Extract pages from PDF
Extract only the pages you need from a PDF — a single page or a range — and create a new, lighter document with just that part. Everything is done inside your browser, without uploading the original file to any server.
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How to extract pages from a PDF in 3 steps
Add the PDF
Drag the file into the upload area or click to select it. The document is read only into your device's memory.
Choose the pages
Indicate the page or range you want to extract, for example pages 3 to 7. Only that part goes into the new file.
Download the new PDF
Generate the PDF with the selected pages only and download it. No copy of the original is kept afterwards.
What extracting pages is for
Not every document needs to be shared in full. Sometimes you only care about a single clause in a contract, the two relevant pages of a fifty-page report, or a specific chapter of a PDF e-book. Extracting pages handles that by cutting out exactly the part that matters and returning a new, trimmed file with that content alone.
As well as being easier to send, the result is also more discreet: instead of sending the whole document and asking the person to hunt for the right part, you hand over only what they need to see. That shrinks the file size and avoids exposing information unrelated to the matter at hand.
Extract or split: which to use
The two tools look similar but solve different problems. Extracting pages is ideal when you know exactly the stretch you want and need a single PDF with it — say, pages 10 to 14. The result is one continuous document, ready to use.
Splitting, on the other hand, is better when you need each page as a separate file, all at once, delivered in a .zip. If your goal is to keep a specific range, go with extraction; if it is to break the whole document into pieces, the split PDF tool is the way.
One continuous range at a time
The tool works on a single stretch — pages 5 to 12, for instance. If you need separate parts, such as 2 to 4 and also 15 to 18, there are two routes: extract twice and merge the results, or use the remove-pages tool to discard everything you do not want in one pass.
In practice, when what stays outweighs what goes, removing is usually faster.
Extracting is not the same as protecting
The discarded pages do not travel with you, but the file metadata — author, software used, dates — is usually copied into the new PDF. For a document leaving your organisation, check the properties before sending.
And remember a black box does not erase text: if someone "hid" a passage by drawing a rectangle over it, the text is still underneath and can be copied, in the original and in the extract alike.
Nothing goes to the internet
Extraction runs in the browser: the PDF is read locally and the new file is assembled on your device.
Numbering follows the document, not your contents page
The range you type uses the physical order of pages in the file: the first sheet is 1, even if it is the cover and the contents page says otherwise. A chapter that "starts on page 12" according to the index may be sheet 15 of the PDF.
Open the document and check the number your reader shows in the navigation bar before setting the range — that is the count the tool uses.
Use cases
- Pull a specific clause out of a contract
- Keep only the relevant pages of a long report
- Save just the chapter you need from a PDF e-book
- Send a section of a document without sending the whole file
- Build a summary from the key pages of study material
Frequently asked questions
How do I choose the pages to extract?
You indicate the page or range you want, such as pages 3 to 7. Only that stretch is copied into the new document.
Is the result one PDF or several files?
Extraction produces a single continuous PDF with the chosen stretch. If you need each page as a separate file, use the split PDF tool.
Is page quality reduced?
No. The pages are copied as they are, without recompression. Text and images stay identical to the original document.
Does it work with password-protected PDFs?
Protected files need to be unlocked before extraction. Unlock the document and then come back to cut out 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.