How to split a PDF into separate files

Sometimes one PDF holds several things that need to go to different places: a scanned bundle with your 10th and 12th marksheets, a long report where only one chapter is needed, or a statement where each month should be its own file. Docshar's Split tool makes separate PDFs from one, without changing the quality of the pages.

Docshar processes your file in your browser, so it is not uploaded to our servers. Files can be up to 10 MB each.

Step by step

1. Open the Split tool. Go to Docshar Split.
2. Add your PDF. Click Choose file or drop it on the page.
3. Choose a split mode. Pick Custom ranges (one file per range), Every page (one file per page) or Every N pages (equal-size parts).
4. Enter the pages. For custom ranges, type them in Page ranges, separated by commas, for example 1-3, 4-6, 7-. "7-" means page 7 to the end. For equal parts, set Pages per file.
5. Split and download. Click Split PDF. Download each file separately, or click Download all as ZIP.

Other ways to split

Docshar has more specialised split tools for particular jobs:

• Extract Pages: pick a few pages by clicking their thumbnails and save them as one new PDF.
• Split by size: make parts that each stay under a size limit, useful for email attachments.
• Split by bookmarks: one file per chapter, using the PDF's table of contents.
• Split in half: cut scanned two-page spreads into single pages.
• Split by text: start a new file whenever a value such as an invoice number or customer name changes from page to page.

Tips

• File names show the pages they contain, such as report_pages-1-3.pdf, so they are easy to tell apart.
• Splitting does not reduce quality: pages are copied as they are.
• If a single extracted page is still too big for a form, run it through Compress.

Frequently asked questions