Delete PDF Pages
List the pages you do not want, such as 2, 4-6, and download a new PDF without them. Handy for blank scans, draft notes and internal appendices.
PDFs rarely stay in the shape they were first created. A scanner adds blank pages between sheets. A contract picks up an internal pricing note that was never meant for the client. A report keeps a cover page you no longer need. Deleting pages is the simplest way to tidy a document, and doing it before you share the file is also a basic habit of careful communication.
This tool works in the opposite direction from a splitter: instead of listing what to keep, you list what to remove. Everything else is carried into a new file in its original order.
How to delete pages from a PDF
- Click Select PDF and choose your file.
- In Pages to delete, enter the page numbers, separated by commas. Ranges are written with a hyphen, as in
2, 4-6. - Click Delete. The new file downloads as
deleted.pdf. - Open it and scroll through to confirm that only the intended pages are gone.
How your entry is interpreted
Page numbers count from 1 at the first physical page, not from numbers printed on the paper. The tool applies the following rules.
| Entry | Pages removed | Note |
|---|---|---|
2, 4-6 | 2, 4, 5, 6 | Single pages and runs can be combined |
9, 2 | 2 and 9 | The order you type does not matter |
3-3 | 3 | A run of one page |
8-30 in a 12-page file | 8 to 12 | Ranges stop at the last page |
40 in a 12-page file | none | Pages that do not exist are ignored |
6-4 | none | Reversed ranges are not expanded; write 4-6 |
| (empty box) | none | You get an unchanged copy |
Safety net: if your entry would remove every page, the tool refuses with the message "Cannot delete all" and gives you nothing, so you cannot accidentally produce an empty document.
Real-world examples
Scanner blanks
Double-sided scanning can produce a blank page after each single-sided sheet. If your 12-page scan has blanks at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, enter 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and you are left with six clean pages.
Internal notes before sending
You prepared a proposal with a pricing worksheet on page 7 that is for internal use. Entering 7 creates a client-ready copy. Keep the original for your records.
Cover and contents
You received a report and want to forward just the body text. Remove the cover and table of contents with 1-2.
Cleaning up a portfolio
Drop draft pages, test prints and superseded versions with a list such as 4, 9-11, 15 to leave the final selection.
What "deleted" means here
The tool does not edit your original PDF. It builds a brand-new document and copies into it only the pages you are keeping, so the removed pages are not part of the file you download. That is a stronger guarantee than hiding pages on screen, because the content is simply not copied across.
It is still sensible to verify. Open the result, check the page count, and confirm that nothing sensitive remains. Remember that your original file, and any copies you have already emailed or uploaded, still contain the pages you removed. If a page held information that should not have been shared, treat the earlier copy as exposed.
Deleting is not redacting. This tool removes whole pages. If you only need to hide a few words on a page you want to keep, deleting is the wrong approach and a proper redaction workflow is required.
Tips for accurate results
- Open the original in a viewer and read page numbers from its page counter, because that matches what this tool uses.
- Write ranges from low to high. The most frequent reason a page survives is a reversed range.
- If your document has many pages to remove, it may be quicker to describe what to keep with the Extract PDF Pages tool.
- Links that pointed to a removed page will no longer have a destination, and a clickable table of contents or bookmarks may not carry over into the new file. The visible content of the remaining pages is unchanged.
- Delete in one pass rather than several. Page numbers shift after each deletion, which makes repeated runs error-prone.
Privacy
Processing takes place in your browser. The PDF is read from your device, copied into a new document in memory, and offered back as a download. It is not sent to this site for deletion. The PDF library that does the work is loaded from a public content-delivery network the first time you use a PDF tool on this site, so you need an internet connection at that point.
Frequently asked questions
Can I undo a deletion?
Your original is never modified, so keep it. The new file is a separate download; there is no in-tool undo, but you can simply run the tool again with a different list.
Why is a page I listed still there?
Most likely the number is out of range, or it was written as a reversed range like 6-4. Check the total page count and use low-to-high ranges.
Does deleting pages shrink the file?
Usually yes, because fewer pages mean less content, but the saving depends on how heavy the removed pages were.
Can I delete pages from a password-protected PDF?
Files that only restrict editing can usually be processed. Files that require a password to open may fail.
Will the remaining pages keep their order?
Yes. The pages you keep stay in their original sequence.