How to Extract Pages From a PDF in Your Browser

Extract pages from a PDF in 3 steps

The Extract Pages tool at /convert/extract-pages takes one PDF and pulls out just the pages you specify. The whole process takes a few seconds and happens locally on your device.

• Choose your PDF: Drag and drop the file onto the page, or click to browse. It loads in the browser with no upload.
• Type the pages to keep: Enter page numbers and ranges separated by commas, for example 1-3, 5, 8-10.
• Download: Click to save a new PDF that contains only the pages you asked for, named something like yourfile-pages.pdf.

How to write the page numbers

The page box accepts single pages and ranges, mixed together and separated by commas. Page numbers are 1-based, so the first page is 1.

• Single pages: 5 grabs only page 5.
• A range: 2-6 grabs pages 2 through 6.
• A mix: 1-3, 5, 8-10 grabs pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 10.
• Out-of-range or duplicate numbers are simply ignored, so a typo like 999 on a 10-page file won't break anything.
• One thing to know: the new PDF lists pages in ascending order regardless of the order you type them. Typing 5, 1 still produces page 1 then page 5. If you need a custom page order, reorder them afterward in a separate step.

When to use Extract Pages

• Sharing one section of a long report, contract, or manual without sending the whole document.
• Pulling a single signed page, invoice, or certificate out of a bundle.
• Splitting off a chapter or appendix to send to a specific person.
• Trimming a scanned packet down to just the pages that matter before printing.
• Creating a short excerpt for email when the full file is too large to attach.

Quality: what the new PDF looks like

This tool copies the original pages into a new document rather than re-rendering them. That means the extracted pages keep their real, selectable text, embedded fonts, and vector graphics — they are not turned into flat images, so there is no loss of sharpness or searchability.

Because it copies pages as-is, it does not re-compress or shrink the file. If a page was a large scanned image in the original, it stays that size in the extract. If you need a smaller result, run the output through a separate compress step. The tool also does not remove passwords or change page content; it only selects which pages come along.

Why it runs in your browser (and nothing is uploaded)

Many online PDF tools send your file to a server to do the work. This one does everything on your own device using your browser. Your PDF never leaves your computer, which matters when the document is a contract, medical record, tax form, or anything else you would rather not hand to a third party.

A practical side effect: it works offline once the page has loaded, there is no file-size limit imposed by an upload, and there is no queue or processing server to wait on. Speed depends on your own device rather than someone else's bandwidth.

Tips and limits

• You must keep at least one valid page — an empty or all-invalid page list will prompt you to enter pages like 1-3, 5.
• Want the opposite result? Use the Remove Pages tool to delete a few pages and keep the rest, instead of listing everything you want to keep.
• Need every page as its own file? The Split tool turns a PDF into separate one-page PDFs in a ZIP.
• Check the original page count first (your PDF viewer shows it) so your ranges line up with the right pages.
• The download is a standard PDF you can open, print, or re-edit anywhere — nothing about it is locked or watermarked.