Split a PDF
Break one PDF into several smaller PDFs: every page on its own, or evenly sized chunks like every 5 pages.
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How it works
- Add your PDFDrag in or select the PDF file you want to work with.
- Choose how to splitSet how many pages go in each file: 1 makes every page its own PDF, 5 cuts every five pages.
- Download the PDFSave the finished PDF to your device. Files are processed in your browser.
Save and continue on the desktop
Download or copy your result here first. Open the free desktop to save to Files or use more features.
- Merge, split, sign and compress PDFs
- Save to Files when you continue on the desktop
- Every tool in one place, no new tabs
After you download, continue on the desktop for Files or the full app.
What Split PDF can do
Split by page count, not hand-picked ranges
Type how many pages each part should have (1 for one PDF per page, 5 for five-page parts), and the preview marks where the cuts fall and says how many files you will get. Want one new PDF with just pages 2, 5 and 9? Use Extract PDF Pages instead: it builds a single file from the pages you tick.
What comes out and how it is named
A 12-page report split every 5 pages gives you three files: report-pages-1-5.pdf, report-pages-6-10.pdf, and report-pages-11-12.pdf. The last chunk is simply shorter. Split every single page and the names become report-page-1.pdf and so on, so they stay in order in a file manager. Anything more than one file arrives as a single ZIP.
Every piece is still a real PDF
Pages are copied across, not re-rendered into pictures, so text stays selectable and searchable in each part and the quality is identical to the original. Expect the pieces to add up to a little more than the source file: fonts and resources that were shared across the whole document now have to be embedded in every part that uses them.
How big a file can be
Up to 100 MB on a computer and 50 MB on a phone or tablet. A 400-page document split page by page makes 400 files in one ZIP, which is slow on an older phone, so do that one on a laptop. A PDF that asks for a password to open is refused; one that only forbids editing or printing splits like any other, and the parts come without that lock.
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Questions
Can I split into individual pages?
Yes. Set the size to 1 and every page becomes its own PDF; they download together as one ZIP.
Is the download really free?
Yes. No account, no trial and no watermark of ours on the file: it is made in your browser, and you can save it as many times as you like.
Why do the parts add up to more than the original?
Fonts, logos, and color profiles that the whole document shared once now have to be embedded in each part that needs them. On a text-heavy report the overhead is small; on a brochure with big embedded fonts it is noticeable.
Are my PDFs uploaded?
No. The PDF is cut in this tab, and the parts go straight to your downloads.