Extract specific pages or page ranges from a PDF — enter individual pages (e.g. 1,3,5) or ranges (e.g. 2-8) and download a new PDF containing only those pages.
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Click the upload area or drag and drop your file. Upload your PDF and enter the pages you want to keep — use commas for individual pages (1,3,5) or hyphens for ranges (2-8), then extract and download.
Adjust the tool options to match your requirements — all settings are explained with helpful labels and previews where applicable.
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Use a comma-separated list for individual pages (e.g. 1,3,5,9) or hyphens for ranges (e.g. 2-8). You can combine both in one entry (e.g. 1,3-7,12,15-20). Page numbers are based on the actual PDF page numbering starting from 1. If the PDF uses Roman numerals or custom page labels, use the physical page position rather than the printed label. The tool validates your input before extracting.
Yes — simply enter the page number (e.g. "5") and the extracted PDF will contain only that one page. This is useful for pulling out a specific certificate, signature page, invoice or cover sheet from a longer document. The extracted page retains its original dimensions, content and quality — it is an exact copy of the original page, not a screenshot or re-render.
Yes, extraction is completely lossless. The page content — text, images, vector graphics, fonts and embedded objects — is transferred directly from the source file without any re-rendering or re-compression. The extracted PDF is byte-for-identical in content to the original pages. There is absolutely no quality degradation regardless of how many times a page has previously been extracted.
Extracting pages means selecting specific non-consecutive pages by number (e.g. pages 1, 5, 12, 30) and producing one PDF containing just those pages. Splitting means dividing a PDF sequentially — into individual pages, or into fixed-size chunks (e.g. every 10 pages). Use extraction when you want specific pages; use our PDF Splitter when you want to divide the document sequentially.
No — to extract pages from a password-protected PDF, you must first remove the password using our Unlock PDF tool (you will need the document password to do this). Once the PDF is unlocked, return to the Page Extractor and upload the unlocked file. PDFs with only permissions restrictions but no open password can typically be extracted from without unlocking first, as the document itself is accessible.
Hyperlinks and annotations (comments, highlights, sticky notes) that exist within the extracted pages are preserved in the output PDF. Internal links that point to pages not included in the extraction will become broken links — the target page no longer exists in the output. External hyperlinks (links to websites) are always preserved. Review the output for broken internal links if the source document had cross-references.
Yes — the tool handles large PDFs well within the browser\ memory constraints. PDFs with hundreds or thousands of pages can be processed, though very large files (hundreds of MB) may take a few seconds longer to parse before extraction begins. Only the specified pages are included in the output, so even extracting 5 pages from a 500-page PDF produces a small, compact output file.
Yes — each extracted page retains its original dimensions exactly. If the source PDF contains mixed page sizes (some A4, some A3, some landscape), the extracted pages will retain their individual sizes. There is no automatic resizing or reorientation during extraction. The output PDF is a true subset of the original document.
Yes — scanned PDFs (where each page is an image) can have pages extracted exactly like text-based PDFs. The page image data is transferred directly without modification. Note that scanned page images are not re-OCRd or enhanced during extraction — they remain as-is. If you need searchable text in the extracted pages, run the file through an OCR tool after extraction.
No — all page extraction is handled entirely in your browser using the PDF-lib JavaScript library. Your PDF never leaves your device at any point during the process. This ensures complete privacy — suitable for sensitive documents like legal contracts, financial statements, medical records and confidential reports. No account is needed and nothing is retained after you close the browser tab.
