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Pull the pages you want out of a PDF — by range like 1-3,5 — into one new file, instantly in your browser.
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Quick Answer
Upload a PDF, type the pages you want — single pages and ranges like 1-3,5 — and the tool copies just those into one new PDF to download. It is a lossless page copy, and it uses the same engine as the split-PDF tool. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
What the Extract PDF Pages Does
This tool takes the pages you choose out of a PDF and saves them as a new, smaller document. You specify which pages with a simple range, and it builds a file containing exactly those.
It is the quick way to keep just the part of a PDF you need — a chapter, a form, a few key pages — and leave the rest behind, in one new file.
How It Works
The tool reads your page range, works out which page numbers it covers, and copies those pages from the original into a brand-new PDF in that order. The copy is lossless: the pages are taken as they are, with no re-rendering, and the new file is saved for download.
It is the same page-range extractor as the split-PDF tool, presented as an extract tool. You give a list like 1-3,5 to keep pages 1, 2, 3 and 5; duplicate page numbers are ignored, so each page appears once.
Processing pipeline
- Load the PDF. Read the uploaded PDF and count its pages.
- Read the range. Parse your input, such as 1-3,5, into a list of page numbers.
- Copy the pages. Copy those pages, losslessly, into a new PDF in order.
- Save the file. Save and download the new document of just those pages.
How the range works
input like 1-3,5 → keep pages 1, 2, 3 and 5
ranges expand (1-3 = 1,2,3) · single pages add individually · duplicates are removedWorked example
a 10-page PDF, range 1-3,5 → a new 4-page PDF (pages 1, 2, 3, 5)A lossless page copy — pages are taken as they are. It is the same engine as the split-PDF tool. Bookmarks and the document outline are not carried into the new file.
Privacy
The PDF stays on your device. It is read, the chosen pages are copied, and the new file is generated locally — no upload, and no copy kept anywhere.
Nothing is stored and there is no account. Refresh or close the tab and both the source and the extract are cleared from memory — fine for statements, contracts and other private documents.
Standards & references
- Page-range parsing — The input is a comma-separated list of single pages and ranges, like 1-3,5. Ranges expand to every page in them, single pages add individually, and duplicate numbers are removed so each page appears once.
- Lossless page copy — Pages are copied from the source into the new PDF without re-rendering or re-compressing, so the kept pages are identical in quality to the original.
- Same engine as split-PDF — This tool uses the same page-range extractor as the split-PDF tool. The difference is framing — extracting the pages you want versus splitting a range out — not the underlying operation.
Accuracy & Limitations
The extraction is exact and lossless: the pages you list are copied into the new PDF as they are, with no quality change, and pages you leave out are simply not included.
It keeps the pages, not the surrounding structure. Bookmarks, the document outline and some interactive features are not carried into the new file, because the tool copies pages rather than cloning the whole document.
Page numbers must be within the document. Numbers outside the range, or an empty or invalid input, are ignored, and if nothing valid is given the tool asks for a valid range rather than producing a file.
Duplicates are removed. Listing the same page twice still includes it once, so the output has each chosen page a single time, in the order the ranges first introduce it.
Real-World Use Cases
Keeping a chapter
Extract a section of a long PDF into its own file.
Pulling out a form
Save just the form pages from a larger document.
Sharing a few pages
Send only the relevant pages, not the whole file.
Trimming a document
Build a smaller PDF of just the pages you need.
When to use it — and when not to
Good for
- Keeping specific pages or ranges
- Pulling a chapter or form out
- Sharing just the relevant pages
- A lossless, smaller PDF
Not the best choice for
- Removing a few pages from many
- Preserving bookmarks and outline
- Reordering pages arbitrarily
- Merging several PDFs together
To drop a few pages and keep the rest, a delete-pages tool is quicker. To combine files, use a merge tool. This tool, like the split-PDF tool it shares an engine with, copies the pages you specify into one new file.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I choose which pages to extract?
Type a range such as 1-3,5. That keeps pages 1, 2, 3 and 5. You can mix single pages and ranges, separated by commas, and the tool builds a new PDF of exactly those pages.
Is this different from the split-PDF tool?
It uses the same page-range engine. The difference is how it is framed — extracting the pages you want versus splitting a range out of a document. The underlying operation, a lossless page copy, is identical.
Does extracting reduce quality?
No. The pages are copied from the original without re-rendering or re-compressing, so the extracted pages are identical in quality to the source. Only the page count of the new file is smaller.
What happens to bookmarks and the outline?
They are not carried into the new file. The tool copies pages rather than the whole document structure, so bookmarks, the outline and some interactive elements do not come across.
Can I reorder pages while extracting?
The pages are added in the order your ranges introduce them, and duplicates are removed. For free reordering of pages, a dedicated page-organiser tool gives more control than a range list.
What if I enter a page that does not exist?
Page numbers outside the document are ignored. If your input has no valid pages at all, the tool asks for a valid range rather than creating an empty file.
Does listing a page twice include it twice?
No. Duplicate page numbers are removed, so each page appears once in the output, even if your range mentions it more than once.
How do I just delete a few pages instead?
Extracting is best when you want to keep a few pages. To remove a few and keep the rest, a delete-pages tool is more direct, since you would otherwise have to list every page you want to keep.
Is my PDF uploaded to extract pages?
No. The whole operation runs in your browser. The PDF is never uploaded and no copy is kept, so it stays private on your device.
Can I extract pages from a password-protected PDF?
A protected PDF needs to be unlocked first. If it is encrypted, the pages cannot be copied until the password is provided or the protection removed.
Is there a limit to how many pages I can extract?
You can extract as many as you list, up to the whole document. The work happens in your browser, so very large PDFs depend on your device's memory, but typical documents extract quickly.
What do I get at the end?
A single new PDF containing just the pages you chose, in order, ready to download. The original is untouched and stays on your device.
References
Copies the pages you list into a new PDF using the same page-range engine as the split-PDF tool; a lossless page copy, with duplicates removed.
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