Split PDF

Split a PDF into separate pages or multiple files — by range, every N pages, one file per page, or your own cut points. Download everything as a ZIP, 100% in your browser. Nothing uploaded.

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No size or page limit

Why Split a PDF into Separate Files

Splitting a PDF breaks one document into several smaller files — so you can send just the pages someone needs, post a single chapter on its own, or turn a scanned bundle into one file per receipt. An 80-page manual becomes a tidy set of chapters; a stack of scanned invoices becomes one PDF each.

It is also the quickest fix for upload and email limits. When a single PDF is too big to attach, splitting it into smaller files gets each part under the cap without re-compressing or losing quality. And when you only need to hand over three pages of a long contract, splitting beats forwarding the whole thing.

Because PDF is a standardised format (ISO 32000), splitting is clean: each output file is built by copying the chosen pages into a new document, so the text stays selectable, images keep their resolution, and nothing about the kept pages changes. Need the opposite — many files into one? That's a merge. Splitting also makes a long document easier to share selectively: instead of one unwieldy file, you hand over exactly the part each person needs and keep the rest private.

Split vs Extract vs Delete — What's the Difference?

Splitting turns one PDF into several files; extracting pulls selected pages into a single new file and keeps the original; deleting removes pages and leaves one file behind.

These three sound similar but solve different problems. Split is one-to-many: you fan a document out into multiple files — by range, by chunk size, or one per page. It is what you want when a single PDF needs to become several.

Extract is many-to-one: you pull a handful of selected pages into a single new PDF and keep the original untouched — better when you just want a copy of pages 4, 9, and 12 together. Delete keeps everything in one file minus the pages you remove. If that's what you need, use the delete pages tool instead.

Knowing which verb you want saves time: split to break a file apart, extract to copy pages out, delete to drop pages, and merge to combine files back together. This tool handles the split — and links to the others when your task is really one of them.

How to Split a PDF in 3 Steps

No software to install, no account, and no Adobe Acrobat. Here is how to split a PDF entirely in your browser.

Open your PDF

Drag your file in or click to select it. It loads on your device — nothing is uploaded, so even a large PDF opens instantly.

Choose how to split

Split by page ranges like 1-3, 4-7, split every N pages, make one file per page, or switch to custom cuts and click the scissors between pages. A live count shows how many files you'll get.

Split & download

Get every resulting file in one ZIP, generated right in your browser. Your original file on disk is never changed.

Pro tip: Want to keep everything in one file but drop a few pages instead? Use the delete pages from PDF tool.

Four Ways to Split — and a ZIP at the End

Most splitters make you pick one mode, upload your file, or hit a free-tier cap. This one runs every mode in your browser. Split by page ranges — each range like 1-3, 4-7 becomes its own file. Split every N pages to chop a long scan into equal chunks. Make one file per page to fan a document fully apart. Or switch to custom cuts and click the scissors between any two pages to set your own boundaries, with a live preview of how many files you'll get.

A section badge on every thumbnail shows exactly which output file each page lands in, so you can see the result before you commit — something most tools make you guess at. When you're done, every file is packaged into a single ZIP and downloaded at once, generated locally. No file-by-file clicking, and no separate "download all" upsell.

There are no limits to work around: no 50MB or 200-page cap, no three-tasks-an-hour throttle, no watermark, and no sign-up. Splitting a large PDF is actually faster here, because nothing is uploaded — the file is read straight off your device.

Here's how it compares. Adobe Acrobat makes you sign in after uploading before it will finish the split; Smallpdf, FreeConvert, and Sejda upload your PDF to their servers, and Sejda's free tier caps you at 50MB, 200 pages, and three tasks an hour while RaptorPDF stops at 10MB. This tool covers more split modes than any of them, runs entirely in your browser, hands you a ZIP, and has no upload, no login, and no limits.

Common ways people use it:

Split into separate pages
Split into multiple files
Split every N pages
Custom cut points
Split a large PDF
Split without Acrobat

Split a PDF on Any Device — Without Acrobat

You don't need Adobe Acrobat to split a PDF — and because nothing is uploaded, even a huge file splits instantly, with no progress bar and no sign-in. Any modern browser works, on any operating system.

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Windows & Linux

Open the tool in Chrome, Edge, or Firefox and split a PDF without installing Acrobat or any desktop software.

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Mac

Skip exporting page by page in Preview. Drop the PDF in Safari or Chrome, choose a split mode, and download the ZIP — fully on your Mac.

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iPhone, iPad & Android

The thumbnail grid works with touch, so you can split a PDF straight from your phone's browser, with no app to install.

Your PDF Never Leaves Your Browser

Every split happens on your own device. The file is never uploaded, stored, or seen by any server — and you still get a ZIP of all the parts, because they're created right here in your browser and handed straight back to you.

That makes it ideal for confidential documents — contracts, statements, medical records — that you don't want sitting on someone else's server, even for an hour. Want proof? Load the page, disconnect from the internet, and split anyway — it still works. Open your browser's developer tools and the Network panel shows zero file requests.

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No upload

Your PDF is read and split locally with in-browser code. It never travels to a server.

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ZIP, made locally

All the split files are zipped on your device — no server packaging, no per-file download dance.

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Nothing stored

Close the tab and the file and every thumbnail are gone. No accounts, no history, no tracking.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I split a PDF into separate pages?⌄

Open your PDF, choose "one file per page," and click Split — you'll get every page as its own PDF, bundled in a single ZIP. It all happens in your browser.

How do I split a PDF into multiple files?⌄

Use page ranges like 1-3, 4-7, 8-12 (each range becomes its own file), split every N pages, or click the scissors between pages to set your own cut points.

Can I split a PDF every N pages?⌄

Yes. Pick "every N pages," set the number, and the PDF is chopped into equal chunks — handy for batching a long scan into fixed-size files.

Can I download all the split files as a ZIP?⌄

Yes. Every file from a split is packaged into one ZIP and downloaded at once, generated locally — no clicking through files one by one.

Is it free, and is there a file size or page limit?⌄

It's completely free with no watermark, no sign-up, and no file-size, page-count, or per-hour limits. Everything runs in your browser, so the only limit is your device's memory.

Do I need Adobe Acrobat to split a PDF?⌄

No. Any modern browser can split a PDF without Acrobat — and unlike Acrobat's online tool, you never sign in to finish the split.

Are my files uploaded to a server?⌄

No. Your PDF is split locally and never leaves your browser — you can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.

Can I split a very large PDF?⌄

Yes, and it's faster than upload-based tools — because nothing is uploaded, a large PDF splits straight away with no waiting on a server.

What's the difference between splitting and extracting pages?⌄

Splitting turns one PDF into several files; extracting pulls selected pages into a single new file and keeps the original. To keep everything in one file minus a few pages, delete pages instead.

Will splitting reduce the quality of my PDF?⌄

No. Splitting copies the original pages as-is into the new files — text, images, and resolution are untouched, so quality stays identical.

Split your PDF now — free, private, no upload

Break one PDF into separate pages or multiple files and download them as a ZIP, all in your browser. No Acrobat, no sign-up, no limits.

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