Split PDF

Splitting a PDF is useful when you only need a few pages from a large document, or when you want to break a report into chapters. Unlike deletion, splitting creates new files while leaving the original intact.

• Range mode saves time — extract pages 5–12 as one file instead of splitting the whole document.
• Quality is preserved — splitting does not re-encode pages, so text and images stay identical.
• Bookmarks may not carry over — complex outlines are usually lost when a PDF is split.

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This batch tool processes multiple PDFs at once, applying the same operation to every file you upload. It runs entirely in your browser — files are never sent to a server — and results are packaged for easy download.

• Upload multiple files — drag and drop a folder or select individual PDFs to process in one go.
• Same settings for all files — configure the operation once and it is applied uniformly across the batch.
• Results packaged for download — processed files are bundled into a ZIP archive for convenience.

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Large PDFs are hard to share by email or upload to forms. Splitting lets you extract only the pages you need, whether it is a single chapter, a contract appendix, or a few pages from a report. Unlike deleting pages, splitting creates new files while keeping the original intact.

There are two common ways to split: by page range, which is perfect for extracting a continuous section, and by individual pages, which turns every page into its own file. Range mode is faster when you need a block of pages; per-page mode is useful when you want to distribute pages separately or feed them into another workflow.

Because splitting does not re-encode the pages, text and images stay exactly the same as in the original. The tool simply copies selected pages into new PDFs. And because everything runs in your browser, the document never leaves your device, so sensitive files stay private.

After splitting, you may want to merge the extracted pages back in a different order, or compress the resulting files before sharing them. For complex splitting with bookmarks or form fields, a desktop editor like Wondershare PDFelement gives more control.