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Extract pages from a PDF

Take the pages you need and leave the rest behind. Name them once and a new PDF is built from just those pages.

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How it works

Extract pages from a PDF in three steps

  1. Open the source PDFnothing is changed in the original.
  2. List the pages to keepfor example 2, 5-8, 11.
  3. Download the new filepages appear in the order you listed them.
Why use this one

What you get

One file out, not a zip

Extraction gathers your chosen pages into a single document rather than scattering them.

Order follows your list

Type 8, 2, 5 and that's the order you get — extraction doubles as a reorder.

Text stays text

No rasterizing, so the extracted pages remain searchable and selectable.

Specifications

Limits and formats

SyntaxComma-separated numbers and ranges
OutputA single PDF containing the chosen pages
OrderingFollows the order you type, not numerical order
Out-of-range numbersIgnored rather than rejected
Questions

Common questions

How is this different from splitting?

Splitting divides the whole document into parts. Extracting takes a subset and discards the rest, giving you one file rather than several.

Can I extract non-consecutive pages?

Yes — that's the main use. Pages 3, 9 and 40 become a three-page document.

Will the extracted pages be numbered from 1?

The new file has three pages, but any page numbers printed onto the original pages are part of the page image and come along unchanged. Add fresh numbering if you need it to read correctly.

Does extraction reduce file size?

Somewhat. Only the resources those pages need are carried over, though shared fonts still travel with them.

Can I extract from several PDFs at once?

Not in one pass. Extract from each, then merge the results.

Where this fits

What people do around this step

Breaking up a batch scan

  1. Split a PDFseparate a long scan into individual documents
  2. Extract pages from a PDFYou are here · pull out only the pages that matter
  3. Count pages in a PDFconfirm the parts add up to the whole