How to remove pages from a PDF
Quick answer
Upload your PDF, select the pages you want to remove, check what will remain, then download the shortened file.
- 1Upload your PDF.
- 2Select the pages to remove.
- 3Check what remains.
- 4Delete and download.
Free, no sign-up, and your file is read on your own device rather than uploaded.
Deleting pages is the right tool when most of a document is fine and only a few pages need to go - a blank page a scanner picked up, a duplicate, a cover sheet you do not need to forward, or an outdated page in an otherwise current report.
It is the mirror of extracting: instead of choosing which pages to keep, you choose which pages to remove, and everything else stays in its original order.
Step by step
Select the pages to remove
Click each page you want gone - selected pages are marked clearly.
Delete PDF PagesCheck what will remain
A preview shows the document as it will look after deletion, so you can confirm before committing.
Delete PDF PagesDelete and download
The shortened PDF, with every other page kept in its original order.
Delete PDF Pages
Tips
- Deleting is faster than extracting when the pages you want to remove are the minority - select the few you do not want rather than the many you do.
- If you are removing most of the document and keeping only a small part, Extract PDF Pages is quicker - select what you want to keep instead.
- Always check the preview of what remains before downloading, especially on a long document where it is easy to lose count.
Common problems
You're removing more pages than you're keeping.
Use Extract PDF Pages instead - select the pages you want to keep, which is a shorter list than the pages you want to remove.
You're not sure which pages have the problem (blank, duplicate, wrong).
Open PDF Inspector first to see a summary of every page before deciding what to remove.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I delete more than one page at a time?
- Yes - select as many pages as you need to remove, then apply the deletion in a single step.
- Can I see what the document will look like before I confirm?
- Yes - a preview of the remaining pages is shown before you download, so you can check you selected the right ones.
- What's the difference between deleting and extracting pages?
- Deleting removes the pages you select and keeps the rest. Extracting keeps the pages you select and removes the rest. Use whichever means selecting fewer pages.
- Will the remaining pages keep their original order?
- Yes - only the selected pages are removed; everything else stays exactly as ordered in the original document.
- Is the PDF uploaded anywhere?
- No. The whole process runs on your own device, in your browser.
Related PDF tools
- Extract PDF PagesKeep only the pages you choose, as a new PDF.
- Organise PDFReorder, rotate, duplicate and delete pages on a visual board of thumbnails.
- Merge PDFCombine several PDFs into one file, in the order you choose.
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