What Delete PDF Pages does
This tool removes pages you do not want from a PDF: blank sides from double-sided scanning, duplicates, cover sheets, or pages that should not be shared. Mark the pages on the thumbnail grid or type their numbers, and download a cleaned-up copy. Your original file is not changed.
How to delete pages from a PDF
- Add your PDF and wait for the thumbnails.
- Click each page you want to remove; marked pages are highlighted.
- Or type page numbers and ranges, for example 2, 5-7.
- Press the button and download the new PDF.
Use cases
- Removing blank pages created by duplex scanning.
- Dropping instruction pages from a form before submitting it.
- Deleting a page that was scanned twice.
- Reducing file size by leaving out pages nobody needs.
- Sharing a document without the pages that contain private details.
An important note about confidential pages
Deleting a page removes it from the new file completely — it is not merely hidden. That makes this tool suitable for leaving out whole pages. If you need to hide part of a page, such as an account number, use PDF Redactor, which removes the content under the areas you mark.
Delete, extract or organize?
| You want to | Use |
|---|---|
| Remove a few pages and keep the rest | Delete PDF Pages |
| Keep a few pages and discard the rest | Extract PDF Pages |
| Reorder and rotate pages as well | Organize PDF |
| Make several files from one | Split PDF |
When you would have to mark most of the document for deletion, extracting the pages you want is quicker.
Tips
- Thumbnails are small. If two pages look alike, check the page number under each before deleting.
- Page numbers refer to position in the file, starting at 1, not to numbers printed on the pages.
- The tool will not let you delete every page — a PDF needs at least one.
- After removing pages, printed page numbers may no longer be continuous. Add Page Numbers can stamp a fresh sequence.
Common problems
I removed the wrong page. Nothing is lost: start again with the original file.
The file is still too large. Deleting pages helps only in proportion to what you remove. Follow with Compress PDF.
Privacy
Pages are removed in your browser on your device. The PDF is not uploaded to our server.