Split PDF

Separate ranges with commas. Page numbers are the document's own, counted from 1, not any number printed on the page.

Pages come out in the order you wrote them, so a range can also be used to reorder, and a page named twice appears twice. A range that runs outside the document, or backwards such as 5-2, is reported rather than guessed at.

Extract produces a single PDF made of exactly the pages you listed. Use it to send chapter three, the signature page or a single invoice from a bundle.

Split into parts cuts the whole document into consecutive pieces of N pages and gives you a zip. With one page per part you get one file per page, named report-part-1.pdf, report-part-2.pdf and so on (zero-padded, as part-01, once there are ten or more so they sort correctly). The last part is shorter if the page count does not divide evenly. Use it to hand each page of a batch scan to a different person.

Pages are copied as they are, with no re-rendering, so text stays selectable and images keep their quality.

Splitting does not make the total smaller. Each part carries the fonts and images its own pages use, so a document where every page shares a large logo or embedded font can produce parts that add up to more than the original. If the aim is a smaller file, split first, then keep only the part you need.