How to Extract Pages from a PDF Document

A 200-page report lands on your desk, but you only need pages 12–18 for the meeting. Or a scanned contract arrives as one giant PDF and each section must go to a different department. Copying text from a viewer and pasting it into a new file loses formatting, headers, and signatures. PDF Splitter extracts the exact pages you need into separate PDF files — original layout, fonts, and images intact.

What Can PDF Splitter Extract?

• Specific pages — enter page numbers (e.g. 1, 3, 7–15) and get a new PDF with only those pages.
• All pages — split a multi-page PDF into individual one-page files.
• Odd or even pages — extract odd or even pages separately, useful for double-sided scan processing.
• By bookmarks — split by bookmarks at any level, so each chapter or section becomes its own file.
• By blank pages — split by blank pages used as separators in scanned batches. Configurable: split after one blank or after two or more consecutive blanks.
• By barcode — detect barcodes on separator sheets and split automatically (Pro version).
• By text line — split by invoice number, account ID, or any text found on the page and rename output files based on that text (PDF Splitter Pro).

How to Extract Pages: Step by Step

1. Download and install — get the free 30-day trial (Windows 7/8/10/11). No email or credit card required.
2. Add PDF files — browse to a folder in the file panel or drag-and-drop files. PDF Splitter works in batch: add as many PDFs as you need.
3. Choose a split mode — select "Extract pages" and enter page numbers, or choose another mode (by bookmarks, by blank pages, odd/even).
4. Set the output template — define how output files are named. The built-in renamer supports templates like [Name].page#.pdf. You can start numbering from any digit or continue from the last number in the destination folder.
5. Click Start — extracted pages appear as new PDF files in the destination folder. A 500-page PDF splits in seconds.

Built-In File Renamer

When you extract pages from dozens of PDFs, file naming matters. PDF Splitter assigns names using a template you define. Default: Document.page1.pdf, Document.page2.pdf, etc. You can start numbering from any digit. If the destination folder already contains 10 files, the next extracted page can be automatically named Document.page11.pdf — no manual renaming.

Command-Line Extraction

PDF Splitter includes a command-line interface for automation. Example:

PDFSplitter.exe "C:\Docs\report.pdf" /extract "1,3,7-15" /out "C:\Extracted\"

Wrap the command in a .bat script to extract specific pages on a schedule or integrate with a document management system. The command line supports all split modes: by pages, bookmarks, blank pages, and barcode.

PDF Splitter vs. Online PDF Tools

Server Edition

For server-side or programmatic use, PDF Splitter X provides an ActiveX interface without a GUI. Integrate PDF splitting into web applications, Windows services, or automated pipelines.

When Do You Need to Extract PDF Pages?

• Legal work — pull specific exhibits or clauses from lengthy contracts for review or court submission.
• Accounting — extract individual invoices or statements from a combined monthly PDF received from a vendor.
• Education — split a textbook PDF into chapter files for distribution to students.
• Healthcare — separate patient records within a bulk-scanned PDF into individual files per patient.
• Publishing — extract specific pages for proofing, review cycles, or reprint orders.

Licenses start at $59.90. Download the free 30-day trial and test it with your own files.

PDF Splitter Customer Reviews 2026

"We receive contracts as single PDF files with 50 to 300 pages. Each department needs only its relevant sections. PDF Splitter extracts the exact pages by number, names the output files with a template, and the whole batch is done in minutes. Before this tool, I spent half a day on it manually."

Catherine Moreau Paralegal, Corporate Law Firm

"Our standardized test results arrive as one massive PDF per school. I use PDF Splitter to extract each student's score pages and send them to the right counselor. The bookmark-based split is a lifesaver — the testing vendor bookmarks by student name, and the tool does the rest."

Derek Shaw IT Coordinator, School District

"Our suppliers send combined monthly invoices in a single PDF. PDF Splitter Pro splits them by invoice number found on each page and names each output file accordingly. We integrated it via command line into our ERP import script. Works reliably with hundreds of pages every month."

Anna Bergkvist Accounts Payable, Manufacturing Company

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