Why people use Split PDF without uploading
You need pages 3–7 of an 80-page packet for an email, or each signed page as its own file. Uploading the whole packet to split it is the wrong trade. Split PDF shows page thumbnails locally, then writes new files from the pages you keep.
How to use Split PDF on this page
- Drop a single PDF. Thumbnails load page by page in this tab.
- Select the pages you want. All / None are shortcuts. Click a thumbnail to toggle.
- Choose “one PDF per selected page” (a ZIP if there are several) or “one PDF that contains only the selected pages.”
- Download. The original file on disk is not modified.
What this tool keeps — and what it does not
Extracted pages are copied, not screenshots, so text stays selectable. Crop boxes and rotation follow the source page.
Limits, failed files, and honest tradeoffs
Password-protected files cannot be read. Very long documents (500+ pages) will take time to thumbnail and may run out of memory on a phone — select a range conceptually by waiting for thumbs, or compress first if the file is huge only because of images. Split does not OCR; a scanned page stays a scanned page.
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