How to Split a PDF and Save Only the Pages You Need (Free)

Big PDFs are hard to work with. A 60-page document may contain only three pages that you really need to send: one page of a form, one certificate from a long file, or a single invoice from a monthly statement. Sending the whole file is slow, and sometimes it is also a privacy risk.

The solution is to split the PDF. You separate the pages you need into a new, smaller file, and you can do it right from your phone.

When do you need to split a PDF?

• A form or application asks for only specific pages of a long document
• You want to send one invoice or receipt from a file that has many
• A scanned file has many documents in a single PDF and you want them separate
• A PDF is too large to email or upload, and splitting it into parts makes it manageable
• You want to share a chapter or a section, not the whole book or report

How to split a PDF step by step

1. Open the Split PDF tool. Use the button at the top of this page to open Pdfyra Workspace.
2. Add your PDF. Choose the file from your phone or computer.
3. Choose the pages you want. Select the page numbers or ranges that you need in the new file.
4. Tap Split. Pdfyra creates the new PDF from your selected pages.
5. Download or share the result. Open the file, check that the right pages are there, then save or send it.

Tips for splitting a PDF without mistakes

Check the page numbers first. Open the original and note the pages you need. A cover page or a blank page can shift the numbering by one.

Keep the original file. Splitting creates a new file, so your original stays safe. Keep it until you have checked the new one.

Remove sensitive pages. If you are sharing a document, split out only the pages the other person needs. Pages with personal details can stay in your original.

Need to remove pages instead? If it is easier to delete a few pages than to pick many, use Delete Pages. To take out specific pages, you can also use Extract Pages.

Need to join parts from different files? Split the pages you need from each file, then combine them with Merge PDF. Our guide on how to merge PDF files on your phone explains the steps.

File still too big? After splitting, run the result through Compress PDF to make it small enough for email or an upload form.

Split PDF on phone or computer

Pdfyra Workspace works in any modern browser on a phone or a computer, so you can start on your phone and finish on a laptop without installing anything.

Ready to try it?

Open the tool, add your PDF and get only the pages you need in a few taps. If you work with documents often, Pdfyra Workspace also has tools to merge, compress, scan and sign, all in one place.