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Split PDF

Split a PDF into individual pages, ranges, or fixed-size chunks.

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About the Split PDF

The Split PDF tool divides one PDF into separate files using three strategies: explode every page into its own single-page PDF, cut out a contiguous page range, or chunk the document into fixed-size groups of pages. After loading a file, the tool reads its page count and builds a plan preview listing every output file, its page span, and the exact filename it will receive — document-page-3.pdf for singles, document-pages-2-5.pdf for ranges and chunks. The "Split into N files" button runs the job, and a generated files list appears with a Save button per file plus Download all for the batch. Each output is a valid PDF built with pdf-lib, and the source stays untouched on disk. Password-protected documents are rejected with a clear message rather than producing broken output. Splitting locally matters when documents are sensitive — contracts, medical records, bank statements — since nothing is uploaded. For anyone who needs to email one page of a 40-page statement, separate a merged scan, or break a long deck into presentable sections, this browser-based PDF splitter does it in seconds without installing software.

Split PDF examples

Input
A 12-page PDF with Split mode set to "Every page → N files".
Output
A plan preview of 12 files (doc-page-1.pdf through doc-page-12.pdf), each one page, available individually or via Download all.
Note: The default mode turns any document into a folder of singles.
Input
The same PDF with mode "By page range", Start page 3, End page 7.
Output
One planned file doc-pages-3-7.pdf containing pages 3 through 7.
Note: The range inputs clamp to the document's real page count.
Input
A 30-page PDF with mode "By page count (chunks)" and Pages per chunk set to 10.
Output
Three files — doc-pages-1-10.pdf, doc-pages-11-20.pdf, doc-pages-21-30.pdf — each listed with its page span.
Note: Chunk mode is the fastest way to split for batch emailing.

How to use the Split PDF

  1. 1

    Click "Choose PDF" or drop a file onto the upload area and wait for the page count.

  2. 2

    Pick a "Split mode": Every page, By page range, or By page count (chunks).

  3. 3

    For range mode, set Start page and End page; for chunk mode, set Pages per chunk.

  4. 4

    Review the plan preview — each row shows the label, output filename, and page count.

  5. 5

    Click "Split into N files", then use Save per file or Download all.

Common use cases

  • Emailing a single page from a 40-page bank statement without sending the rest.
  • Separating a scanned bundle of mixed documents into individual files.
  • Breaking a quarterly report into per-department sections for distribution.
  • Extracting just the cover page of an ebook for a product listing.
  • Preparing a multi-page contract so each party signs a one-page copy.
  • Chunking a long slide deck into 10-page uploads for a size-limited portal.

Best practices

  • Check the plan preview carefully — filenames reveal exactly what each chunk contains.
  • Use chunk mode for uniform splits and range mode for precise extraction.
  • For very large documents, split into smaller batches to keep memory use down.
  • Keep the original PDF; splits are copies, but re-downloading beats re-splitting.
  • Name your source file well, since output names inherit the base name.

Tips

  • The Mode stat confirms which strategy is active at a glance.
  • Plan preview rows double as a checklist before you click split.
  • Download all only includes chunks that finished without errors.
  • Switch modes after loading — the plan recalculates instantly.

Frequently asked questions

Three: "Every page" creates one PDF per page, "By page range" extracts a single span defined by start and end numbers, and "By page count (chunks)" divides the document into groups of N consecutive pages.

Names inherit the source file's base name: doc-page-3.pdf for a single page, doc-pages-3-7.pdf for ranges, and doc-pages-1-10.pdf style names for chunks. The plan preview shows every name.

The tool detects password protection and refuses with a specific toast — "This PDF is password-protected and cannot be split" — rather than producing broken output.

Not in one run. Chunk mode uses one uniform page count. For custom grouping, run the tool multiple times with different ranges.

Yes. Pages are copied into new PDF documents with pdf-lib, preserving the page content at its original fidelity. The source file is not modified.

No fixed limit exists in the code; very large documents may slow the browser during the sequential chunk processing, so consider splitting in stages for hundreds of pages.

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