Extract PDF Pages

Runs in browser PDF Pages & Organization

Pick the pages you need on the thumbnail grid or type a selection like 2, 5-8, last, and get a new PDF containing only those pages, in the order you listed them. The original file is untouched.

Privacy: Processed locally in your browser. Your file is not uploaded.

Can PDF pages be merged, split and reordered without changing their content?

Yes. ISO 32000 stores a document's pages as a tree of page objects, each pointing at its own content stream, fonts and images. Merging, splitting, extracting, reordering and rotating are edits to that tree — a rotation is a single /Rotate entry of 0, 90, 180 or 270 — so the page content is copied or re-referenced, never re-rendered, and text stays selectable and searchable. What can change is the document-level data around the pages: bookmarks, links between pages and form fields that referred to a page that was removed.

Read the guide: How to Edit a PDF Without Uploading It

How to use Extract PDF Pages

  1. Drop a PDF and wait for the thumbnails.
  2. Click the pages you want, or type a selection such as 2, 5-8.
  3. Click "Extract pages".
  4. Download the new document.

Extract PDF Pages features

  • Click pages on the thumbnail grid or type a selection
  • Typed selections may repeat and reorder pages (5, 1, 1); grid clicks keep page order
  • Ranges: 2-6, open 8- and -4, reversed 6-2, even, odd, first, last
  • One new PDF with only the chosen pages; the source is untouched
  • Metadata (title, author) carried over
  • Local processing, no upload

Extract PDF Pages example

Pull the summary pages out of a report

Input:

Pages: 1, 3-4, last

Output:

report-pages.pdf — 4 pages: 1, 3, 4 and the final page

Frequently asked questions about Extract PDF Pages

What is the difference between extracting and splitting?

Extract gives you one new PDF with the pages you chose; Split cuts the whole document into several files. Use Extract for "just pages 3 to 5", Split for "one file per chapter".

Can I repeat a page or change the order?

Yes. A typed selection is applied in the order written and may repeat pages: "5, 1, 1" produces page 5 followed by two copies of page 1.

Which page selection syntax is supported?

Single pages (3), ranges (2-6), open ranges (8- or -4), reversed ranges (6-2), and the words all, even, odd, first, last — separated by commas or spaces.

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. The file is opened and processed by your browser with WebAssembly and JavaScript; nothing is sent to Mutqan Soft or anyone else. Close the tab and the file is gone. Downloading the result needs a free account — no subscription, no payment.

Can I use it on a password-protected PDF?

Yes, if you know the password: the file list asks for it once and every operation then works on the decrypted pages. The output is saved without a password unless you protect it again.

Technical notes

The page selection parser (shared by every page tool) turns the human syntax into 0-based indices, validating each number against the page count and raising invalid_range or out_of_range with a plain message. The grid’s selection wins over the typed field when both are present.

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