How to Split a PDF Into Separate Files (Without Installing Anything)
Need to break one PDF into multiple files, or pull out just a few pages? Here's how to do it entirely in your browser, no software required.
Two different problems, two different tools
"Splitting a PDF" usually means one of two things: breaking a long document into separate files (one per page, or per range), or pulling out a handful of specific pages while leaving the rest behind. They're related but solved slightly differently.
Splitting into separate files
The PDF Split tool breaks a multi-page PDF into individual files — useful when you've scanned a stack of separate documents into one PDF and need them back as distinct files for filing or sending separately.
- Upload the PDF you want to split.
- Choose how to split it — by page, or by a defined range.
- Download the resulting files as a batch.
Extracting specific pages
If you only need pages 3 through 7 out of a 40-page report, splitting the whole document is overkill. PDF Extract Pages lets you select exactly the pages you want and generates a new, smaller PDF containing only those — the rest of the document is discarded, not just hidden.
Why this matters for sensitive documents
Both tools run entirely in your browser. If the PDF contains a mix of sensitive and non-sensitive pages — say, a contract bundled with an internal cover sheet — splitting it locally means the sensitive pages never get uploaded anywhere just to extract the ones you actually need to share.
After splitting
If you later need to recombine files — say, after editing one of the split-out pieces — PDF Merge puts them back together in whatever order you choose.
Split your PDF now — free, instant, nothing leaves your device.