Split PDF Free — Extract Pages from PDF in Your Browser

Need to extract a few pages from a large PDF report? Or split a multi-chapter document into individual files? SimpleTools Split PDF handles both — with full page thumbnail previews and flexible extraction options, entirely in your browser.

Why Split PDFs?

• Extract specific pages: Pull out a single page from a 100-page report to share in an email
• Separate chapters: Split a book PDF into individual chapter files for easier navigation
• Remove irrelevant pages: Extract only the pages you need, leaving out cover pages, appendices, or legal boilerplate
• Create page ranges: Extract pages 5–12 for a specific section of a document
• Split for sharing: Divide a large document into smaller parts for colleagues who only need certain sections
• Batch extraction: Extract each page as a separate PDF file

Splitting Modes

• Extract specific pages: Enter a page range like 1, 3, 5-8, 12 to extract exactly those pages
• Split into individual pages: Produce one PDF per page from the source document
• Split into fixed-size groups: Split every N pages into separate files (e.g., split a 40-page doc into 10-page chunks)
• Split at specific pages: Define split points manually (e.g., split after page 10, then after page 25)
• Visual selection: Click page thumbnails to select/deselect which pages to extract

Privacy: Why This Matters for PDFs

A PDF being split might be:

• A legal contract where only certain sections are relevant to each party
• A financial report where you extract specific metrics pages
• A medical document being parsed for specific test results
• A confidential business proposal being shared selectively

Uploading these to a cloud PDF splitter means the entire document — including the pages you’re trying to keep confidential — goes to a third-party server.

SimpleTools Split PDF:

✅ Your PDF never leaves your browser
✅ Works fully offline — no internet needed
✅ No page count limits
✅ No account required
✅ Free for any number of operations

How It Works

The tool uses PDF-lib, a pure JavaScript PDF library that runs in the browser:

1. The source PDF is loaded and parsed in memory
2. Page thumbnails are rendered using PDF.js (Mozilla’s PDF renderer)
3. When you select pages to extract, PDF-lib creates a new PDF document
4. The selected pages are copied from the source into the new document
5. The new PDF is serialised to bytes and downloaded via a Blob URL

For “split into individual pages” mode, this process repeats for each page, creating multiple download files.

How to Use PDF Splitter

1. Visit simpletools.one/split-pdf
2. Click Choose PDF or drag and drop your file
3. Page thumbnails load so you can see the document content
4. Choose your split method:
   • Type page numbers: Enter ranges like 1-5, 7, 10-15 in the input field
   • Click thumbnails: Click to select/deselect individual pages
   • Split all: Click Split All Pages to create one PDF per page
5. Click Extract Pages to generate the output PDF(s)
6. Download individual files or all files as a ZIP

Page Range Syntax Examples

Common Workflows

Extracting a contract signature page:

1. Load the PDF
2. Click the page thumbnail for the signature page
3. Click Extract → Download the single-page PDF

Splitting a document for distribution:

1. Load the PDF
2. Choose “Split into fixed groups” with group size = 10
3. Download the ZIP of split files
4. Distribute each section to the relevant recipient

Creating a table of contents excerpt:

1. Type 1-3 in the page range field
2. Extract and download the first three pages as a preview PDF

Split your PDF at simpletools.one/split-pdf — private, flexible, and completely free.