Split PDF Free Online — Extract Pages, Remove Pages, or Split Into Multiple Files

Extract the pages you need, remove the ones you do not, or split a long PDF into smaller files. Free, no signup, no watermark. Your PDF processes locally in your browser.

Three Ways to Split

Action	What It Does	Example
Extract pages	Pull out specific pages into a new PDF	Extract pages 5-8 from a 20-page document
Remove pages	Delete unwanted pages from the PDF	Remove the blank page 3 from a contract
Split into files	Divide one PDF into multiple separate PDFs	Split a 30-page report into 3 files of 10 pages each

PDF Splitters Compared

Tool	Free?	Signup?	File Limit	Watermark?	Privacy
WildandFree	✓ Free forever	✓ No signup	✓ No limit	✓ None	✓ Local processing
iLovePDF	~Free (limits)	~Optional	25MB, 200 pages	✓ None	~Server upload
SmallPDF	~2 free/day	✗ Required	Varies	✓ None	~Server upload
Sejda	~3 free/hour	✗ Required	50MB, 200 pages	✓ None	~Server upload
Adobe Online	~Free tier	✗ Adobe account	100MB	✓ None	~Adobe servers
Mac Preview	✓ Free	✓ Built-in	✓ No limit	✓ None	✓ Local

How to Split a PDF — Step by Step

1. Open the PDF splitter
2. Upload your PDF file
3. Choose your action:
   • Extract: Enter page numbers or ranges (e.g., "1-3, 7, 10-15")
   • Remove: Select pages to delete
   • Split: Choose split points (every N pages, or at specific pages)
4. Click Split/Extract
5. Download your result(s)

Common Split Scenarios

Scenario	What to Do	Tool Action
Send only page 3 of a contract	Extract page 3	Extract: "3"
Remove blank pages	Delete the blank ones	Remove: select blank page numbers
Split a book into chapters	Split at chapter breaks	Split: at pages 1, 45, 89, 132
Reduce file size for email	Extract just the pages needed	Extract: relevant pages only
Remove cover page and TOC	Delete first 2 pages	Remove: "1-2"
Create separate invoices	Split monthly bundle	Split: every 1 page (each page = 1 file)

Split on Every Platform

• Any device: Use our online splitter — works in any browser
• Mac: Preview → View → Thumbnails → select pages → drag to desktop (creates new PDF). Or delete pages: select → press Delete
• Windows: No built-in tool. Use our online tool or PDF24 (free desktop app)
• iPhone/iPad: Our tool in Safari. Or use the Files app markup to remove pages (limited)

After Splitting — Next Steps

1. Need to combine split files differently? Merge PDFs
2. Split files too large? Compress them
3. Need to protect a split section? Add password
4. Need text from split pages? Extract text