Separate & Extract PDF Pages Online
Extract specific page ranges or split every page into standalone documents. Choose custom ranges, enjoy 100% lossless fidelity, and process files in your browser with complete privacy.
Select or Drop a PDF File Here
Choose a multi-page document to extract custom page ranges or split into separate single-page files.
What is Split PDF and Why Do You Need It?
Split PDF is the process of breaking a multi-page PDF document into smaller sections, extracting selected individual pages, or separating every single page into its own independent document.
In many situations, you receive large 50-page or 100-page documents (such as court filings, company annual reports, employee handbooks, or multi-statement bank exports) when you only need 2 or 3 specific pages to share with a colleague, bank, or accountant. Splitting lets you isolate exactly what matters, dramatically reducing file size and protecting irrelevant confidential data.
Isolating Specific Bank Statements
Extract only January and February statements from an entire yearly statement document for income proof.
Extracting Signed Signature Pages
Separate and share just the signed signature acknowledgment pages of a 40-page master services agreement.
Removing Unwanted Pages
Exclude blank pages, cover sheets, or outdated appendices before submitting paperwork to clients or regulators.
Archiving Individual Chapters
Split massive textbooks or training manuals into individual chapter files for easier mobile reading and distribution.
With PuroPDF, splitting happens entirely inside your browser's local memory. Your sensitive files never leave your computer, guaranteeing 100% compliance and privacy.
How to Split PDF Files Online with PuroPDF
Extracting pages from your PDF takes only a few clicks:
- Select Your Document: Click the dropzone or drag and drop your PDF into the tool. Your browser analyzes the page count in local memory.
- Choose Extraction Mode: Either select custom pages using the visual clickable grid (or type a range like
1-3, 5), or choose to split all pages into separate files. - Extract & Download: Click the split button to instantly generate your extracted PDF file or ZIP archive directly onto your device.
Why Split with PuroPDF?
- Absolute Privacy: Your sensitive files are never uploaded to any remote server or third-party cloud.
- Instant Local Processing: Extract pages in seconds at the native speed of your device's processor.
- One-Click ZIP Packaging: Split large documents into individual pages and download them in a single tidy archive.
- Lossless Quality: Retain pristine vectors, links, fonts, and images with zero compression degradation.
Frequently Asked Questions
PuroPDF uses modern browser WebAssembly and JavaScript (pdf-lib) to read the internal binary page dictionary directly in your device's memory. Selected pages are extracted and packaged without sending any data over the internet.
Yes! You can either type custom comma-separated page numbers and ranges (e.g. 1, 3-5, 8) into the text box, or simply click individual page badges in our visual page selector grid.
Yes! Switch to the 'Split All into ZIP' mode. PuroPDF will slice every single page into its own PDF file (page-1.pdf, page-2.pdf, etc.) and bundle them into a downloadable ZIP archive.
No. The extraction is 100% lossless. Text layers, embedded fonts, vector shapes, bookmarks, and high-resolution images are preserved identically without any compression artifacts.
No. PuroPDF imposes no artificial limits. You can split documents containing hundreds of pages as long as your computer has available memory.
If a document requires an open password, you must decrypt it first before splitting, as password protection encrypts the underlying page binary tree.
Yes. PuroPDF's client-side engine runs smoothly on iPhone (Safari), iPad, and Android (Chrome) without needing to download apps or extensions.
Yes, it is completely secure. Because the file processing happens 100% locally in your web browser, no server, company, or third-party ever receives or stores your confidential documents.