document into consecutive parts, so it is not ideal when you only want a scattered handful of pages; the extract tool builds a single file from any pages you list, in any order. Likewise, if your real goal is to fit an email limit, split-by-size cuts at page boundaries to hit a target megabyte cap automatically, which beats guessing page counts by hand. And if the document is organized by chapters with bookmarks, splitting by the outline names each part after its chapter. Reach for plain split when the breaks are positional rather than content-driven.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between splitting every page and splitting at custom points?
Splitting after every page gives you one file per page, which suits bursting a batch into individual documents. Custom split points let you cut only where you choose, so a fifty-page file can become three parts of any length. Pick every-N-pages when you want equal chunks instead.
Do I get the parts as one download or many?
The parts are bundled into a single zip archive so you only download once, then unzip to find each part named in order. If you split into just a couple of files, some browsers let you grab them individually, but the zip keeps a large split tidy.
Are bookmarks and internal links kept in each part?
Bookmarks that point within a part are preserved for that file, and a link whose target lands in the same part still works. Links or bookmarks aiming at a page that ended up in a different part naturally cannot follow across the split, since that page now lives in a separate document.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
Remove the password first with the unlock tool, using a document you are entitled to open, then split the unprotected copy. Splitting cannot read inside an encrypted file, so unlocking is the necessary first step.

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