Tools Split PDF
Split a PDF — without uploading it anywhere
Extract the pages you need, break a document at every bookmark, or turn one file into many — all inside your browser. Your file never leaves this tab.
Drop your PDF here
It opens right here in the tab — 0 bytes uploaded.
Free. No sign-up. No daily limits.
Opened locally — 0 bytes uploaded
How to split a PDF
Three steps, all inside your browser tab. Works with Wi-Fi off.
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Open your PDF
Drop it above or click Choose PDF. Page thumbnails render right here — nothing is sent anywhere, so even huge scans open fast.
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Choose your split points
Type ranges like 1-4, 9, 12-20, click pages in the thumbnail grid, split at every bookmark, or burst the file into one PDF per page.
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Download the new files
Get one extracted PDF or a set of separate files. Pages are copied exactly as they are — no re-compression — and your original stays untouched.
Ranges, bookmarks, or one PDF per page
Documents rarely split at neat halfway points. You need chapter 3 for a colleague, the signed appendix for a lawyer, or a 300-page scan broken into mailable pieces. PDF Guard splits the way you actually think about the document — and because there is no upload, there is no server-imposed size cap to hit first.
- Extract exact page ranges — typed (1-4, 9, 12-20) or picked visually from thumbnails
- Split at bookmarks so each chapter of a report or contract becomes its own file
- Pages are copied bit-for-bit — no quality loss, and the original file on your disk stays untouched
Upload-based splitters
Uploading annual-report-2025.pdf… 64%
Every page crosses a server — so size caps, queues, and a copy of your document on someone else's machine
PDF Guard
annual-report-2025.pdf — opened locally
No upload at all — the split starts instantly, with no server limit on file size
The only limit is your own device's memory — not someone else's server plan.
Privacy you can check, not just believe
We don't ask for trust. The architecture makes uploading impossible — and you can verify that in under a minute.
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Turn off Wi-Fi
Open a PDF, then go offline. Pick pages, split, download — everything keeps working, because the app is already in your tab.
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Watch the network tab
Open DevTools → Network and run a split. You'll see 0 requests containing your document.
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Nothing to breach
No upload queue, no server copy, no "deleted after 2 hours" promise. There is no server that ever holds your file.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded when I split it?
No. The splitter is a self-contained app that runs in your browser tab — pages are read, copied, and written into new files entirely in memory on your device. Two quick checks: open a PDF, turn off Wi-Fi, and keep working — or open DevTools → Network while you split and watch it make zero requests with your document. The green privacy pill in the corner tracks this live.
Can I split by bookmarks, or only by page ranges?
Both. Type ranges like 1-4, 9, 12-20 to pull an exact set of pages into one new PDF, or click pages in the thumbnail grid if you'd rather pick visually. If the document has bookmarks (an outline), PDF Guard can cut at each one so every chapter becomes a separate file. You can also burst the document into one PDF per page.
Is there a file-size limit?
No server-imposed one. Upload-based tools cap file sizes because every megabyte has to cross their servers — PDF Guard never uploads, so heavy scanned documents that get rejected elsewhere open here without a fuss. In practice you're limited only by your own device's memory.
Does splitting reduce the quality of my pages?
No. Splitting copies pages into the new file exactly as they are — text, images, fonts, and links included. Nothing is re-rendered or re-compressed. Your original file on disk is never modified; you always download new copies.
How much does it cost?
Splitting documents up to 20 pages is part of the free tier: Free. No sign-up. No daily limits. Pro ($10/yr) removes the page cap for long reports and book-length scans — and you'll always see what's Pro before you start a file, never after your work is done.
More tools, same rule: local only
Your file is already open — chaining tools is free, because nothing re-uploads.