How to Split a PDF Into Separate Pages

Sometimes a PDF contains more than you need. Maybe you only want pages 3–7 of a 50-page report. Maybe you need to send a single chapter from a textbook, or extract one invoice from a batch. Splitting lets you pull out exactly the pages you want.

Common Reasons to Split a PDF

Extracting a section from a larger document — a single chapter, a specific form, or a few pages of data.

Reducing file size when you only need part of a document. Why send 50 pages when the recipient only needs 5?

Separating combined scans. If you scanned a stack of different documents in one batch, splitting breaks them back into individual files.

Sharing selectively. You might need to share specific pages while keeping the rest confidential.

How to Split a PDF Online (Step by Step)

Step 1: Open FreePDFApp's Split PDF tool.

Step 2: Upload your PDF file.

Step 3: Choose how to split — by individual pages, by page ranges (e.g., 1–5, 6–10), or extract every page as a separate file.

Step 4: Download your split files.

Splitting Strategies

Extract a range: Enter "3-7" to pull pages 3 through 7 into a new PDF. Useful for grabbing a chapter or section.

Split into equal parts: Divide a 20-page document into four 5-page PDFs. Great for distributing workload among team members.

Extract every page: Turn a 10-page PDF into 10 individual single-page files. Useful when each page is a standalone form or certificate.

Remove pages: Split can also work in reverse — if you need everything except pages 12–15, extract pages 1–11 and 16 onward, then merge them back together.

After Splitting: What's Next?

Once you've extracted the pages you need, you might want to:

• Compress the resulting files to reduce size
• Merge selected pages from different PDFs into one new document
• Add page numbers to the extracted section
• Convert specific pages to Word for editing