Extract pages from PDF Portable Document Format Free Online Secure
Say which pages you want — 3, 5, 7-9 — and get one PDF with just those.
Work on your PDF
Drop a PDF here, or choose one.
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Why pages can be moved at all
Inside a PDF, the pages are not a continuous stream. Each one is a separate object, and a catalogue at the front lists them in order, the way a card index lists the cards in a drawer. Rearranging, adding or removing pages therefore means editing the catalogue and the objects it points to, not re-rendering the document. That is why merging two files takes an instant while converting one to Word takes a while, and it is why a page keeps exactly the appearance it had — nothing about it is recalculated. The structure dates from the format's first version in 1993 and has survived every revision since.
Where you need it
Putting a scanned signature page back with the contract it belongs to; splitting a two-hundred-page report so that each department receives its own section; taking the appendix out of a submission because the portal has a size limit; removing the blank pages a scanner inserted; numbering the pages of a document assembled out of several. Most of this is paperwork that would once have meant a photocopier and a stapler.
Questions people ask
Do links and bookmarks survive?
Links within a document — a table of contents pointing to a chapter — survive if the pages they point to are still there, and break if those pages were removed, exactly as a reference to a torn-out page would. Links to web addresses are unaffected. Bookmarks are usually carried over when merging and are the first thing to check afterwards, since they are also the first thing a reader will use.
Why is the merged file bigger than the two originals added together?
Usually fonts. Each document carries its own copy of the fonts it uses, and a simple merge keeps both copies even when they are the same font, so a little weight is added at every join. The effect is noticeable when merging many small files, and barely visible when merging two large ones. If size matters, compressing the merged file afterwards generally recovers most of it.
Does the file lose quality?
It depends on what the two formats can hold. Converting between formats that store the same thing — a PNG to a BMP, a WAV to a FLAC — loses nothing. Converting into a format that throws information away to save space, such as JPEG or MP3, loses a little every time, and converting back does not bring it back. Where a choice exists, this page errs towards keeping the original quality rather than making the smallest file.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion happens inside your browser, on your own machine; the file never leaves it and there is no server here that could receive it. That is why a large file is limited by your own memory rather than by an upload, and why nothing you convert can appear in anybody's logs — including ours. The audio and video tools do fetch their conversion engine from this site the first time you use them, some thirty megabytes once; after that the work still happens entirely on your machine.
Why people extract pages from a PDF
Most PDFs contain more than the reader needs. A thirty-page report where only two pages concern your department. A scanned bundle where one page is the signature. A long manual where you want to print a single chapter. A bank statement where only the page with your address matters. In every case the sensible thing is to extract pages from the PDF and keep a new, smaller file that contains just those pages. The rest stays out of the picture, literally.
It is also the tidiest way to share. A short, focused PDF is read; a long one is skimmed or ignored. It is safer too: when you extract pages from a PDF, you send only what is needed, and the unrelated pages, with their other names, numbers and details, never leave your hands.
This page lets you extract pages from a PDF entirely in your browser. The file is not uploaded to a server, which matters for contracts, medical papers and personal documents. Below you will find how to name the pages, how the result is arranged, what is not carried over, and how to avoid the usual slips.
How to say which pages you want
Single pages and ranges
You tell the tool which pages to keep in the way people usually write them: single pages separated by commas, and ranges joined by a dash. So 3, 5, 7-9 means page 3, page 5, and pages 7, 8 and 9. You can mix as many singles and ranges as you like. The result is one PDF containing exactly those pages.
Counting pages correctly
The page numbers refer to the position of each page in the file, as your PDF reader counts them. Printed numbers on the pages themselves may differ, particularly when a document starts with a cover, a contents list or roman-numbered pages. Always check against the counter in your reader before you extract pages from the PDF, or you may end up with the neighbouring page.
A quick way to be sure
Open the PDF in any reader and navigate to the page you want. Look at the page counter, usually in a toolbar, which shows a number such as 6 of 40. That is the number to enter. If it differs from the number printed on the page, trust the counter.
What the result looks like
The chosen pages, exactly as they were
When you extract pages from a PDF here, the pages you choose are kept exactly as they were, at their original size and quality. They are copied into the new file rather than redrawn, so text stays selectable, images stay sharp and a landscape page stays landscape. The new file looks exactly like those pages did in the original.
