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Split PDF

Visual page thumbnails, multiple ranges, fixed-size splits or one-PDF-per-page — pick exactly the pages you need. 100% in your browser, no watermark, and no signup for your first 2 tasks a day.

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Split PDF

Split PDF online for free. Visual page thumbnails, custom ranges with multi-range support, fixed-size split, or extract every page. Faster and more accurate than iLovePDF — fully in your browser, no signup, no watermark.

Split PDF Online — With Visual Thumbnails, Three Modes, Free

A 200-page contract where only pages 14 to 17 matter. A bank statement covering twelve months when your accountant just wants March. A scanned mark sheet where each semester needs to land on a separate upload. These are the moments a split PDF tool earns its keep — you don’t need to print, scan, or rebuild anything; you just need the right pages on their own.

Our free Split PDF tool gives you the visual experience that most online splitters skip: live page thumbnails for every page of your PDF, so you can see what you’re picking instead of guessing from page numbers. Three split modes cover every need — Custom Ranges for multi-range extraction (with optional merge into one file), Fixed Size for chunked splits every N pages, and Extract All for one-PDF-per-page. 100% in your browser, no watermark, and no signup for your first 2 tasks a day.

How to Split a PDF in 4 Easy Steps

Under a minute, even on huge files. No PDF tool experience required.

1. Upload Your PDF

Drag and drop any PDF up to 50 MB. As soon as it loads, every page is rendered as a visual thumbnail you can click on.

2. Pick a Mode

Choose Custom Ranges, Fixed Size, or Extract All. The right panel adapts to show only the controls you need.

3. Define Pages Visually

In Custom Ranges mode click thumbnails to expand the active range, or type exact page numbers. Add more ranges with one click. Pages inside the active range are outlined in orange so you always see what you’ve picked.

4. Split & Download

One click splits everything. Single output? Direct download. Multiple files? They’re bundled into a .zip so you don’t have to click 50 download dialogs.

Why Our PDF Splitter Beats the Competition

Most free PDF splitters give you a text box for page numbers and nothing else. Ours shows you what you’re doing. Here’s what makes us different and better than iLovePDF, Smallpdf, and the rest.

Live Page Thumbnails

Every page is rendered as a thumbnail. Click to add to the active range — no more guessing page numbers from a multi-hundred-page PDF.

Multiple Custom Ranges

Add as many ranges as you need with one click. Each range becomes its own PDF — or tick “Merge all ranges” to combine them into a single output file.

Fixed Size Split

Break a 100-page book into 20 five-page chunks in one click. Quick presets for Every 1 / 2 / 5 / 10 pages, plus a free-form input. Perfect for chapter splits.

Extract All Pages

Turn a PDF into one PDF per page in seconds. Great for archiving, sharing individual pages, or feeding pages into other workflows.

One-Click Download All as ZIP

When the split produces multiple files, we bundle them into a single ZIP — no more closing 50 download dialogs one at a time. Browsers love us.

Live Range Preview

Pages in your active range are highlighted in orange in the thumbnail grid. Numbered tags show which range each page belongs to when you have multiple.

No Quality Loss

Pages are copied byte-for-byte from the source PDF. Same fonts, same vector images, same hyperlinks. No re-compression.

100% Browser-Only Privacy

Your PDF never leaves your device. No upload, no logs, no signup, no watermark on the output. Audit the network tab and see for yourself.

Common Reasons to Split a PDF

  • Bank statements: extract just March from a 12-month PDF, or split each month into its own file for a CA.
  • Contracts & legal: pull only the annexure pages, separate the signed pages, or share specific clauses without exposing the rest.
  • Education: split a combined mark sheet PDF into per-semester files, separate question paper from answer key, or share single chapters with study groups.
  • HR & recruitment: separate resume from cover letter and certificates in a combined upload, or split candidate documents for separate distribution.
  • Logistics & shipping: split a batch label PDF into one label per page for fulfilment systems, or pull only the labels you need for a partial shipment.
  • E-books & study material: split a 500-page reference book into manageable chapter PDFs for daily reading on phones.
  • Medical records: share only the relevant lab report from a combined hospital PDF without exposing the rest of the record.

Split PDF — FAQs

Three things: (1) every page is rendered as a clickable thumbnail you can use to define ranges visually — competitors mostly use page-number inputs only. (2) Three distinct split modes (Custom Ranges, Fixed Size, Extract All) rather than just one. (3) Multi-file outputs are bundled into a single ZIP so you don’t have to click N download dialogs. And it’s fully free with no signup or watermark.

Yes. In Custom Ranges mode click Add range as many times as you need. Each range becomes its own PDF by default. Tick “Merge all ranges into one PDF” to combine them into a single output file with the pages in the order you defined.

Breaks the source PDF into a sequence of equal-sized chunks. Set N = 5 and a 20-page PDF becomes four 5-page PDFs (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20). If the total isn’t a multiple of N, the last chunk is shorter. Great for chapter splits, exam papers per session, or chunked uploads to portals with file-size limits.

No. Pages are copied byte-for-byte from the source PDF. Text stays selectable, images stay sharp, fonts and links remain intact. Each output file weighs roughly proportional to the pages it contains.

Completely safe. The entire splitter runs inside your browser using pdf-lib — your PDF never leaves your device. Open DevTools’ Network tab while splitting and you’ll see zero outbound requests carrying the file. Perfect for confidential contracts, bank statements, and KYC documents.

Yes — the layout collapses to a single column on small screens and thumbnails shrink to fit. Tap thumbnails just like clicks on desktop. Tested on iOS Safari, Chrome Android and most modern mobile browsers.

Yes — Split PDF is free, with no signup, no email capture and no watermark on output files. You can run 2 tasks a day without an account, 3 with a free account, and every feature is included.