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Delete PDF Pages

Delete PDF pages you no longer need and download a clean copy. Click a thumbnail to mark it, and it turns red with a Delete badge, shift-click to mark a run of pages, or type pages such as 2, 5-8 into the Pages to delete box. Odd pages, Even pages and Invert change the selection in one click, and Select blank pages finds empty pages in a scan for you. The header shows how many pages will remain, and the new file downloads with -trimmed added to its name unless you rename it. Office teams use it to strip blank pages, old cover sheets or an appendix. Because processing is local, files with payroll or medical details are never uploaded.

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How to use

01

Upload the PDF

Drop your file on the upload area. Every page appears as a thumbnail in a grid, with the page count and the number of selected pages shown above it.

02

Mark the pages to delete

Click thumbnails to mark them red, shift-click for a run, or type pages like 2, 5-8. Odd pages, Even pages, Invert and Select blank pages change the selection in one click.

03

Download the trimmed file

Press the Delete button, which shows how many pages will go. The remaining pages are saved as yourfile-trimmed.pdf, or the name you type, and the original file on your device is not changed.

Why Delete PDF Pages

Delete pages or extract pages?

Delete PDF Pages and Extract PDF Pages are two sides of the same job. Both build a new PDF from a selection and leave the original file alone. The difference is what your selection means.

Here you select the pages to throw away, which is quicker when you are dropping a few pages from a long document, such as blank backs, a cover sheet or an old appendix. In Extract PDF Pages you select the pages to keep, which is quicker when you need a handful of pages out of many, such as one signed page from a 40 page contract. Extract can also save each chosen page as its own PDF in a ZIP, which this tool does not do.

If you need to remove pages and also change the order, use Organize PDF Pages, which handles both in one tray.

How the blank page finder decides

Select blank pages draws each page at a small size in your browser and counts how much of it is darker than near-white, ignoring a thin strip around the edge where scanners leave shadows. Pages under the limit for the setting you chose are marked for deletion. Nothing is deleted until you press the Delete button, so you can unmark a page that only looks empty.

SettingMarks a page whenUse it for
Only completely empty pagesAlmost no pixel is darker than whiteBlank pages exported from Word or other software
Nearly empty pagesOnly a tiny share of the page has inkMost files, including clean scans
Scanned pages with specksSome dust, a faint edge or bleed-through is allowedPaper scans of mixed single and double-sided sheets

Common questions

How do I delete a page from a PDF for free?
Upload the PDF, click the page you want gone so it turns red, and press Delete 1 page. The tool is free, with no watermark, sign-up or daily limit. The new file downloads straight away.
How do I remove blank pages from a scanned PDF?
Pick a setting under Find blank pages and click Select blank pages. The tool draws each page small, measures how much ink is on it, and marks the empty ones. Use Scanned pages with specks for scans with dust or a faint edge. Check the marked thumbnails, then press Delete.
Can I delete multiple pages from a PDF at once?
Yes. Click as many thumbnails as you like, click one page and shift-click another to mark every page between them, or type a list such as 3, 7-12, 20-. The range box and the thumbnails stay in sync, so you can mix all three ways.
Can I undo a deleted page?
Before you download, click the page again or press Clear and nothing is lost. After you download, your original file still has every page, because the tool writes a new file instead of changing the old one. Just run it again with a different selection.
Does the delete tool send my document to a server?
No, the file is read and rebuilt entirely inside your browser using pdf-lib. That matters in exactly the situations this tool is for, like stripping a page that shows another person's details.
Why can't I delete every page in the file?
The tool refuses with a warning, since a PDF with no pages is not a valid document. Leave at least one page unselected and try again. If you want to get rid of the whole file, delete it on your device instead.
Does deleting pages reduce PDF file size?
Usually, yes. The output only carries the fonts and images that the remaining pages use, so deleting a page full of scanned imagery takes its bytes with it. Dropping a text-only page saves very little, because those pages are small to begin with.
Can I safely remove a page that shows someone else's information?
Yes. Deleting leaves the page out of the new file entirely rather than covering it up, and nothing is uploaded along the way. Remember that the untouched original still exists on your device until you delete that copy too.

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