Split PDF by range
Define page ranges — each range saves as its own PDF file.
Drop your PDF here to split by range
Define custom page ranges — each range becomes a separate PDF file
Define ranges like 1–10, 11–25 — each becomes its own PDF. Free, no upload, no account.
Define page ranges — each range saves as its own PDF file.
Range splitting lets you divide one PDF into multiple PDFs, each containing a defined set of consecutive pages. For example: chapters 1–30, 31–60, 61–100, or an intro section (pages 1–5) plus the main content (pages 6–80) plus appendices (pages 81–100). Each defined range becomes a separate PDF file.
Unlike splitting every page into individual files, range-based splitting gives you control over how the document is divided — you decide where each section begins and ends. The result is a set of meaningful multi-page PDFs rather than a ZIP full of single pages.
Example: A 100-page report with an introduction, three chapters, and appendices can be split into five separate PDFs — one per section — using a single range-split operation. No server upload needed.
Three operations sound similar but solve different problems:
| Operation | What it does | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Split by range | Multiple chunks you define | One PDF per range |
| Extract pages | Specific non-consecutive pages | One new PDF with chosen pages |
| Split every page | Each page into its own file | ZIP with one PDF per page |
Use range splitting when you need the full document divided into meaningful sections. Use extract when you want specific pages (possibly non-consecutive) saved into one new file. Use split every page when you need every page individually.
Open pdfree.io/split-pdf/, load your PDF, choose the range split option, define your ranges (e.g. 1–10, 11–25), and click Split PDF. Each range downloads as a separate file.
Yes — define as many ranges as you need in one pass. Each range produces one output PDF.
No — you can skip pages. If your document is 100 pages and you define ranges 1–10 and 50–60, only those pages are saved; the rest are excluded.
Ranges can overlap — a page can appear in more than one output file if you define overlapping ranges.
Range splitting defines multiple consecutive sections that each become their own file. Extracting (pdfree.io/extract-pdf/) saves a specific set of pages — including non-consecutive ones — into one new file. Range splitting is for dividing; extracting is for picking.