What this tool does
PDF Page Extractor copies chosen pages from one source into one new PDF and downloads it as {base}-extracted.pdf. It is a page-copy tool, not a ZIP splitter and not a redaction tool.
Choose this tool when…
- You want a single focused PDF, such as a chapter or a few invoice pages.
- You do not want a ZIP archive (use PDF Splitter for ZIP output).
- You need a smaller working copy that still keeps the copied pages as PDF pages, not images.
Typical jobs this page is built for
- Pull a signed last page out of a longer packet.
- Keep only the pages a reviewer asked for.
- Make a short attachment from a large report without rasterizing those pages.
How processing actually works
Ranges are parsed by the same rules as Split’s custom range: spaces stripped, comma-separated numbers and start-end pairs, sorted unique pages. pdf-lib loads with ignoreEncryption: true, copyPages the selected indices, and save().
Supported files, outputs, and limits
- Input
- One PDF, up to 50 MB. No password field.
- Output
- One PDF named {base}-extracted.pdf.
- Presets
- First page, First 3, Last 3, All pages.
Step-by-step workflow
- Upload one PDF.
- Type a range or pick a quick-select preset.
- Confirm the selected page count in the preview.
- Click Extract pages.
- Open {base}-extracted.pdf and count the pages.
What changes in the output
Copied pages are not intentionally rasterized. Mixed sizes and rotation typically travel with the pages. Forms, links, annotations, bookmarks, attachments, and tags are not guaranteed after rewrite.
Privacy and where processing occurs
Extraction runs locally with pdf-lib. The PDF is not posted to an extraction API. Identified analytics may include byte counts and page counts, not the filename, document text, or the typed page list.
How this differs from nearby DevToolKit tools
- PDF Splitter’s custom-range mode also copies selected pages, but it always wraps output in {base}-split.zip.
- PDF Merger concatenates whole files from multiple uploads.
Output review checklist
- Count pages in the download.
- Remember output order is sorted, not typed order.
- Open a page that had forms or links and confirm they still behave.
- Keep the original PDF; Extract does not modify it.