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Split PDF
Break one PDF into several files. Free, no sign-up.
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How to split PDF
Splitting divides one document into several, cutting at the points you choose. The original file on your disk is never modified.
- Open your PDF. Every page appears as a thumbnail so you can see where to cut.
- Choose where to split. Pick page ranges, or split after every page to get one file per page.
- Download. Several files arrive together in a single zip.
How the ranges box reads what you type
Custom ranges take a comma-separated list of single pages and hyphenated spans — 1-3, 7, 10-12 — and nothing else. Each part is read on its own. A span that runs past the end is trimmed to the last page, so 10-999 on a 20-page file gives you pages 10 to 20. A backwards span like 9-4 is dropped, and so is anything the pattern does not recognise: “pages 4-6”, “1 to 3”, and the one that actually catches people, a range pasted out of a word processor where the hyphen has been autocorrected into an en dash.
A part that cannot be read is skipped without a warning; only when every part fails do you get an error asking for a range. So the number to check is the count — three ranges should produce three files, and the line under the result tells you how many were made. Overlaps are deliberate rather than an oversight: 1-5, 4-9 puts pages 4 and 5 in both output files.
What comes out, and what it is called
Each range becomes its own document named after the pages it holds — report-1-3.pdf, report-7.pdf — and anything more than a single piece is delivered as one zip. Enter the same range twice and the second file gets a number appended, so nothing is quietly overwritten inside the zip.
Every piece is built fresh out of copied pages, which means the original’s outline, its title and author, and its form definition are not carried into any of them: split a book by chapter and you get the chapters without the bookmark panel. For one section out of a long file, Extract pages gets there in a single step; for everything except a few pages, Delete pages is the shorter way round; and Merge PDF puts the pieces back together if you cut too far.
Questions
Can I get one file per page?
Yes. Choose split-every-page and a 40-page document becomes 40 single-page PDFs, delivered as one zip download.
Are the split files smaller?
Usually, but not proportionally. A PDF shares fonts and images across pages, so each piece carries the resources its pages need. Ten pages out of a hundred will not be exactly a tenth of the size.
Why did I get fewer files than the ranges I typed?
Because a range it cannot read is skipped silently rather than stopping the job. Only the digits, an optional hyphen and commas are understood, so “pages 4-6”, “1 to 3”, a backwards span like 9-4, and a hyphen your word processor turned into an en dash all vanish without comment. Retype the offending range by hand and the file count will match.
Can the same page appear in more than one of the output files?
Yes, and that is intentional. Ranges are taken exactly as written, so 1-5, 4-9 produces a file with pages 1 to 5 and a file with pages 4 to 9 — pages 4 and 5 are in both. If you want the pieces to be separate, make sure the ranges do not overlap.
Can I split a PDF at its chapters or bookmarks automatically?
No. This tool cuts at the page numbers you give it and never looks at the document’s outline. Open the bookmark panel in your reader, note the page each chapter starts on, and type those in as ranges.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. Every tool on this site runs inside your browser, using the same engine as the Folia desktop app. Your file is read from your disk into your browser’s memory, processed there, and handed back as a download. It never crosses the internet, so there is nothing for us to store, leak or hand over.
Is there a file size limit?
We impose none. The only ceiling is your own device’s memory, which differs from one computer to another — so we read what your browser reports about this machine and show the resulting limit on the page. Light tools like merge and rotate handle far more than heavy ones like OCR, which must render every page. For anything larger, Folia for Desktop has no limit at all.
Is it really free? Do I need an account?
Yes, and no. Every tool is free and unlimited, with no watermark and no sign-up. Ads pay for the site, and your own computer does the work, which costs us nothing. Signing in with a paid Folia plan simply removes the ads.