The order of the pages
One thing to know: the pages come out in the order they sit in the file, not in the order you typed them. If you ask for 9, 3, 5, you still get 3, 5, 9, in the sequence of the original. This keeps the document in its natural order. If you need a different order, extract the pages first, then rearrange them in another step, for example by splitting and merging again.
Why the original order is kept
A document has a sequence for a reason: page 4 follows page 3. Keeping that order makes the extracted file read naturally. If you want to rearrange, extract each piece on its own and use the merge tool to put them back in the order you prefer.
What is not carried over
Bookmarks and form fields
The page content is carried over; some extras attached to the original are not. Bookmarks, the outline you see in the side panel of a PDF reader, do not come across, and neither do interactive form fields. A filled-in form page extracted from a larger file will look the same, but its fields will no longer be fillable.
Signed documents
A digital signature is tied to the exact contents of the original file. Once you extract pages from a signed PDF, the new file is different and the signature no longer applies. If a document has to stay signed, send the whole file and point the reader to the pages that matter.
What happens when you extract pages from PDF files
A PDF is a document made of pages, and each page records exactly where every letter and picture sits. That fixed record is why a PDF looks the same on every device. When you extract pages from PDF files, a program copies the chosen pages out of the original and writes them into a new file, keeping each page's fixed record intact. Nothing about those pages is altered; only the container is new. The original file remains whole, ready for you to extract pages from PDF again in a different way if you need to.
This page works exactly like that. It reads your PDF in the browser, copies the pages you name into a new document and gives it back. Because it copies rather than redraws, you can extract pages from PDF documents of any kind, scanned or typed, big or small, and every page keeps its text, images and dimensions.
Extract pages from PDF versus printing to PDF
A common workaround is to print selected pages to a virtual PDF printer. That re-renders the pages, which can turn selectable text into a picture, change fonts and enlarge the file. Copying the pages avoids all of that. If you have ever tried to extract pages from PDF by printing and found the text could no longer be searched, this is the reason, and it is why a real extraction is better.
Choosing which pages to keep
Before you extract pages from PDF documents, decide exactly what the reader needs. A good extract is self-contained: it makes sense without the pages that were left behind. If you are pulling a chapter from a report, include its title page. If you are sending a clause from a contract, consider including the page with the parties' names and the page with the signatures, so the extract stands on its own.
It helps to write the list down. Open the PDF, scroll through, and note the page numbers from the reader's counter: the cover, the section you need, the evidence pages, the signature page. Then type them as a list. Taking two minutes to plan saves you from having to extract pages from PDF twice because you left out a page.
Why short extracts are better
A long file invites the reader to skim. A short extract tells them exactly where to look. When you extract pages from PDF files and send only the relevant ones, your message is clearer, the attachment is smaller, and the reader is less likely to miss the point. It is also a courtesy to people on slow connections or small screens.
Privacy: sharing only what is necessary
Privacy is one of the best reasons to extract pages from PDF documents. A statement, a contract or a medical letter often contains information that has nothing to do with the request in front of you. If a landlord needs proof of income, the page of a payslip that shows it is enough. If a clinic needs one result, one page of a report will do. By choosing to extract pages from PDF files and send only those, you reduce what can be misused or leaked.
Check what remains on the pages you keep. A page can still contain more than you intended: account numbers, addresses, names of other people. Because you work on your own device, you can extract pages from PDF, look at the result and still decide not to send it, with nothing having been uploaded.
Redaction is a different job
Extraction drops whole pages. It does not black out details on a page that stays. If a page you need to share contains something you must hide, you need a redaction tool, not an extraction. Keep that distinction in mind so that you do not assume a page is clean just because it was extracted.
How to extract pages from a PDF here
Add your PDF
Drop the PDF onto the page or pick it from your device. It is read inside your browser and is not uploaded.
Name the pages
Type the pages you want, such as 3, 5, 7-9. Check them against your reader's page counter.
Extract and check
Press the button and download the new PDF. Open it and confirm it has the right number of pages and that each is the one you intended.
Tips for a clean result
Fix orientation first
If some pages are the wrong way up, rotate them before you extract, so the new file reads correctly.
Keep the original
Extracting never changes your original file, but keep it anyway. If you picked a wrong page, you can start again from the original.
Compress if needed
An extracted file from a scanned PDF can still be large. If it needs to fit an upload limit, compress the PDF afterwards.
