Extract PDF Pages Online

Pull specific pages out of a PDF and save them as a new separate document. Useful for sharing a chapter, pulling a contract section, or creating a highlights version of a report.

Select any combination of pages
Creates a new PDF with only those pages
Original file is never modified
No upload, instant download

How to extract pages from a PDF

PDFDistrict Extract is the counterpart to Delete: instead of removing pages you don't want, you select the pages you do want and save them as a new document. Click thumbnails to select the pages, then click Extract. The result is a brand-new PDF containing exactly the pages you picked. The original file remains untouched on your device. It works the same whether you're pulling out a single page or fifty of them.

Runs entirely in your browser — files aren't uploaded anywhere. Privacy →

Not sure whether to extract, delete, or split? Our guide to extracting PDF pages compares all three with real examples.

Need to divide the whole document into separate files instead? Try Split PDF.

Practical use cases

Pulling a specific clause or section — say pages 12-15 of a 40-page contract — out to send to a reviewer who only needs that part.
Saving a single chapter or exhibit from a long report as its own shareable file.
Creating a highlights version of a large scanned document, keeping only the pages that actually matter.

How the new file is built

Extract copies only the pages you selected into a brand-new PDF, in ascending page order, leaving everything else behind. The source file on your device is only read, never altered — you can extract from it again with a different selection at any time. It behaves the same whether you pick one page or fifty; there's no difference in how the tool handles a small versus a large selection.

Common problems

Nothing downloads after clicking Extract: that's the tool telling you no pages are marked yet, via "Select at least one page."
The extracted file is in the wrong order: pages always come out in their original ascending order, not the order you clicked them — if you need a different sequence, extract first, then use Reorder on the result.
Only removing a couple of pages from a long document? Delete usually means less clicking — mark the few pages to drop instead of the many to keep.

PDFDistrict vs. tools that upload your file

	PDFDistrict	Tools that upload your file
Sends your file to a server	No — processed in your browser	Yes, by design
Account required	No	Depends on the service
File size limit	100 MB per file, checked in your browser	Set by each service

Last updated: October 2026

Extract PDF — frequently asked questions

Can I extract just one page from a PDF? +

Yes. Extracting one page works exactly the same as extracting several — select the single thumbnail you need and click Extract Pages.

Can I extract pages from a password-protected PDF? +

Not directly. PDFDistrict can't open encrypted files. Remove the password from the PDF first, then extract pages as usual.

Can I print or send just a few pages instead of saving them separately? +

Yes. Extract the pages you need into a small new PDF, then print or share that file directly instead of the full document.

How do I extract pages from a PDF for free? +

Open the tool, select your PDF, click the thumbnails of the pages you want and click Extract Pages. It is free, needs no account and the file is never uploaded.