Sometimes you only need a few pages from a large PDF — a single invoice from a 50-page statement, or one chapter from a long report. Instead of sending the whole document, you can split it and extract exactly the pages you need, for free.
How to Split a PDF — Step by Step
- 1Go to the Split PDF toolOpen pdfvista.com/split-pdf in your browser. No sign-up or install required.
- 2Upload your PDFClick 'Select PDF' or drag and drop the file you want to split.
- 3Enter the page rangesType the pages you want. Examples: '1-3' extracts pages 1 to 3. '5' extracts only page 5. '1-3, 5, 7-9' creates three separate PDFs.
- 4Download your filesClick 'Split PDF'. If you entered multiple ranges, you'll get a ZIP file containing each split PDF separately.
Page Range Examples
- ✓'1-5' — extracts pages 1 through 5 as one PDF
- ✓'3' — extracts only page 3 as a single-page PDF
- ✓'1-3, 6-10' — creates two separate PDFs from those ranges
- ✓'2, 4, 6' — extracts three individual pages as separate PDFs
Tips When Splitting PDFs
- ✓To remove a page, split out everything except that page — e.g. for a 10-page PDF, use '1-4, 6-10' to remove page 5.
- ✓To share only one page from a contract, enter just that page number.
- ✓After splitting, use the Compress PDF tool if individual files are still large.
- ✓Works on any device — iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I extract just one page from a PDF?
Yes. Enter the single page number in the range field — for example '3' — and you'll get a one-page PDF.
Can I split a PDF into individual pages?
Yes. Enter each page as a separate range — e.g. '1, 2, 3, 4, 5' — and you'll get one PDF per page in a ZIP file.
Is there a page limit?
No. You can split PDFs with hundreds of pages.
Are my files stored after splitting?
No. Files are deleted from the server immediately after your download.