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February 2, 2026 · 3 min read

How to Split a PDF Into Multiple Files

Splitting a PDF — cutting one file into two at a specific page — comes up whenever a single document actually contains two separate things: a cover letter attached ahead of a resume, or a long scanned book you only need part of.

Steps

  1. Open Split PDF and add your file.
  2. The tool shows how many pages the file has.
  3. Enter the page number to split after — for example, entering 5 on a 10-page file produces pages 1–5 and pages 6–10 as two separate downloads.
  4. Run it, and both parts download at once.

If you need more than two pieces

Split always cuts at a single point. For pulling out a specific, non-contiguous set of pages instead (say, just pages 2, 5, and 9), use Extract Pages instead — it takes a list like 2,5,9 or a range like 2,5-9 and keeps only those pages in one output file. For removing a handful of pages from an otherwise-intact document, Remove Pages does the reverse — you list what to delete, and everything else stays.

What actually happens

Like every tool here, splitting runs with pdf-lib loaded directly in your browser — the file is read into memory, copied into two new documents at the page you chose, and both download straight to your device. Nothing is uploaded to a server in the process.

Ready to try it? Use Split PDF free, right in your browser — no upload, no account.

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