Delete pages from a PDF or extract only selected pages — fully private, no upload
Choose which pages to keep or remove, then download a clean, rebuilt PDF. This dual-mode PDF tool lets you delete pages you don’t need — or extract only the pages you want — all inside your browser for maximum privacy.
Delete Pages or Select Pages Tool
Use Delete Pages to remove pages you don’t need. Use Select Pages to build a PDF containing only the pages you choose.
• Use commas for individual pages: 1,3,5
• Use ranges for consecutive pages: 2-6
• You can mix both: 1,4,7-10
How this Delete Pages & Select Pages PDF tool works
PDF page control is one of the most essential features for preparing documents for scholarship applications, university submissions, job portals, government systems, and professional workflows. Unfortunately, traditional tools often require uploading the PDF to a server, exposing potentially sensitive information such as identity documents, certificates, financial records, or contracts.
This tool solves that problem by running entirely inside your browser using
pdf-lib. Nothing is uploaded, nothing leaves your device, and no
file is ever stored on a server. This makes it ideal for confidential documents
or official records that should never be transmitted to third-party servers.
Two tools combined into one powerful PDF editor
This page contains two functions in a single interface:
1. Delete Pages
Allows you to remove specific pages from a PDF.
Example:
1,3,5 removes pages 1, 3, and 5 and keeps all others.
2. Select Pages Only
Lets you choose the pages you want to keep.
Example:
1,4,7-10 builds a new PDF containing only those pages.
This dual structure replaces the need for multiple separate tools.
Use cases for Delete Pages
- Removing blank scanner pages
- Deleting cover or advertisement pages
- Removing duplicated content
- Removing ID pages you don’t want to send
- Cleaning documents before uploading to online portals
- Reducing file size before compression
Use cases for Select Pages
- Extracting only relevant pages from a long PDF
- Sending selected transcript pages
- Creating a compact summary PDF
- Extracting only signature pages from a contract
- Preparing annex documents for government applications
Understanding the page input format
You can enter pages in various ways:
Single pages
1,3,7
Page ranges
5-9 meaning pages 5 through 9.
Combination of both
1,4,7-10,15
Deleting vs Selecting
- Delete mode: the pages you enter are removed.
- Select mode: the pages you enter are kept.
Why this tool is safer than server-based PDF editors
Almost all “free PDF tools” upload your file to a remote server, process it, and then return a new file. Even if they promise auto-deletion, your document still exists on their server temporarily.
With this tool:
- Your PDF stays on your device only.
- No upload. No transmission. No external storage.
- Processing happens in RAM inside your browser.
- Closing the browser tab clears everything automatically.
Examples: deleting & extracting PDF pages
Example 1 — Remove pages 1 and 5
1,5
Example 2 — Remove pages 2–6
2-6
Example 3 — Select only transcript pages
3-7
Example 4 — Extract first and last pages only
1,12
Advanced use: duplicate pages
In Select Pages mode, repeating a page number duplicates it:
1,1,3
Page 1 appears twice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this tool reduce PDF quality?
No. It copies page objects exactly from the original PDF.
Can I delete multiple non-sequential pages?
Yes, simply enter them separated by commas.
What happens if I mistype a page number?
The tool will show an error and prevent downloading an invalid PDF.
Is there a page limit?
Browser memory is the only limit. Most PDFs up to 150–200 MB work smoothly.
Conclusion
This combined Delete Pages + Select Pages tool gives you full control over your PDF page structure without uploading anything. It is ideal for students, researchers, applicants, professionals, administrators, and anyone working with sensitive or official documents.
Tips & Troubleshooting
Deleting pages is the fastest way to reduce clutter and remove blank scans, cover sheets, or duplicated appendices.
Best practices
- Start by removing obviously empty pages; even a few blanks can reduce file size and confusion for reviewers.
- If you need to keep only one section, consider using Extract Pages instead—it creates a cleaner “keep list” workflow.
- After deleting, confirm that page references in the document (table of contents, appendix labels) still make sense.
- Save a “clean” version for submission and keep the original unchanged for records.
If something goes wrong
- If you accidentally remove an important page, regenerate from the original rather than trying to patch the output.
- If page numbers feel mismatched, open the source PDF in a viewer with thumbnails to identify the correct positions.
- If the output is still too big, compress the cleaned PDF from the PDF Tools hub.
Privacy note
Your browser edits the page set locally. No server upload occurs; the edited PDF is generated and downloaded on your device.
Useful next steps
- Extract pages tool — Create a “keep only these pages” version.
- PDF Tools hub — Compress the cleaned file or rotate remaining pages.
- Checklist before sending — Avoid submitting extras you don’t need.