How to delete pages from a PDF
- Choose or drop the PDF. The tool opens it and shows how many pages it has.
- Type the pages to delete — single pages and ranges separated by commas, for example
2, 5-7. - Check the list of pages kept and download the new PDF. The original file isn't changed; you get a copy ending in
-edited.pdf.
Writing the page numbers
Pages are counted from the first page of the file, starting at 1 — not from the numbers printed on the pages, which often start later because of a cover or a table of contents. The notation is the same as in a print dialog:
| You type | Deleted from a 10-page PDF | Pages kept |
|---|---|---|
1 | The first page | 2–10 |
2, 5-7 | Pages 2, 5, 6 and 7 | 1, 3–4, 8–10 |
9- | Page 9 to the end | 1–8 |
-3 | The first three pages | 4–10 |
The order you type doesn't matter, and a page listed twice is simply deleted once. A page number beyond the end of the file is reported rather than ignored, so a typo can't quietly delete the wrong thing — and you can't delete every page, because a PDF needs at least one.
Worked example
A 12-page bank statement has a cover sheet on page 1 and two pages of advertising and terms at the end (pages 11 and 12) that you don't need to send. Type 1, 11-: the tool deletes 3 pages and keeps pages 2–10, so the new PDF has 9 pages, saved as statement-edited.pdf. The kept pages are identical to the original ones.
How it works
The PDF is opened by pdf-lib, an open-source PDF library that runs inside your browser. The pages you keep are copied, with the fonts and images they use, into a new PDF in their original order; the deleted pages and anything only they used are left behind, so the new file is usually smaller. Nothing is re-rendered or re-compressed: text stays selectable, images keep their quality, and page sizes don't change.
Private: your PDF never leaves your device
People usually remove pages because the document is going to someone else — a landlord, an employer, an insurer — and the pages being removed are often the private ones: account numbers, a medical history, an ID scan. Uploading the whole file to an online editor to cut those pages out defeats the purpose. Here the editing happens in your own browser, and the PDF is never uploaded anywhere.
Limits and tips
- Protected PDFs with a password or a lock against changes can't be edited here. Open the file in your PDF reader, enter the password if asked, print it to a new PDF ("Save as PDF" or "Microsoft Print to PDF") and use that copy.
- Bookmarks and forms: the sidebar bookmarks aren't kept, and form fields keep what was typed into them but are no longer fillable. Links to websites keep working; links to other pages of the document don't.
- Redaction: deleting a page removes it completely, but hiding part of a page (a signature, an account number) needs a redaction tool — drawing a box over text in many editors leaves the text underneath.
- Large files are held in your device's memory; on a phone, the tool warns above 100 MB, and a computer is more reliable.
To keep several parts as separate files instead, use Split PDF. To put pages from different files together, Merge PDF.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove pages from a PDF?
Choose the PDF, type the pages to delete (for example 2, 5-7) and download the new PDF. All other pages stay exactly as they were.
Is my PDF uploaded when I delete pages?
No. The PDF is edited by your browser on your own device and is never sent to a server.
Can I delete a range of pages?
Yes. Type a range with a dash, such as 5-9. 9- deletes page 9 to the end and -3 deletes the first three pages.
Does deleting pages change the rest of the PDF?
No. The pages you keep are copied unchanged, with the same text, images and page size. Bookmarks aren’t kept, and form fields keep their contents but stop being fillable.
Can I delete pages from a password-protected PDF?
Not directly. Open the file in your PDF reader with the password, print it to a new PDF and remove the pages from that copy.
Last updated: October 15, 2026