One file, only what you asked for
Where splitting produces many documents, this produces exactly one: the pages you listed, in the order you listed them, nothing else.
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Extract PDF Pages
Save the pages you need as a new, smaller PDF.
- Upload
- Single file · 40 MB max
- Privacy
- Nothing is uploaded
- Cost
- Free · no sign-up · no watermark
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Processed entirely on your device
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Overview
About the Extract PDF Pages
Extract pages from a PDF free online: give a range like “1-3, 7-last” and get a new document containing only those pages. Processed locally with pdf-lib, no upload.
Most of the time you do not want a document split into pieces — you want three pages out of ninety: the invoice, the signature page, the one diagram a colleague asked for. This tool builds exactly that document and nothing more.
How the new document is built
pdf-lib opens the source, copies the requested page objects into a fresh document and saves it with compressed object streams. Copied pages bring the resources they reference — fonts, images, profiles — which is why a three-page extract from a font-heavy book can still weigh megabytes.
Range syntax, with examples
- “5” — a single page.
- “1-3, 7” — pages one to three plus page seven, in that order.
- “3-last” — from page three to the end, without needing to know the page count.
- The preview line under the field resolves your ranges against the real page count as you type, so typos surface immediately.
Extract versus split versus merge
Extract is subset-to-one-file. Split is one-file-to-many. Merge is many-to-one. Between them they cover every rearrangement people actually perform on PDFs, and all three run on the same local engine with the same range syntax.
Step by step
How to use the Extract PDF Pages
Drop a PDF onto the upload area; its page count appears in the range placeholder.
Type the pages you want, e.g. “1-3, 5, 8-last” — the preview confirms what matched.
Press Extract pages; a new document is built from exactly those pages.
Download the new PDF, named after the source and the extracted ranges.
Why use it
Benefits and common use cases
What this tool is good for, and what it deliberately does not try to do.
Preview before you commit
The range is parsed against the real page count as you type, so “14-19” on a twelve-page document is caught before any work happens, not after.
Confidentiality by architecture
Extracting three pages from a sensitive contract means the other ninety never travel anywhere. pdf-lib rebuilds the document entirely in your tab.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Short, honest answers about quality, limits and privacy.
What range syntax is accepted?
Comma-separated pages and ranges: “3”, “1-5”, “7-last”. The word “last” stands for the final page, so “3-last” means page three to the end. Pages are kept in the order you type them.
Why is the extracted file almost as large as the original?
PDFs share resources: fonts, images and colour profiles are stored once and referenced by many pages. A page that references a large embedded font carries that font into the new document. It is inherent to the format, not a defect of the extraction.
Is this the same as Split PDF?
Related, different shape. Split produces several documents from one; Extract produces one document containing a chosen subset. If you need many pieces, use Split in ranges mode.