How to Split a PDF Into Separate Pages
Splitting a PDF means dividing one document into several smaller ones. It’s a common need: separating chapters, breaking up a scanned batch into individual documents, or pulling out a section to send separately. Split PDF handles all of this locally, with three different splitting methods depending on what you need.
Choosing a split method
By page ranges is the most flexible option. Enter ranges like 1-3,6,9-11 and PageFlow produces one file for each group you specify. This is the right choice when you know exactly which pages belong together.
Every N pages automatically divides the document into equal chunks — useful when a scanned batch is a predictable number of pages per item (for example, splitting a 40-page scan of ten 4-page forms into ten separate files).
Every page as a separate file is the most aggressive option: each page becomes its own single-page PDF. This is handy for feeding pages into another tool one at a time, or distributing individual pages to different people.
Steps
- Open Split PDF and choose your file.
- Pick a split method: ranges, every N pages, or one file per page.
- If you chose ranges, type them in using the format above. Reversed ranges (like
5-2) and page numbers beyond the document’s length are rejected with a clear message before you export. - Export. If the split produces more than one file, PageFlow bundles them into a single ZIP download so you don’t have to save each one individually.
Range syntax reference
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
1-3 | Pages 1 through 3 |
1,4,7 | Pages 1, 4, and 7 |
1-3,6,9-11 | Pages 1–3, 6, and 9–11 combined into one output file |
Each comma-separated group in a single range entry produces one output file containing exactly those pages, in the order listed.
When splitting isn’t quite what you need
If you actually want to remove a handful of pages and keep everything else as one document, Delete PDF Pages is a more direct route than splitting and reassembling. If you want just a specific subset pulled out (rather than dividing the whole document), see Extract PDF Pages.