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Extract pages from a PDF

Choose the pages you want and get one new PDF containing exactly those pages, in order.

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  • No upload — runs on your device
  • No watermark
  • Unlimited use

Extract PDF Pages

Processed locally
Drop a PDF here

or click to browse

Overrides the selection below.

Extraction is how you remove content you cannot see

People extract pages to share an excerpt. There is a second, quieter reason: extraction is one of the few reliable ways to shed content that is present in the file but invisible on the page. Cropped-out photo edges, text hidden behind a white rectangle, and old revisions parked in incremental-update sections all live in the source document. When pages are copied into a brand-new PDF, only the objects those pages reference come with them. The incremental update history does not.

This is not a redaction tool and should not be treated as one — anything drawn on the page still exists in the page stream, white box or not. But if you have been handed a file that has been "saved" fifteen times and you only need chapter three, extracting it discards fourteen versions of everything else.

How it works

  1. Drop in the PDF and wait for thumbnails
  2. Select the pages, or type a range like 4-9
  3. Click Extract to download a single PDF of those pages
Why nothing uploads. Every operation on this page happens inside your browser using JavaScript and WebAssembly. Your file is read into memory, processed, and offered back as a download. It is never transmitted. Disconnect from the internet after this page loads and the tool keeps working.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from splitting a PDF?
Extraction produces one file containing all the pages you selected. Splitting produces a separate file for each page. Extract when you want a coherent excerpt to send to someone.
Can I reorder the pages while extracting?
Extraction keeps the original page order. To change the order, extract first and then use the Reorder PDF Pages tool, which takes an explicit sequence.
Does extracting remove hidden data from the original?
It removes objects the selected pages do not reference, including old incremental revisions. It does not remove content drawn on the page itself, even if a white box covers it. Extraction is not redaction.
Why is my extracted file nearly as large as the original?
Because your pages reference most of the document's resources — usually a large embedded font set or a background image repeated on every page. Run the result through Compress PDF if size matters.
Can I extract pages from a scanned PDF?
Yes. Scanned pages are images inside a PDF wrapper, and they copy across exactly like any other page, at full resolution.

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