SPLIT PDF

Pull a few pages out of a long PDF, or cut it into several smaller PDFs. Several files come back together in one ZIP so you download once.

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About Split PDF

How Can You Verify That Your Files Never Leave This Browser?

You do not have to take our word for it. Browser developer tools list every request a page makes, so you can watch 2pdf work and confirm that your document is never sent anywhere. The check takes about a minute.

Open your browser developer tools with F12, or Cmd+Option+I on a Mac, and select the Network tab.
Reload the page and let it finish. You will see the page's own files, its web fonts, the PDF engine, and one anonymous page-view request. No file has been chosen yet, so none of them can contain your document.
Click the clear icon in the Network tab so that the log is empty.
Choose a PDF in the Split PDF tool above and press its button, then save the result.
Look at the Network tab again. It is still empty, or it shows only files fetched from 2pdf.app itself, such as a standard font or an image decoder the PDF engine needed to draw a page. Click any of them: each one is a request for a file, and none carries your document. For extra proof, turn on offline mode after the page loads and the tools keep working.

Your file is read into this tab's memory with the browser's own file reader, processed by code that is already on the page, and handed back to you as a download. It is never uploaded, never stored in the browser, and gone when you close the tab. The only other request the site can make is the feedback form, and only when you submit it.

The production site also sends a Content-Security-Policy header that tells your browser to refuse connections to anywhere except this site and the anonymous analytics endpoint, so even a bug could not send a file elsewhere.

Which Ways Can You Split a PDF?

Extract pages: everything you list goes into one new PDF. Use it to send just pages 4 to 6 of a report.
Split by ranges: each comma-separated part becomes its own PDF. 1-3, 4-10, 11- gives three files.
Every page: one PDF per page, for a stack of single-page invoices scanned as one file.
Every N pages: equal parts, such as every 2 pages for double-sided forms.

How Do You Write Page Ranges?

Pages start at 1. A range uses a hyphen, and parts are separated by commas.

3 is page 3, and 2-5 is pages 2, 3, 4, and 5.
8- runs from page 8 to the end, and -3 is the first three pages.
odd, even, all, and last work as words, and 3-last works too.

If a range is backwards or goes past the end, the tool says so before you press anything, with the fix.

Does Splitting Change the Pages?

No. Pages are copied into the new files exactly as they are, with the same size, rotation, text, and images. Splitting a 40 MB scan into four parts gives four files that add up to roughly 40 MB, because nothing is recompressed. Output files are named after the original with the page numbers they hold, for example report-part2-p4-10.pdf.

Why Is the Result a ZIP File?

Browsers ask permission, or quietly block, when a page tries to save many files at once. Putting the parts in one ZIP means one download that always works. Every computer and phone can open a ZIP: double-click it on a computer, or tap it in the Files app on a phone. The ZIP is built in the page as well, without compression, so it opens instantly.

What Else Can You Do With a PDF Here?

Merge PDF: Combine PDFs, JPG and PNG images, and text files into one PDF, in the order you choose.
Organize PDF pages: See every page as a thumbnail, then reorder, rotate, delete, or insert blank pages.
Rotate PDF: Rotate every page or just the pages you list by 90, 180, or 270 degrees, losslessly.
PDF metadata editor: View and edit title, author, subject, keywords, and dates, or strip all document metadata.
Fill PDF form: Fill text boxes, checkboxes, radio buttons, and dropdowns in a PDF form, then flatten if you like.
Images to PDF: Turn JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, or BMP images into one PDF, with Letter, A4, or fit-to-image pages.
PDF to images: Render PDF pages to PNG or JPG images at the resolution you pick, one image per page.
Extract text from PDF: Pull the text out of a PDF page by page, then copy it or save it as a plain .txt file.

All nine tools are on the 2pdf home page. Part of the 2suite.io privacy-first ecosystem.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I extract pages that are not next to each other?

Yes. Type them with commas, such as 1, 4, 9-10. In Extract pages mode they all go into one PDF, in page order.

Is there a limit on how many pages I can split?

No. Large files are limited only by your device's memory.

Will the split files keep their text searchable?

Yes. Pages are copied without re-rendering, so text stays selectable and searchable.

Can I split an encrypted PDF?

No. Remove the password or editing restriction first, then split the unlocked copy.

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