Need to break a long document into chapters, sections, or batches? Enter your page ranges and ModernPDF produces a separate PDF for each range. All processing happens locally in your browser.
Drop the document into the Split PDF tool. Page thumbnails appear for reference.
Enter your page ranges: 1-5, 6-10, 11-20. Each range becomes a separate PDF.
Each split file downloads individually. The original document is unchanged.
Enter ranges in any format: single pages (5), ranges (1-10), or mixed (1-5, 8, 12-20).
Each range is extracted at the binary level, preserving quality, links, and bookmarks.
Each range produces a separate, self-contained PDF file.
Splitting by page range is useful when your document has logical sections you want to distribute separately. A 100-page report might need to be split into executive summary (pages 1-5), findings (6-40), appendices (41-100) for different stakeholders. A textbook chapter can be extracted for a study group. A contract can be split so each party receives only their relevant sections.
The key advantage of range splitting over page-by-page extraction is efficiency: you define all your splits at once and get all the output files in a single operation.
Split a textbook or coursepack into individual chapters for weekly distribution.
Break large document productions into manageable batches for review teams.
Split a comprehensive project plan into phase-specific documents for different teams.
Separate a book manuscript into chapter files for individual review cycles.
ModernPDF's split tool accepts flexible range inputs:
Single pages: Enter "5" to extract just page 5 as a standalone file.
Simple ranges: Enter "1-10" to create a file with pages 1 through 10.
Multiple ranges: Enter "1-5, 6-10, 11-20" to create three separate files, one for each range.
Mixed format: Enter "1-3, 7, 12-20" to create three files — pages 1-3 in one, page 7 alone, and pages 12-20 in a third.
Overlapping ranges: Enter "1-10, 8-15" to create two files where pages 8-10 appear in both. This is useful when you need context overlap between sections.
Split every N pages: Rather than entering ranges manually, some workflows benefit from splitting every 5 or 10 pages. Enter ranges accordingly: "1-10, 11-20, 21-30" and so on.
The page thumbnails help you verify you have selected the right ranges before splitting. Each output file is numbered sequentially for easy identification.