PDF Page Extractor
Extract a specific subset of pages from a PDF. Click thumbnails or type ranges like 1-3, 5, 7-9. Pages are copied byte-for-byte — runs in your browser.
Drop a PDF to extract pages
Stays on your device — no upload, no signup
How to extract pages from a PDF online
Drop your PDF. ToolChop renders thumbnails for every page using a local PDF library — no upload. Click thumbnails to select pages, or type a range like 1-3, 5, 7-9 into the Range box. The selection updates live in both directions. Click Extract and ToolChop assembles a new PDF containing only the pages you picked, in the order you picked them, copying each page byte-for-byte.
Why a local extractor matters
Almost every PDF someone extracts pages from is sensitive: a contract where they want to share only the signature page, a bank statement where they want to forward only the transaction summary, a medical report where they want to email a single page to a referral. Uploading the full PDF to a third party just to grab a subset is exactly the leak you are trying to prevent. ToolChop runs entirely in your browser.
What you can do
- Visual thumbnail picker for every page
- Range syntax:
1-3, 5, 7-9 - Output preserves text, fonts, images, signatures, and page annotations exactly
- Output order matches the order you selected pages
- Select all / clear / use a different PDF in one click
Frequently asked questions
How do I extract specific pages from a PDF online for free?
Drop your PDF onto the upload area. ToolChop renders thumbnails for every page in your browser. Click the thumbnails you want, or type a range like 1-3, 5, 7-9 into the Range box. Click Extract and download the resulting PDF. No account, no upload, no daily limit.
Does ToolChop upload my PDF?
No. The PDF is parsed entirely in your browser using local libraries. The source PDF, the thumbnails, and the extracted output never leave your device — critical for the documents people most often extract pages from: contracts, signed agreements, statements, legal filings, employment letters.
Why is the privacy story for PDF page extraction important?
Almost every PDF someone extracts pages from is private: a contract where they want to share only the signature page, a bank statement where they want to forward only the transaction summary, a medical report where they want to email a single page to a referral. Uploading the full PDF to a third party just to grab a subset of pages is exactly the data-leak you are trying to avoid. ToolChop extracts locally.
What is the difference between this and Split PDF?
Split PDF separates every page of your PDF into its own file (one PDF per page). Page Extractor keeps a chosen subset of pages in a single output PDF — for when you want to share, say, pages 3, 7, and 12 of a 50-page document as one file. Use Split for fan-out, Extractor for subsetting.
Are the extracted pages identical to the original?
Yes. ToolChop copies the source pages byte-for-byte using pdf-lib — text, fonts, embedded fonts, images, signatures, form fields, and structural metadata all come through intact. There is no re-rendering or rasterization. The extracted PDF will validate against the same signatures the original did.
Can I reorder the pages while extracting?
The output order matches your selection order. Typing 7, 1, 3 into the Range box gives you a PDF in that order. Clicking thumbnails in a non-sequential order also preserves the click order. If you want sequential output, type the ranges in order or use Select all.
How do I select a page range?
Type into the Range box: '1-3' selects pages 1, 2, 3. '1-3, 5, 7-9' selects pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9. Spaces are optional. The selection updates the thumbnail checkboxes live so you can fine-tune by clicking.
Is there a page count limit?
ToolChop renders thumbnails for every page, so very large PDFs (hundreds of pages) take a few seconds to display. Once thumbnails are rendered, extraction itself is fast even for thousand-page PDFs — pdf-lib only manipulates references, not content.
Are bookmarks and annotations preserved?
Page-level annotations (sticky notes, highlights, comments on the extracted pages) are preserved. Document-level bookmarks (table of contents) point to original page numbers and will not auto-renumber — they may end up pointing to pages that no longer exist in the extracted PDF, so most viewers will silently ignore broken targets.
Does it work with signed or password-protected PDFs?
Signed PDFs: yes — the signatures on extracted pages remain valid because the page objects are copied byte-identically. The document's overall signature may break, because the signature is on the original file as a whole. Password-protected PDFs: not currently — you would need to remove the password first.
Can I use this to delete pages from a PDF?
Yes — by extracting the pages you want to keep. If you want to remove pages 5 and 12 from a 20-page PDF, select all pages, deselect 5 and 12, and click Extract. The output is the original minus those pages.
Why use ToolChop instead of an online PDF tool that uploads my file?
Privacy and predictability. PDFs you extract pages from are usually private — contracts, statements, medical records, identity documents. Uploading the full document to a third party just to subset it is a data-leak waiting to happen. ToolChop runs entirely in your browser. You can verify in DevTools → Network that no request fires.