Extract pages from a PDF
Keep only what matters in your document.
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How to extract pages from a PDF, step by step
Extracting pages copies a selection of pages into a new document, without touching the original file.
Drop in the source PDF
Drag the file onto the drop area, or click to browse for it. The page count appears as soon as it opens.
Enter the pages to keep
The “Pages to extract” field accepts single numbers and ranges, separated by commas — for example “1, 3, 5-8”. The order you type them in doesn’t matter: pages always come out in the document’s own order. You can also click the page thumbnails: the field fills itself in, and Shift+click chooses a whole range.
Check the page count
A message reports how many pages will be extracted, or flags that none match the range you entered.
Click “Extract pages”
VellumPDF copies only the selected pages into a new, downloadable PDF.
The downloaded file keeps the original document’s name, with an “extrait-” prefix added. For a separate file per group of pages instead of one document, use the split tool.
Frequently asked questions
How do I extract only certain pages from a PDF?
Drop in the PDF, type the pages to keep in the input field — single numbers and ranges, for example “1, 3, 5-8” — then export. Pages you did not list do not appear in the resulting file.
Can I extract non-consecutive pages from a long PDF?
Yes: the field accepts single page numbers and ranges separated by commas, so you can pick scattered pages from a large document rather than being limited to a single continuous range.
Does extracting pages send my document to a server?
No, the extraction is computed by your browser, with no prior upload of the original document; the tool is free with no size limit.
In what order do pages come out if I type them out of order?
Always in the order of the source document. Typing “5, 1, 3” produces a document whose pages run 1, 3, 5. The typing order has no effect: to reorder pages, the organising tool is the one you want.
What becomes of a page number that does not exist?
It is silently ignored when your entry is parsed. The message saying no page matches only appears if nothing at all is left after that filtering. So check the page count reported after extraction.
Do you get one file per page or a single document?
A single document, with the chosen pages in the order of the source file. For a separate file per group of pages, the splitting tool is the right one.