Split PDF
Dividing a single PDF into two or more smaller files, either by page range or one page per file.
Splitting a PDF means taking one multi-page document and producing multiple smaller PDFs. Common reasons: extracting a single chapter from an e-book, separating individual invoices from a monthly batch, or isolating signed pages from a longer contract.
Three common split modes
- Custom ranges — specify comma-separated page ranges like `1-3, 5, 7-9`. Each range becomes its own PDF.
- Every page — every page becomes its own single-page PDF. Useful when you need individual files per page.
- Fixed count — split into chunks of N pages each (e.g. every 10 pages becomes a file).
Split vs extract
The difference between Split PDF and Extract Pages is subtle but useful:
- Split produces multiple output files, one per range.
- Extract produces a single output file containing the selected pages.
Use Extract when you want to pull pages 3, 7, and 10 into one file. Use Split when you want pages 1-3 as one file, 4-6 as another, and 7-10 as a third.
ZIP output
When a split operation produces more than one output, PDF Genie bundles everything into a single `.zip` download to avoid the browser's "multiple downloads" blocking behavior.