How to Extract Pages from a PDF

Extracting pages keeps only the pages you list and writes them into a new PDF, in the order you list them. It is ideal for pulling a single chapter, a signature page, or a figure out of a longer document. IXPDF does this locally in your browser — your file never leaves your device.

Steps

1. Open the Extract Pages tool at/tools/extract-pages/.
2. Select your PDF. Drag the file onto the dropzone or click to browse. The file name and size appear below.
3. List pages to extract. In the Pages to extractfield, type page numbers using commas and ranges, for example1,3,5-7. Pages are 1-based. A hint line tells you how many pages will be extracted.
4. Run. Click Run Extract Pages. The worker builds the new PDF locally and reports progress.
5. Download. Click Download result to save the extracted PDF.

Tips

• The output order follows your list, not the original order. Listing5,1,3 produces a PDF with page 5 first, then 1, then 3 — so you can reorder as you extract.
• Page numbers are 1-based, and ranges are inclusive: 5-7 means pages 5, 6, and 7.
• Extract and remove are complements. Use extract when you know the few pages you want to keep; useRemove Pages when you know the few you want to drop.

Common mistakes

• Assuming original order is preserved. The output follows the order you type. If sequence matters, list pages in that sequence.
• Zero-based thinking. The first page is 1, not 0.
• Listing pages that do not exist. Numbers beyond the document length are ignored, so verify the count if the result looks short.