How to Delete Pages from a PDF (Free, in Your Browser)
Remove blank, duplicate or unwanted pages from a PDF by clicking them. The pages you keep stay exactly as they were. Free, no upload, works on phones.
Quick answer
- Open Delete PDF Pages, click every page you want gone, then click the delete button to download the new file.
- The pages you keep are copied across unchanged, so text stays selectable and images keep their quality.
- Keeping only a few pages of a long file? Extract them instead — it's fewer clicks.
A blank back page from a double-sided scan, a cover sheet nobody needs, the same page scanned twice, an appendix that shouldn't go to the client. Removing pages is one of the most common PDF jobs, and you don't need Adobe Acrobat or any other software to do it.
How to delete pages from a PDF
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Open Delete PDF Pages
Go to Delete PDF Pages and add your PDF. A thumbnail of every page appears, so you can see exactly what you're removing.
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Click the pages to remove
Each page you click turns red with a bin icon. Click it again to keep it. The counter above the pages shows how many are marked and how many will remain.
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Use the shortcuts if they help
Mark All selects every page, which is handy when you want to remove almost everything — mark all, then click the few pages you want to keep. Clear unmarks everything.
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Delete and download
Click the delete button — it shows how many pages you marked, for example Delete 3 Pages & Download. You get a new PDF whose name ends in -edited.pdf; your original file isn't changed.
See every page before you remove it — nothing is uploaded.
Delete PDF pagesDelete, extract or organise?
Three PDFDoco tools can take pages out of a PDF. Pick the one that needs the fewest clicks for your job:
| You want to… | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Remove a few pages and keep the rest | Delete PDF Pages | Click only the pages that go |
| Keep a few pages from a long document | Extract PDF Pages | Click only the pages that stay |
| Remove pages and change the order | Organize PDF | Drag pages around and remove them in one view |
Our guide to extracting pages from a PDF covers the second case, including how to pick pages by typing ranges like 1-3, 7.
Good to know
- No quality loss. The pages you keep aren't redrawn or re-compressed. Text stays selectable and searchable, and the file usually gets smaller because the removed pages are gone.
- At least one page must stay. A PDF can't have zero pages, so the tool won't let you delete them all.
- Printed page numbers don't change. Numbers that are part of the page, such as "Page 4" in a footer, stay as they are, so removing page 3 leaves a gap in them. Your PDF reader's own page count does update.
- Bookmarks and document properties aren't carried over. The new file is built from the pages you keep, so add bookmarks back with PDF Bookmarks or a title with Edit Metadata if you need them.
- Fillable forms may not stay fillable. If you're removing pages from a form you've filled in, flatten it first so the answers stay visible.
- Password-protected PDFs need unlocking first with Unlock PDF.
On a Mac: use Preview
Preview, the PDF viewer built into macOS, can also delete pages. Open the PDF, choose View → Thumbnails, select the pages in the sidebar (hold Command to select several), press Delete, then save. Preview changes the file you opened, so duplicate it first if you want to keep the original.
On Windows, Android and iPhone there's no equally simple built-in option, which is where a browser tool is easiest. Delete PDF Pages works the same on every device.
Tip: Once the extra pages are gone, the file may already be small enough to email. If it isn't, see how to reduce a PDF's size for email.
Frequently asked questions
How do I delete a single page from a PDF?
Open Delete PDF Pages, click that page's thumbnail so it turns red, then click Delete 1 Page & Download. Every other page stays exactly as it was.
Can I get a deleted page back?
Not from the new file. Before you download, just click a marked page again to keep it. Afterwards, start again from your original PDF, which PDFDoco doesn't change.
Does deleting pages reduce the quality of the rest?
No. The remaining pages are copied into the new file unchanged, so text, images and layout look exactly as before.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The page previews and the deletion both happen inside your browser, so the file never leaves your device.