PDF Page Extractor
Click the pages you want, or type a range — either way, extract exactly those pages.
Drop a PDF here
Nothing is uploaded. The file is read in this page.
Stays in sync with the thumbnails above — click or type.
Each selected page becomes its own PDF, zipped together.
Click thumbnails or type a range on the left, then extract.
Everything here runs on your device. Nothing you enter is uploaded or stored.
Pick exactly the pages you need from a PDF, either by clicking their thumbnails or by typing a page range — both stay perfectly in sync. Extract your selection into one combined file, or as separate single-page files in a ZIP.
How to use it
- Drop or choose the PDF you want to pull pages from.
- Click any page thumbnail to select or deselect it — selected pages are highlighted.
- Or type a range directly, like
1-3,7, and the matching thumbnails select themselves automatically. - Turn on “extract as separate files” if you want one PDF per page instead of one combined file.
- Press Extract to download.
Two ways in, one selection
Some people know exactly which pages they need by number and just want to type 2,5,9-12. Others are looking at the document and want to click through it visually, picking out the pages that look right. This tool treats both as equally valid, keeping the thumbnail selection and the text range field in permanent sync — click a thumbnail and the range text updates to describe your selection; type a range and the matching thumbnails highlight themselves. Neither one is the “real” input feeding a shadow copy of the other; they are two live views of the same underlying set.
Why extraction order follows the document, not your click order
If you select page 9 before page 2, the extracted output still places page 2 before page 9 — extraction always preserves the original document’s page order, rather than the order you happened to select pages in. This matches what almost everyone actually wants: pulling a subset of pages out while keeping their relative sequence intact, not reordering the document (for reordering, see PDF Organizer).
One file versus many
The default output is one PDF containing every selected page, in order — the natural choice when you’re pulling out a contiguous section like an appendix or a range of chapters. Turning on “separate files” instead treats every selected page as its own standalone document, useful when you need to distribute individual pages to different people, or file them separately rather than as one bundle.
What it does not do
It does not let you reorder pages during extraction — the output always follows the source document’s page order; use PDF Organizer if you need both selection and reordering in one step. It does not extract annotations or form field data differently from how they already exist on the page; whatever is on a page (text, images, form fields, annotations) comes along with it. It requires the source document to be readable without a password.
Extraction scenarios
| Scenario | Recommended approach |
|---|---|
| Pull out one chapter as a standalone PDF | Select the chapter’s pages, extract to one file |
| Distribute individual pages to different reviewers | Select the pages, turn on separate files |
| Remove everything except an appendix | Select just the appendix pages |
| Grab a scattered set of reference pages | Type the exact page numbers as a range |
Questions
What is the difference between clicking pages and typing a range?
They're two views of the same selection. Clicking a thumbnail toggles it in or out of the selection, and the range field updates automatically to match. Typing a range like "1-3,7" instead selects those exact thumbnails. Use whichever is faster for what you're doing — clicking for a visual pick, typing for a known range.
Can I extract non-consecutive pages into one file?
Yes. Select or type any combination — page 2, page 5, and page 9 — and they all land in one output document, in the order they appear in the original (not the order you clicked them).
What does "separate files" actually produce?
Instead of one combined PDF containing your selected pages, each selected page becomes its own single-page PDF file, and all of them download together in one ZIP archive.
Does this work on a password-protected PDF?
If the file requires a password to open in a standard viewer, remove that password first using PDF Unlock, assuming you have permission to modify the document.
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