Can password-protected PDFs be split?

No. Processing password-protected PDFs is not supported – remove the protection and reload.

How do I specify page ranges?

Use comma separated ranges, for example: 1-3,7,9-12; an open range is 10- (from the 10th page to the end).

Why do I receive the output in a ZIP file?

The output files are packaged into a ZIP so you can download multiple split PDFs at once and keep them organized.

Will the page quality remain after splitting?

Yes. The operation is lossless: pages are transferred unchanged into the new PDFs.

Secure PDF Editor – Split PDF

Split PDF

If you have a PDF document where only a portion is important or you want to separate the content, split it! Afterwards you can delete unwanted pages or sort them by topic.

Click here or drag the PDF

N pages per file Ranges

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Split PDF (extract pages, save ranges)

What is this? The Split PDF function lets you save pages or page ranges into separate PDFs. It's useful when you need only certain parts of a long document or want to deliver multiple topics in separate files.

Step by step

Open PDF: select the file or drag it into the interface.
Split mode:
- N pages per file – for example, split into blocks of 5 (1–5, 6–10, …).
- Ranges – specify 1-3,7,9-12 or 10- (from page 10 to the end).
Preview/plan: the top bar indicates how many output files will be created and which pages they contain.
Split & save: the outputs are placed in a ZIP (even for a single file) that you can download.

Security: all operations happen in your browser (client side processing), so no file is uploaded.

Typical use cases

Contract extracts – separate only the signed or relevant chapters.
Invoice bundle splitting – separate monthly receipts.
Grant attachments – create separate PDFs from requested ranges.
Education – notes, tasks and answer keys into separate files.
Scanned bundles – logically cut apart multiple documents scanned together.
Legal documents – create separate sets of pages for each submission.

Frequently asked questions

Can password-protected PDFs be split?: No. Processing password protected PDFs is not supported – remove the protection and reload.
How do I specify page ranges?: Use comma separated ranges (e.g., 1-3,7,9-12), and an open range (e.g., 10-).
Why do I receive the output in a ZIP file?: This way you can download multiple output PDFs with one click and keep them organised.
Will the page quality remain after splitting?: Yes. Splitting is lossless; pages are transferred unchanged into the new files.

Related tools: PDF merge, PDF compress, OCR – searchable PDF.