PDF Page Extractor

How to use

1. 1Drop a .pdf onto the upload area or click Choose file. Up to 200 MB is supported and the PDF is read entirely in your browser.
2. 2The tool reads the page tree and shows the total page count, file size, and PDF version.
3. 3Type the pages you want into the selection input. Use commas to combine items, hyphens for ranges (5-12), and write a range backwards (9-1) to reverse the order.
4. 4Use the quick shortcuts to grab all pages, the first or last page, only odd or even pages, or the document in reverse order.
5. 5Click Build new PDF, then click Download to save the new file. The filename includes the selected pages so it sorts cleanly in your downloads folder.

About this tool

PDF Page Extractor turns the question every paper-heavy day surfaces, how do I get one chapter, one signed page, or one quarterly section out of a PDF without uploading the whole file to a stranger, into a one-screen operation that runs in your browser. Drop a .pdf, type a page selection (single pages like 3, comma lists like 1, 4, 7, ranges like 5-12, mixed lists like 1, 3-5, 9, or even a reverse range like 9-1 to flip the order), and the tool builds a brand-new PDF that contains only the pages you picked. The output is a valid, self-contained file: a fresh PDF 1.7 header, a freshly written catalog and pages tree, the selected page dictionaries copied byte-for-byte, every object those pages transitively reference (fonts, images, color spaces, content streams, embedded ICC profiles, XObject forms, annotations attached to those pages) carried over with their indirect references renumbered to the new file's number space, and a clean cross-reference table at the end. Stream payloads, the parts that actually contain image pixels and embedded font glyphs, are copied as raw bytes without ever being decompressed or re-encoded, so visual quality is identical to the source. Quick shortcuts let you take all pages, the first page, the last page, only odd pages, only even pages, or the whole document in reverse order, useful for printing duplex without a duplex printer or splitting a board pack into reviewer-specific decks. The selection input deduplicates so 1, 1, 2 still produces 1, 2, and out-of-range entries are flagged with a clear, non-blocking warning so you can fix the typo without losing your other entries. The output filename includes the page list (page-3, pages-1to5_8 and so on) so finished files file themselves. The full pipeline runs inside the tab using file.arrayBuffer(): the bytes are decoded as Latin-1 to scan dictionary syntax, the cross-reference table is rebuilt, and the file is delivered as a Blob you can download. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is logged. Encrypted (password-protected) PDFs are detected and rejected; remove the password in a desktop reader first. PDFs that hide the catalog inside a compressed object stream (PDF 1.5+ ObjStm) are detected and reported clearly. Useful for sending one chapter of a textbook to a colleague, pulling a signed page out of a contract bundle, removing the cover sheet from an invoice batch, splitting a board deck into reviewer-specific PDFs, prepping a portfolio from a master document, separating a passport scan from a multi-page upload, archiving only the relevant pages of a regulatory filing, and any moment where the convenience of free online PDF splitters is offset by the discomfort of uploading the original.

Free to use. Works in your browser. No signup, no login.