Questions people ask before extracting
Is the quality affected?
No. Pages are copied at their original size and quality. Nothing is redrawn.
Why are my pages not in the order I typed?
Pages come out in the order they sit in the file. To change the order, rearrange them in a separate step.
What is the difference between extracting and removing?
To extract pages from a PDF means to keep only the pages you name. To remove pages means to keep everything except the pages you name. Use remove pages from PDF when it is easier to name what to drop.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser and the file never leaves your device.
Who needs to extract pages from a PDF
Anyone sharing part of a document
You can extract pages from a PDF and share only the part the other person needs, which is safer than sending a whole file full of unrelated details.
Students and professionals
Pull one chapter from a long report or one article from a collection, so a reader gets the material that matters.
Offices and administrators
From a long scanned batch, take the pages for a particular case, or the signature page for the file.
Common mistakes
Miscounting pages
Check the reader's counter, not the printed numbers.
Expecting a custom order
The pages keep their file order. Rearrange afterwards if you need to.
Assuming a page is clean
An extracted page still contains whatever was on it. Check before you send. Extraction drops whole pages; it does not hide details on the pages that stay.
Related tools
If you need several files rather than one, split the PDF into ranges. To join the extracted pages with others, merge PDF files. If you want page numbers on the new file, add them, and to secure it, add a password.
When to extract pages from PDF files, and when not to
Extraction is right when you want one new file made of a few chosen pages. It is the wrong tool when you want many files, in which case splitting is better, or when it is simpler to name what to drop, in which case removing pages is quicker. If the document is signed and must stay signed, extraction breaks the signature, so send the whole file instead.
For the common cases, such as pulling a chapter, a signature page, a set of evidence pages or the one page that proves an address, it is quick, private and exact to extract pages from PDF documents in the browser. The original is never changed, so you can come back and extract pages from PDF again with a different selection whenever you like.
Naming the new file
The new PDF will have a generic name. Rename it at once to something that says what it contains and for whom, such as the person, the date and the subject. A clear name matters because extracted files are usually sent onwards, and a recipient who receives "document-3" has no idea what it is.
Large originals
Everything runs on your own device, so a very large PDF depends on its memory. A hundred pages is no trouble. A thousand-page scan may be slow on an older phone. If a huge file struggles, extract in two stages: first pull out a large block of pages, then extract pages from PDF again from that smaller file.
Making the result smaller
An extract made from scanned pages can still be heavy, because scans are mostly picture. If it needs to fit an upload limit, compress the PDF afterwards. If it is still too big, extract fewer pages or send the extract in two parts.
Your file stays on your device
The extraction happens locally. Your PDF is read by your own browser, the pages are copied into a new file there and handed back. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no copy on a server and no one else who could see the contents.
A worked example
Say you have a forty-page tenancy agreement and the lender only wants pages 1, 2 and 39-40, with the key terms and the signatures. You drop the file here and type 1-2, 39-40. You press the button and download a four-page PDF. You open it: page one is the cover, page two the key terms, pages three and four the signatures, all as sharp as the original. You send four pages instead of forty.
Extracting from scanned documents
Scanned PDFs, where every page is a photograph of paper, can be extracted from just like typed ones. The pages are copied as they are, picture and all. The only difference is size: a scanned page is much heavier than a typed one, so an extract of ten scanned pages can still be several megabytes. That is not a problem with the extraction; it is the nature of scans, and compressing afterwards usually brings the file down to a manageable size.
If you scan documents yourself, consider scanning at a moderate resolution. For ordinary letters and forms, a modest resolution is perfectly readable and keeps every later extract light. Very high resolutions make files huge for little visible gain.
Before you close the page
Check that you downloaded the new PDF, that it has the pages you meant, and that you kept the original.
One last tip
If you regularly need to extract pages from PDF files, keep a short note of the page ranges you used for each document, for example "pages 1-2 and 39-40 for the lender". Next time the same request arrives, you can repeat it in seconds and be sure you send exactly the same extract as before.
Summary
To extract pages from a PDF here, drop the file, name the pages you want, such as 3, 5, 7-9, and download the result. The chosen pages are kept exactly as they were, at their original size and quality. Pages come out in the order they sit in the file, not the order you typed them, and bookmarks and form fields are not carried over. Nothing leaves your device.