To extract pages from a PDF means copying some pages into a new file and leaving the rest behind: the signed page of a contract, one chapter from a textbook, the pages of a report that apply to your team. The original file isn't changed — you get a new, smaller PDF that contains only what you chose.
Upload the PDF above and click the pages you want. Selected pages turn blue and their numbers appear in the box above the thumbnails, so you can check the selection at a glance or adjust it by typing. When it looks right, click Extract pages.
How to extract pages from a PDF
- Upload the PDF Drop the file on the tool or tap Choose PDF file. All pages appear as thumbnails.
- Select the pages Click each page you want, Shift-click to select a run, or type numbers such as
3, 7-9. Use All, Odd, Even or Invert for quick selections. - Extract and download Leave "One PDF" selected to get all chosen pages in one file, then click Extract pages and download it.
Choose how the extracted pages are saved
Under the split modes you'll find three ways to save your selection:
- One PDF — all selected pages in one document. This is what most people mean by extracting pages.
- A PDF per range — each range you typed becomes its own file. Typing
1-5, 20-24gives two PDFs. - A PDF per page — every selected page is saved separately, for example to send individual invoices.
File names tell you where each page came from: extracting pages 3 and 7–9 from contract.pdf gives contract_pages-3_7-9.pdf.
Change the page order while extracting
Pages are extracted in the order you type them. Type 8, 1-3 and page 8 comes first, followed by pages 1 to 3. A descending range such as 10-6 puts those pages in reverse order — handy for scans that came out of the feeder back to front. Clicking thumbnails always produces ascending order, so type the numbers when the order matters.
You can also repeat a page: 1, 2-5, 1 puts the cover page at both the start and the end of the new PDF.
What gets copied
Extracted pages are copied as they are, not printed or turned into images, so the new file keeps selectable text, fonts, vector graphics, image quality, page sizes and the links on those pages. Comments and highlights that belong to a page come along with it. Bookmarks from the original's outline aren't copied, because most of them would point to pages you left out.
If the PDF only restricts printing or editing, you can still extract pages and the same restrictions stay on the new file. PDFs that need a password to open must be unlocked first.
Frequently asked questions
How do I extract specific pages from a PDF?
Upload the PDF, click the pages you want (or type their numbers, like 2, 5-7), keep "One PDF" selected and click Extract pages. Download the new file a moment later.
Does extracting pages change my original PDF?
No. The file on your device is never modified — you download a new PDF containing only the pages you chose.
Can I extract pages that aren't next to each other?
Yes. Click any pages you like or type them separated by commas, for example 1, 4, 9-11. They're combined into one PDF in that order.
Can I save each extracted page as a separate PDF?
Yes. Choose "A PDF per page" under Save selected pages as. You'll get a ZIP with one file per page and can also download them one at a time.
Will the extracted pages keep their quality?
Yes. Pages are copied without re-compression, so text stays sharp and searchable and images keep their original resolution.
Can I extract pages from a scanned PDF?
Yes. A scanned PDF is a set of page images, and those pages are copied like any other. If you need searchable text, run OCR on the result in your PDF reader.
Last updated by The S-PDF team.