Files never leave your device.How it works
How to split a PDF into files
- 1Drop your PDF above (or click to select).
- 2Type your ranges, one per output file — e.g. 1-3, 4-6, 7-.
- 3Click Split, then download the ZIP of separate PDFs.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I specify the ranges?
- List comma-separated ranges, and each becomes its own PDF: "1-3, 4-6" makes two files. Use a single page like "7", or an open-ended range like "10-" to mean page 10 to the end.
- How do I get the files back?
- When there's more than one output, the files are bundled into a ZIP you download in one click. A single range just downloads as one PDF.
- Does my file get uploaded?
- No. The PDF is split entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.
One PDF in, many files out
Sometimes you don't want to just cut a PDF in two — you want a chapter file, an appendix file, and a cover file, all in one pass. Split to Files takes a list of page ranges and produces a separate PDF for each, so you can carve a document into as many parts as you need at once.
Flexible ranges
Each comma-separated range becomes its own file. Mix multi-page ranges (1-3), single pages (7), and open-ended ranges (10- for page 10 to the end). When there's more than one result they're zipped together for a single download.
Notes and limits
Pages keep their original quality — this copies pages, it doesn't re-render them. Everything runs locally, so nothing is uploaded. To split every page into its own file, or cut at a fixed interval, use Split PDF.
How ranges map to output files
Each range you type becomes exactly one output PDF built from the original pages in that range, copied rather than re-rendered — page quality, embedded fonts, and metadata carry over untouched. Ranges don't have to be contiguous across the whole document or cover every page: you can pull "2-5, 9-9" from a 20-page file and get back two files, ignoring everything outside those ranges entirely.
A common real use
Splitting a scanned batch of intake forms into one file per applicant, breaking a combined report into its cover, chapters, and appendix as separate deliverables, or pulling exhibits out of a single filed document into individually named attachments — anywhere a single PDF actually represents several logically separate documents that got scanned or exported together.
Overlaps and mistakes
Ranges can overlap on purpose — the same pages can appear in two output files if that's genuinely what you need — but overlapping by accident is the most common mistake, so double-check ranges before splitting a long document. If you only need a handful of pages pulled out rather than the whole document divided up, Extract Pages is the more direct tool; to reorder pages within a result afterward, Organize PDF handles that.