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Split a PDF into multiple files

Extract pages, split by ranges, every N pages or page by page — in the dashboard or through the API.

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From one PDF to exactly the files you need

Four ways to split

Extract selected pages, split by ranges, every N pages, or into one file per page.

Payslip and statement runs

Turn a long statement or payslip run into separate files — up to 500 files from one PDF.

Large scans welcome

Split files up to 150 MB and 5000 pages as a background job.

One file or all of them

Download any single file, or everything together as a ZIP.

Same feature in the API

Call POST /pdf/split for small files, or upload and queue a job for large ones. Per-file download links are included.

Checked before you start

Page count and password protection are checked as soon as you add the file, so ranges are validated before you split.

How it works

Add a PDF

The page count is checked right away.

Choose how to split

Pick a mode and see how many files you will get before you run it.

Download

Take the files you need one by one, or all of them as a ZIP.

Split PDF questions

What split modes are there?
Extract pages (for example "1,3,5-8") into one new PDF; split by ranges ("1-3", "4-9", "10-end"), one file per range; every N pages; or every page as its own file.
How large can the PDF be?
Files up to 4 MB and 500 pages split instantly into up to 100 files. Larger files are uploaded and split as a background job: up to 150 MB, 5000 pages and 500 output files.
Why are the split files bigger than the original in total?
Each output is a complete PDF, so shared content such as a letterhead image or embedded fonts is included in every file. Splitting a templated document page by page can add up to more than the original.
What about password-protected PDFs?
They are detected as soon as you add the file and refused. Remove the protection first — splitting without decrypting would produce blank pages.
How long are split files kept?
Split files can be downloaded again from Jobs for 7 days.

Need the opposite?

Merge several PDFs into one file, in your order, with page ranges per file.

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