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Delete pages from a PDF

Pick pages to remove — the tool builds a new PDF with only the pages you kept. Blank pages, ads, and unwanted sections gone in seconds.

The reverse of Extract: pick pages to remove from a PDF, keeping everything else. Useful for stripping ads from a scanned magazine, deleting blank scanner pages, or removing signed cover sheets you don't need to archive. The output is a new PDF; the original is untouched.

Visual page deletion

Click pages in the grid to mark them for deletion (shown with a red X overlay). Preview the surviving pages in a separate strip so you can verify before downloading. Undo any selection with a single click.

Common patterns

Quick-select buttons for common cases: Blank pages (uses pdf.js to detect near-empty pages), Even pages, Odd pages, and First page. Great for cleaning up scanned batches where every other page is blank.

Bookmark and form handling

When pages are deleted, any bookmarks pointing to them are removed. Form fields on deleted pages are dropped. If you'd rather keep the pages but hide their content, use Redact PDF instead — that preserves page count and lets you black out sensitive regions.

Tool FAQs

Everything you need to know about using Delete PDF Pages.

Does my PDF get uploaded to a server?+

No. This tool runs entirely in your browser using pdf-lib and pdf.js loaded as WebAssembly. Open your browser's Network tab while processing and you'll see zero uploads — your PDFs never leave your device. That's why confidential contracts, tax records, and internal docs are safe to run through this tool.

Can I undo a deletion after downloading?+

Not from the downloaded file — deletion is permanent in the output. The tool never modifies the source you uploaded, so re-upload the original to start over.

Can I process multiple PDFs at once?+

Yes — batch mode is available on the Pro plan. Free users process one file at a time. Pro unlocks unlimited concurrent PDF processing across every tool in the suite.