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Split PDF

Split one PDF into several smaller PDFs in your browser — by page count or custom ranges, with zero upload.

Privacy: your files never leave your device. All processing happens locally in your browser.

How to use

  1. 1.Click Browse PDF and choose the single PDF you want to split — the tool reads it locally and shows its page count.
  2. 2.Pick a split mode: Every N pages (enter how many pages per file) or Custom ranges (type ranges like 1-3, 4-6, 7-10).
  3. 3.Press Split PDF, then download each resulting part using its own download link — nothing is ever uploaded.

About Split PDF

Split PDF is a free, entirely browser-based tool that breaks a single PDF document into several smaller PDF files without ever uploading anything to a server. Everything happens locally inside your own browser tab: you pick one PDF, the tool reads it in memory, reports its exact page count, and then produces a list of ready-to-download output PDFs the moment you press Split. Because no file leaves your device, there is nothing to queue, nothing to wait for in the cloud, and nothing stored on a remote machine after you close the page. This makes it a safe choice for contracts, statements, medical records, tax documents, and any other file you would rather not send to a third-party service.

There are two ways to split. The first is Every N pages: choose 1 and each page becomes its own standalone PDF, choose 2 and pages are grouped in pairs, choose 5 and you get chunks of five pages each, with the final file holding whatever pages remain. This is ideal for bursting a scanned batch into individual documents or slicing a long report into evenly sized sections. The second mode is Custom ranges, where you type page numbers exactly the way you think about them — for example 1-3, 4-6, 7-10 — and the tool creates one output PDF for each range. Ranges are 1-based and inclusive, a bare number such as 5 extracts that single page, out-of-range numbers are clamped to the real page count, and clearly invalid text is skipped rather than crashing the tool.

Every output preserves the original pages losslessly. The tool copies the actual page objects from the source document into each new PDF, so text stays selectable, fonts stay embedded, vector graphics stay sharp, and image quality is untouched — there is no re-rendering, re-compression, or quality loss. Each resulting file appears as its own row with its page range and file size, and each has an individual download link, so you save exactly the parts you need without wrestling with a zip archive.

Common real-world jobs map neatly onto the two modes. If a scanner produced one giant PDF from a stack of receipts or forms, Every N pages with N set to 1 bursts it back into single-page documents you can file separately. If a bound report needs to reach different reviewers, Custom ranges lets you carve out chapter one as pages 1-12, the appendix as pages 40-55, and the summary as a single page, each landing in its own file named after the range it covers. Teachers extracting a worksheet, accountants separating quarterly statements, lawyers isolating a single exhibit, and students pulling one article from a scanned course pack all follow the same quick pick, choose, split, and download rhythm.

The tool works fully offline once the page has loaded and runs on any modern desktop or mobile browser — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari — with no plugins, no desktop software, and no account. Output file names are derived automatically from the source name and the page range, so downloads stay organized without any manual renaming. It is a natural companion to merging, rotating, or deleting PDF pages when you are reorganizing a document set. One important limit: password-protected or encrypted PDFs cannot be split until the protection is removed, because the tool deliberately refuses to bypass encryption; unlock the file first, then split it. For anyone who regularly separates chapters, invoices, forms, or scanned bundles into individual documents, this splitter offers a fast, private, and dependable way to get the exact pages you want, entirely on your own hardware.

Frequently asked questions

Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?
No. Split PDF runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your file is read and split locally in memory and never leaves your device, so it stays completely private.
Can I split a password-protected PDF?
No. Encrypted or password-protected PDFs must be unlocked first — the tool intentionally refuses to bypass protection. Remove the password in your PDF reader, then split the unlocked file.
Will splitting reduce the quality of my pages?
No. Pages are copied losslessly from the original into each new PDF, so text stays selectable and images, fonts, and vector graphics keep their original quality with no re-compression.

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