Extract PDF Pages
Keep only the pages you pick, as a new document.
Runs in your browser. Your file is never uploaded.
Extracting versus splitting
These two sound similar and answer different questions. Extracting produces one document holding exactly the pages you asked for, and throws the rest away — the right tool when you need pages 4 and 5 of a long report and nothing else.Splitting keeps everything, dividing one document into several. If you find yourself extracting repeatedly to carve a file into pieces, the split tool does it in one pass.
Order and repetition
The page box is more capable than it looks. Pages come out in the order you type them, so5, 1, 3 genuinely produces that order rather than sorting itself out. Naming a page twice includes it twice, which is occasionally what you want for a repeated cover or divider. And a descending range like 9-1 reverses those pages — useful, but also a common typo, so the tool says so rather than quietly handing you a backwards document.
Nothing is re-rendered
Extraction is lossless. Pages are copied wholesale from the original: text remains selectable and searchable, vector artwork stays sharp at any zoom, and embedded images are never re-encoded. Page dimensions and rotation carry across unchanged. The one casualty is the document outline — bookmarks are not copied between documents — and form fields that referred to pages you did not keep will no longer make sense.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to extract pages from it?
No. The document is read into your browser tab and the new file is built there, in JavaScript on your own machine. Nothing is transmitted, which is the point — pulling two pages out of a twenty-page contract should not require sending the other eighteen to anyone.
How do I choose which pages to extract?
Two ways, and they stay in step with each other. Click page thumbnails to select them, or type page numbers and ranges into the box — something like 1-3, 7, 12-15. Whichever you use, the other updates to match.
What is the difference between extracting and splitting?
Extracting produces one new document containing exactly the pages you named, and discards the rest. Splitting divides the whole document into several files, keeping everything. Use extract when you want a few specific pages; use split when you want to break a long file into parts.
Can I extract pages in a different order, or the same page twice?
Yes to both, if you type them. Entering 5, 1, 3 produces a document in that order, and 1, 1, 2 repeats the first page — useful for a cover sheet. A backwards range such as 9-1 reverses those pages, and the tool warns you when it spots one in case it was a typo.
Does extracting reduce quality?
No. The pages are copied across exactly as they are. Text stays selectable, vector graphics stay sharp, and images are never re-compressed. Page size and rotation are preserved too.
What is lost from the original?
Bookmarks are not carried into the extracted file, and form fields may not behave as they did in the original if they referenced pages you did not keep. Page content, annotations and links to external URLs come through normally.