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Extract Pages from a PDF

This tool pulls the pages you choose out of a PDF and saves them as a brand new file. Drop a PDF in, click the page thumbnails you want, and download a document that holds only those pages in their original order. Everything runs in your browser with pdf-lib, so the original never leaves your device, and the downloaded file is named after the source with an -extracted suffix.

How to extract pages from a PDF

  1. Drop a PDF onto the drop zone, or click it to browse for a file.
  2. Wait for the page previews to render, then click each page you want to keep.
  3. Use Select all or Clear to adjust the selection quickly.
  4. If previews cannot render, type a range such as 1-3, 7 into the text box instead.
  5. Click Extract and download to save a new PDF with only the chosen pages.

Examples

A range plus a single page

Pages 1-3, 7 from a 40-page PDF
A 4-page PDF with pages 1, 2, 3 and 7 in order

A reversed range is fixed automatically

Pages 7-3 typed in the fallback box
Pages 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, always sorted low to high

Out-of-range numbers are dropped

Pages 2, 99 from a 5-page PDF
Only page 2 is kept; page 99 is ignored

Frequently asked questions

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?

No. Reading, rendering previews and building the new file all happen in your browser with pdf-lib. The PDF never leaves your device, so confidential documents stay private.

How do I choose which pages to extract?

The main way is to click page thumbnails, and the counter shows how many pages will be extracted. If previews fail to render, a text box appears where you type a range like 1-3, 7 to pick pages 1, 2, 3 and 7.

What order do the extracted pages come out in?

Always the original document order, low page number first. Selecting pages 7 then 1, or typing 7-3, still produces a file that runs from the earliest page to the latest.

What happens to duplicate or out-of-range pages?

Duplicates are collapsed to a single page, and any number outside the document is dropped. On a 5-page PDF, entering 2, 2, 99 extracts just page 2 and quietly ignores the rest.

Does extracting pages reduce the quality?

No. The chosen pages are copied whole into a new PDF, so text stays selectable and images and vector graphics are untouched. There is no re-rendering or recompression of the page content.

What is the downloaded file called?

The tool inserts -extracted before the extension of the original name, so report.pdf downloads as report-extracted.pdf. This keeps the new file next to the source without overwriting it.

Can I extract every page at once?

Yes. Click Select all to choose the whole document, or in the text fallback type all or leave the box empty to select every page before downloading.

What if my PDF is password protected?

If the PDF opens without a password in your normal viewer, it will load here. Documents that demand a password to open, or that are corrupted, show a read error and cannot be processed.

Does this delete the pages I did not pick?

It does not touch your original at all. It builds a separate new PDF containing only the pages you selected, and your source file stays exactly as it was.

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