Extract Pages from PDF
Select exactly which pages you want to keep and extract them from your PDF. Download as one combined document or as separate files.
How to Extract Pages from a PDF
Upload Your PDF
Click the upload area or drag and drop your PDF. Page thumbnails are generated instantly in your browser — your file never leaves your device.
Select Pages to Extract
Click any thumbnail to select it. Selected pages are numbered in extraction order. Use the toolbar to select all, none, odd, even, or invert your selection.
Download Extracted Pages
Choose to save all selected pages as a single combined PDF, or download each page as a separate PDF file (packaged in a ZIP).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Extract Pages and Split PDF?
Split PDF divides a document into sequential ranges (e.g., pages 1–5, 6–10). Extract Pages lets you hand-pick any combination of pages in any order — for example, pages 2, 7, and 15 — and save only those. Extraction is more precise and flexible than splitting.
Can I extract pages in a different order than the original?
Yes. Pages are extracted in the order you click them, not necessarily the order they appear in the PDF. If you click page 5 first and then page 2, the resulting PDF will have page 5 first. The selection strip at the bottom shows the current extraction order.
What does "Separate PDFs" output mode do?
Separate PDFs creates one individual PDF file per selected page and packages them all into a single ZIP file for download. You can also download each page individually from the result list. This is useful when you need each page as a standalone document.
Is there a limit on how many pages I can extract?
No. You can extract any number of pages from any size PDF. All processing happens locally in your browser using pdf-lib (WebAssembly), so there are no server-side restrictions.
Does extracting pages preserve links, bookmarks, and form fields?
Hyperlinks embedded in page content are preserved. Document-level bookmarks (outlines) that reference other pages are not carried over to the extracted PDF, as those pages may not be present. Form fields within the extracted pages are preserved.
Can I extract pages from a password-protected PDF?
You need to unlock the PDF first. Use our Unlock PDF tool to remove password protection, then come back and extract the pages you need.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser using WebAssembly. Your file is never sent to any server. PDFForge has zero access to your documents.