How to split a PDF
A report too large to email, pages to extract for another document, a multi-section scan to share separately... Splitting a PDF is a common task. This guide shows you how to do it in a few clicks, without installing any software.
Why split a PDF?
- Reduce size. Send only the relevant pages rather than an entire document. Useful when email attachments have size limits.
- Page extraction. Retrieve a specific invoice, contract, or illustration without modifying the original file.
- Selective distribution. Separate sections of a document to send to different recipients.
- Organization. Split a scanned PDF into distinct documents for cleaner archiving.
Tutorial: split a PDF with Filzy
Open the tool
Go to the Split PDF tool on Filzy.
Drop your PDF
Drag and drop your file into the drop zone, or click to select it.
Select your pages
Specify the pages or page ranges you want to extract. For example, "1-3" for the first three pages, or "5" for a single page.
Download your files
Each extraction becomes a separate PDF, downloadable individually. The original file remains untouched.
Tips
- Preview. Check the page order before splitting if your PDF is long.
- Scanned documents. If your PDF is a scan of multiple documents, use the page organizer tool first to reorder before splitting.
- Privacy. Filzy processes everything locally. You can split sensitive documents without any risk.
Your files stay private
Filzy splits your PDFs directly in your browser. No documents are transmitted, stored, or processed by our servers. Processing is instant and 100% local.