Split PDF — Extract Pages Online

Splitting a PDF is essential when you need to extract specific pages from a larger document. Whether you are pulling a single chapter from a textbook, isolating a signature page from a contract, or extracting key slides from a presentation export, pdftools.one lets you do it instantly in your browser without any software installation or account creation.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Upload your PDF. Click the upload area or drag and drop your PDF file. The tool will immediately read the document and display the total page count so you know exactly which pages are available for extraction.

2. Enter page ranges.Type the pages you want to extract into the input field. You can use individual page numbers separated by commas (like “1, 3, 5”) or ranges with hyphens (like “1-5”). You can also combine both formats: “1-3, 7, 10-15” will extract pages 1 through 3, page 7, and pages 10 through 15.

3. Click Split.Press the “Split PDF” button. The tool will extract the specified pages and assemble them into a new PDF document. A progress bar shows the extraction status in real time.

4. Download the result. Once splitting is complete, click the download button to save your new PDF containing only the pages you selected. The original file remains completely unchanged.

Understanding Page Range Syntax

The page range input supports a flexible syntax designed to make it easy to specify exactly which pages you need. Here are some examples for a 20-page document:

• “5” — extracts only page 5
• “1-5” — extracts pages 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
• “1, 3, 5” — extracts pages 1, 3, and 5
• “1-3, 10-15, 20” — extracts pages 1 through 3, 10 through 15, and page 20

Duplicate pages are automatically removed, and the output pages are always arranged in ascending order regardless of the order you type them.

Privacy and Security

Your PDF file is processed entirely within your web browser. The document is loaded into your device’s memory, the selected pages are copied into a new PDF structure, and the result is generated locally. At no point is any data transmitted over the internet. This makes our tool safe for confidential documents, legal files, medical records, and any other sensitive material.

Common Use Cases

Legal documents: Extract signature pages or specific clauses from lengthy contracts. Academic work: Pull individual chapters or sections from textbooks and research papers. Business reports: Isolate executive summaries or specific data sections for stakeholder distribution. Government forms: Extract completed pages from multi-page form packets for individual submission.

After splitting, you can use our Merge PDF tool to combine extracted pages with other documents, or our Rotate PDF tool to fix page orientation issues in the extracted pages. All tools work together seamlessly and maintain the same privacy-first approach.