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title: "Split a PDF or extract pages for free | Paperwing"
description: "Split a PDF into parts or extract pages into a new file on Windows or Mac with Paperwing, a free desktop app. No upload, no account, no limits."
url: https://paperwingapp.com/tools/split-pdf/
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Free tool · Windows and macOS

# Split a PDF or pull out pages.

Take a range of pages into a new PDF, break a long document into parts, or save just the pages you need.

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## How to split a PDF or extract pages with Paperwing

1. Open Paperwing and drop your PDF on the window, or press Ctrl+O (⌘O on a Mac).
2. Open **All tools** and choose **Split PDF** , or type “split pdf” in the search box. Shift+Ctrl+P finds any tool from anywhere.
3. Choose the page range, or how to split the document.
4. Run it. Each part opens in its own tab.
5. Save the parts you want with Ctrl+S.

## What you can do

- Extract a range of pages into a new PDF
- Save a selection of pages as separate files with **Extract Pages**
- Divide pages down the middle with **Divide Pages** (useful for scanned spreads)
- Remove pages you don’t need with **Delete Pages**

## Why do it on your computer

When you only need to send three pages of a long report, splitting it yourself keeps the rest of the document on your computer.

**Paperwing is a free, open-source desktop app** for Windows and macOS with more than 100 PDF tools. It works offline, there’s no account, and every tool is free. [Download it](https://paperwingapp.com/download/) or [browse all the tools](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/) .

## Questions

### Can I split by selecting pages in the thumbnails?

Yes. Select pages in the thumbnail rail (Ctrl+click or Shift+click for several) and use the page menu to extract them to a new tab.

## Related tools

[**Merge PDFs** Combine several PDFs into one file on Windows or Mac with Paperwing, a free desktop app.](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/merge-pdf/) · [**Compress a PDF** Make PDFs smaller on Windows or Mac with Paperwing, a free desktop app.](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/compress-pdf/) · [**PDF pages** Turn PDF pages into JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF or SVG images on Windows or Mac with Paperwing, a free desktop app.](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/pdf-to-jpg/) · [**Redact a PDF** Permanently remove sensitive text and images from a PDF on Windows or Mac with Paperwing, a free desktop app.](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/redact-pdf/)

## Open your next PDF in Paperwing.

Free for Windows and macOS. No account, no subscription, nothing to sign up for.

[Download for Windows](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-Setup-1.2.3-x64.exe) · [Download for Mac](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-1.2.3-mac-arm64.dmg) · [Download Paperwing](https://paperwingapp.com/download/) · [Star on GitHub](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing)

v1.2.3 · Windows 10 and 11 · 188 MB v1.2.3 · Apple Silicon · 192 MB · [Intel Mac?](https://paperwingapp.com/download/#mac) Free for Windows and macOS · v1.2.3 [Other versions](https://paperwingapp.com/download/)