Delete PDF pages

This tool removes specific pages from a single PDF and hands back the same document with those pages gone. Reach for it when a scan picked up a blank sheet between sections, when a duplicate page slipped in, or when you need to drop a cover sheet or appendix before circulating a report. The pages you keep stay in their original order and keep their original content, fonts, and layout.

A common workflow is redaction-by-removal: if a single page holds something confidential, deleting that page is cleaner than blacking out text that can sometimes be copied back out. Because the output is a fresh PDF built from only the pages you keep, the removed page is not carried along in any hidden form. Keep in mind this removes the whole page, not a region of it; for partial edits you would need a different approach.

After you upload a file, the tool shows the total page count, so you can confirm you are working against the right document before choosing what to delete. At least one page must remain in the result, so you cannot empty a document this way.

Pages are numbered starting at 1, matching what you see in a normal viewer. You can list individual pages separated by commas, such as 2, 5, 7, or use a dash for a continuous block, such as 4-6. The two styles can be combined in one entry, like 2, 4-6, 9. Duplicate numbers are harmless; listing a page twice deletes it once.

The input is validated against the actual page count before anything happens. If any number falls outside the document, if a range end is larger than the last page, or if a range is written backwards (for example 6-4), the whole entry is rejected and nothing is deleted. The placeholder text shows the valid range, for example 1 to the page count of your file, so you have a reference while typing.

If you leave the field empty or enter something that resolves to no valid pages, the tool asks you to enter at least one page number rather than producing a file. This keeps an accidental no-op from looking like a successful run.

All of the work happens locally in your browser using the pdf-lib library. Your PDF is read, rebuilt without the deleted pages, and offered as a download without ever being uploaded to a server. That means there is no transfer time tied to file size and nothing for a remote system to store; the privacy note under the tool reflects this accurately.

The deletion is permanent in the file you download. There is no undo once the new PDF is saved, and the page content is not tucked away inside it for later recovery. The original file on your device is left untouched, so the safest habit is simply to keep that original until you have confirmed the trimmed version is correct.

Two practical limits are worth noting. Encrypted or password-protected PDFs cannot be modified and will be reported as such, so remove the password first if you have the rights to do so. A corrupted or unreadable file will also be rejected when the tool tries to open it, rather than producing a broken result.