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Split PDF
Extract the pages you need, cut a PDF into several parts or save every page as a separate file – free and without quality loss.
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Three modes: Extract pages, split by ranges, or one PDF per page.
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Lossless: Pages are copied unchanged – no re-rendering, no compression artefacts.
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Privacy: Uploads are deleted after 30 minutes, the split files after 2 hours.
Split PDF pages
Split a PDF exactly the way you need
Upload a PDF and choose in the dialog what you want: a new PDF with selected pages (for example 1-3, 5, 8-10), several PDFs cut at the ranges you enter, or every page as a single file. The split is done with qpdf, which copies the pages without rendering them, so text, images and vector graphics stay exactly as they were.
How to use Converter App
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Upload the PDF
Drop the file into the box or import it from Google Drive. Password-protected PDFs must be unlocked first.
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Choose pages or a mode
Type page numbers and ranges such as 1-3, 5, 8-10, or select 'every page as a separate PDF'. Page numbers are checked against the real page count.
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Download the result
Extracted pages come as one PDF; ranges and single pages come as a ZIP with one PDF per part.
Key features
Flexible page selection
Single pages, ranges and combinations: 2, 5-7, 12-14 pulls exactly those pages, in that order, into one new file.
Split into parts
Enter several ranges and every range becomes its own PDF – ideal for cutting a long report into chapters.
No quality loss
Pages are transferred as PDF objects. Fonts stay fonts, scans keep their resolution, links and form fields on the selected pages are kept.
Instant and free
Most files are split in under a second. No account, no watermark, no page limit within fair use.
Experience & privacy
Built for reliable document conversion.
Backed by 10+ years of engineering expertise in large-scale data and scientific computing, it’s built for real-world document workflows that require accurate layout preservation, strict privacy, and dependable, high-level performance.
Trusted by Users
Rated 5 stars on Trustpilot for speed, reliability, and ease of use.
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Academic Use
Referenced in published research and used for interview transcription and qualitative data analysis.
Research use
How the PDF splitter works
Every page of a PDF is a separate object that references the fonts, images and other resources it needs. Splitting therefore does not mean cutting a picture – it means creating a new PDF and copying the selected page objects together with their resources into it. Converter App uses qpdf, a well-established open-source PDF library, for this. Because the pages are transferred rather than rendered, the output is identical in quality to the source, and the whole operation usually takes well under a second.
Which mode for which task?
- Extract pages into one PDF – send only the relevant pages of a contract, pull one chapter out of a book, or build a custom hand-out from a long slide deck.
- Split by page ranges – cut a scanned batch into the individual documents it contains, or a report into chapters that you want to distribute separately.
- Every page as a separate PDF – prepare pages for individual upload, archiving or for re-assembly in a different order with the Merge PDF tool.
Tips for clean results
- Check the real page number in your viewer first; printed page labels (for example roman numerals in a preface) often differ from the physical page count.
- Pages can be repeated or reordered in the extract mode: 5, 1-2 gives page 5 first, then pages 1 and 2.
- To remove a single page, extract everything except that page, e.g. 1-6, 8-20 for a 20-page file.
- Need the pages back together later? The Merge PDF tool combines the parts again without loss.
Privacy and limits
Free, no account, no watermark. Uploads are removed after 30 minutes and results after 2 hours; the tool runs entirely on Converter App's own infrastructure. Password-protected PDFs have to be unlocked first; everything else from one page to several hundred pages is handled.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I enter the pages I want?
Use page numbers and ranges separated by commas, for example 1-3, 5, 8-10. Ranges are inclusive, and the pages appear in the result in the order you type them. The first page is page 1, regardless of any page labels printed in the document. If a number is larger than the page count, the tool tells you how many pages the PDF has.
What is the difference between the three modes?
Extract pages into one PDF puts all selected pages into a single new file. Split by page ranges creates one PDF per range you enter (1-4, 5-9, 10-12 gives three files) and delivers them in a ZIP. Every page as a separate PDF needs no input and produces a ZIP with one single-page PDF per page.
Does splitting change the quality of the pages?
No. The pages are copied as they are, including fonts, images, vector graphics, links and form fields that belong to those pages. Nothing is rasterised or recompressed, which also means the tool cannot reduce the file size of a scan – use the Compress PDF tool for that.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
Not directly. A PDF that asks for a password when opening is rejected with a notice. Remove the password first with the Unlock PDF tool (you need the password), then split the unlocked copy. PDFs that only restrict printing or copying are accepted.
Is there a limit on pages or file size?
There is no fixed page limit within fair use; documents with hundreds of pages split in a few seconds. Very large scanned PDFs just take longer to upload. The 'every page as a separate PDF' mode of a 500-page document produces a ZIP with 500 files, which is fine.
What happens to my file?
The upload travels over HTTPS and is processed on servers operated by Converter App. Uploads are deleted automatically after 30 minutes and the split files after 2 hours. No account or email is required, and nobody looks at the content.