Split PDF - Frequently Asked Questions

The Split PDF tool creates a new PDF from the pages you choose. You can:

• See a thumbnail of every page in your PDF.
• Select any pages, consecutive or not.
• Drag the selected pages into a new order.
• Download a new PDF with just those pages. Your original file is not changed.

Add your PDF and click the page thumbnails you want to keep. Selected pages are highlighted. To keep most of a document, click Select / Deselect All first, then click the pages you want to leave out.

Yes. Select any combination, for example pages 1, 5, 7 and 15 of a 20-page PDF. Then drag the thumbnails into the order you want. The new PDF follows the order shown on screen.

Yes. "Process locally (no upload)" is switched on by default. Your PDF is split in your browser and never leaves your device. Once the page has loaded, local splitting even works without an internet connection.

Local mode works smoothly with PDFs up to about 50 MB. For larger files, or on an older device, switch local mode off. The file is then uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our server and deleted afterwards.

No. The pages are copied as they are. Text, fonts, images and formatting stay exactly as in the original.

Anything from a single page to the whole document. Local mode is comfortable with PDFs of up to about 200 pages. Server mode handles longer documents.

Not directly. Remove the password first with Unlock PDF (you need to know the password), then split the unlocked file.

Yes. It works in modern browsers on Android phones, iPhones and tablets. Tap thumbnails to select pages, then press and hold to drag them into order. Long PDFs are easier to handle on a larger screen.

In local mode, which is the default, your PDF never leaves your device. In server mode, the file is kept only temporarily to create your new PDF and is then deleted. We never sell or share your documents.