Free Delete PDF Pages
Take out the pages that should not be there
Most PDFs we send are not quite ready. There is a blank page after a double-sided scan, a cover sheet that was meant for internal use, a page with a phone number nobody should see, or a chapter the recipient does not need. This tool shows every page as a thumbnail, lets you mark the ones to remove, and gives you a clean copy. It runs in your browser, so the document stays on your device while you work on it.
Two ways to choose pages
You can click thumbnails, which is best when you can see what is wrong: marked pages are outlined in red, and clicking again unmarks them. Or you can type page numbers into the box, which is faster for long files where you already know the numbers. The box takes single pages, ranges and combinations, such as 2, 5-7, 12. An open range like 20- means page twenty to the end. Clear selection puts everything back, so you can start over without reloading the file.
Deleting for privacy: what is really removed
Deleting a page removes it from the new file completely. It is not covered or hidden, so the content of that page cannot be recovered from the copy you download. That makes it a good way to remove a page that holds information you do not want to share.
It does not change what is on the pages you keep, though. If a kept page shows an account number or an address, that stays. Other hidden details, such as the document’s title and author fields, may also remain in the new file, so for sensitive documents open the result and check it before you send it. Your original file is never changed, so keep it for your own records.
Common reasons people use it
- Blank pages left by double-sided scanning, which waste space and look careless.
- Cover or fax sheets that were useful internally and mean nothing to the recipient.
- Pages with other people’s data, for example the page about another tenant in a shared statement.
- Duplicates created when a page was scanned twice.
- Parts of a template that were never filled in.
Delete or extract?
Think about what is smaller: the pages to remove or the pages to keep. If you are removing two pages from a thirty page file, delete them here. If you only want four pages of a thirty page file, it is quicker to keep those with the PDF splitter and its extract option. Both give the same kind of result, a new PDF with the pages you chose, and neither touches the original.
A checklist for sending a PDF to someone else
- Remove blank pages and anything marked internal.
- Look for pages with details that are not yours to share, such as another person’s address.
- Open the new file and scroll through it from start to end.
- Check the file size and compress it if it is large.
- Rename it to something clear before you attach it.
A warning about black boxes
People sometimes try to hide information by drawing a black rectangle over it in a PDF editor. In many cases the text underneath is still there, and can be selected and copied. If a page really must go, deleting the whole page is the safe route, because nothing of it remains in the new file. If only part of a page is sensitive and the rest is needed, true redaction software that removes the content, not just covers it, is what you want.
A smaller file as a side effect
Every page you remove takes its images with it. If a long PDF is too big to send, dropping the pages nobody needs is often the fastest way to shrink it, and unlike compression it costs nothing in quality for the pages that remain. After deleting, check the new size. If it is still large, finish the job with the PDF compressor, and if you want the remaining pages in a different order, use organize PDF pages.
FAQ
Drop the PDF above, click the page you want to remove, then click Delete pages and download.
Yes. Click several thumbnails, or type a list such as 2, 5-7.
No. The remaining pages are copied as they are.
Yes, from the new file. Your original file on your device is not changed.
No. Everything happens in your browser.
Not from the new file. Your original file still has every page, so keep it safe and run the tool again if you change your mind.
Printed numbers are part of each page, so they stay as they were. If you want fresh numbers, add them afterwards with the page numbers tool.