How to Split a PDF Into Separate Files
Splitting a PDF means extracting specific pages or page ranges into separate downloadable files. PDFyre lets you define multiple ranges at once and download each as an independent PDF — completely free, in your browser, with no upload required.
When Do You Need to Split a PDF?
- Sharing a specific chapter from a large book without the entire file
- Extracting an invoice or certificate from a multi-document PDF
- Separating sections of a report for different recipients
- Removing unwanted pages from a scanned document
- Breaking a large file into smaller pieces for email attachment limits
How to Split a PDF with PDFyre
Open the Split PDF tool
Go to PDFyre.com and click Split PDF on the homepage.
Select your PDF
Click the drop zone to load your PDF. PDFyre reads the total page count and displays it immediately.
Define your page range
Enter the from page and to page numbers. For example: pages 5 to 20. You can also name the output file.
Add more ranges if needed
Click Add another range to define multiple extractions from the same file. Each range produces a separate downloadable PDF.
Click Split PDF
PDFyre extracts each range and produces individual PDF files. Original page quality is preserved exactly.
Download your files
A download button appears for each output file. Click each one to save.
💡 Pro tip: You can extract multiple non-consecutive ranges in one operation. For example: pages 1–10, pages 25–30, and pages 45–60 all in a single split run, each producing a separate file.
What is Preserved When Splitting
PDFyre copies pages directly from the source PDF using pdf-lib. This means:
- Full original image quality — no re-rendering
- Any existing searchable text layers are preserved
- Page dimensions remain unchanged
- No watermarks are added
Split Your PDF Now — Free
Extract any pages from any PDF. No account, no upload, runs in your browser.
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