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How to Split a PDF File Online Free
Extract specific pages or page ranges from any PDF document — no software, no sign-up needed.
June 2, 2026
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Why Split a PDF?
Large PDFs often contain more pages than you need. Splitting lets you:
- Extract a single page to share without sending the whole document
- Split a report into separate sections for different teams
- Remove unwanted pages before sharing
- Break a large document into smaller, easier-to-manage files
How to Split a PDF (Step by Step)
Step 1: Open the Split PDF tool Go to the Kinsutools Split PDF page. No account or software needed.
Step 2: Upload your PDF Drag and drop or click to select your PDF file.
Step 3: Choose what to extract Enter the page range you want. For example:
- Single page:
3 - Page range:
2-5 - Multiple ranges:
1-3, 7, 10-12
Step 4: Split and download Click "Split PDF". Your extracted pages are saved as a new PDF. Download it instantly.
Examples
| What you want | Page range to enter |
|---|---|
| First page only | 1 |
| Pages 5 through 10 | 5-10 |
| Last 3 pages of a 20-page PDF | 18-20 |
| Pages 1, 3, and 7 | 1, 3, 7 |
Tips
- You can run the split tool multiple times on the same PDF to extract different sections
- After splitting, use the Merge PDF tool to recombine pages in a different order
- If your PDF is password-protected, you'll need to remove the password first