Split PDF
Break a PDF into several files, one page per document, ready to download in a single .zip. Everything happens inside your browser, so the original file is never uploaded to a server.
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How to split a PDF in 3 steps
Add the PDF
Drag the file into the upload area or click to select it. Only the document you choose is read, and only into your device's memory.
Split the document
Click Split. Each page of the PDF is separated into its own file, right there on your device, usually in a few seconds.
Download the .zip
Download the .zip package with every page already separated and numbered. No copy is kept anywhere afterwards.
When splitting a PDF helps
You don't always need the whole document. Often you only want a single page from a long report, one receipt out of a scanned batch, or each chapter of a handbook as its own file. Splitting the PDF turns a single block into independent pieces that are easier to send, rename and organise.
Splitting is also handy for undoing a merge. If several documents were joined into one and now need to go their separate ways, separating the pages gives each part its own life again, without you having to rescan or rebuild anything.
Getting the most out of splitting
This tool separates the PDF page by page: each page becomes a file inside the .zip, with names numbered in sequence so they stay in order. If you only want a specific stretch, such as pages 3 to 7, the extract pages tool is more direct and produces a single PDF with that range.
Quality is preserved: splitting simply copies each page into a new file without recompression, so text and images stay identical to the original. And if you later want to join some of those pages back together, the merge PDF tool does the reverse.
You get a .zip, one page per file
Each page becomes an independent PDF, named after the original plus the page number in three digits — `contract-page-001.pdf`, `contract-page-002.pdf`. Leading zeros keep the order correct when your operating system lists files by name.
Since there are many files, delivery is a single `.zip`. Unzip it before use.
Why the parts add up to more than the original
Each generated page has to carry on its own the fonts and graphic resources that were previously shared across the whole document. A 2 MB PDF with ten pages usually becomes ten files that, added together, exceed the original. Not a fault: that is how the format works.
Nothing is uploaded
The split happens in the browser; the PDF is read into your device’s memory and the package is assembled right there.
When splitting is not what you want
Splitting produces one file per page. If your intention is to keep only a section — pages 5 to 12 of a report —, the result would be dozens of files you would then have to merge back.
In that case the right tool is extract pages, which returns a single PDF with the chosen range. And if you want the whole document minus a few sheets, it is remove pages. The question that settles it: how many files do I want at the end?
Files come out numbered to keep the order
Each page’s name includes the number in three digits — `-page-001`, `-page-002`. Without the leading zeros, the operating system would sort page 10 right after page 1, and the sequence would scramble in the folder.
If you are going to send the pages separately, that name already identifies the source and the position, which avoids confusion on the other end.
Use cases
- Separate a scanned document into individual pages
- Send only one specific page of a report
- Break a batch of receipts into separate files
- Distribute the chapters of a handbook separately
- Pull a merged PDF back apart into its pieces
Frequently asked questions
How is the result delivered?
Each page of the PDF becomes a separate file, and all of them are bundled into a single numbered .zip, ready to download at once.
Can I split by range instead of page by page?
To cut out a specific range, such as pages 3 to 7, use the extract pages tool, which produces a single PDF with the chosen stretch.
Is there a size or page limit?
The practical limit depends on your device's memory, since processing is local. Very large documents work better on a computer than on an older phone.
Is page quality reduced?
No. Splitting only copies each page into a new file without recompression. The content stays identical to the original.
Does it work with password-protected PDFs?
Protected files need to be unlocked before splitting. Unlock the document and then come back to separate the pages.
General questions about the site
- Is it free?
- Yes — no sign-up, no usage limit and no watermark.
- Does it work on mobile?
- Yes, straight from your Android or iPhone browser.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. No software, no extensions.
- Is my file sent to a server?
- On tools marked as local, no — the file never leaves your device. Only three tools use a server, and each says so on its own page.
How this works inside, and what the site does not do, is on the About page.