PDF Page Deleter
Mark unwanted pages visually or by range, and download a clean PDF without them.
- Secure upload
- Deleted after processing
- No watermark
Click to upload or drag and drop
A single PDF, up to ~50MB
About the pdf page deleter
This free online PDF page deleter removes blank pages, duplicate scans, outdated sections or anything else you don't need from a PDF, then hands back a clean file with everything else intact. Every page renders as a real thumbnail the moment you upload, so you see exactly what you're removing instead of counting pages in a sidebar — mark pages by clicking them directly, or type a range like "2, 4-6, 9" when you already know which ones have to go.
The workflow is deliberately built around deletion, not extraction — a subtle but important difference. Marked pages turn red and fade instead of disappearing immediately, with a running count of how many pages are marked and how many will remain in the final file, so you can review your choices before committing. That matters most on long documents: it's far easier to spot the handful of pages you don't want than to click through every page you do want to keep, which is what a "select pages to extract" tool forces you to do instead.
Deletion happens by copying every page you didn't mark directly at the PDF object level using pdf-lib — the same category of operation a native desktop PDF editor relies on. Nothing gets flattened into an image and rebuilt, so every remaining page keeps its original text, fonts, vector graphics and resolution exactly as they were. Selectable and searchable text stays selectable and searchable; scanned pages keep their original clarity; forms and tables stay crisp.
Reading the file, rendering thumbnails and removing pages all happen locally in your browser using PDF.js and pdf-lib — nothing is ever sent to a server. That makes it a safe choice for contracts, statements, ID documents or medical records where you'd rather not upload anything, and it performs identically on a phone, tablet or laptop with no upload wait or processing queue to sit in.
Key features
- Click pages directly, or type a range like "2, 4-6, 9" to mark pages for deletion
- Live count of pages marked and pages that will remain, before you download anything
- Object-level page copying — remaining pages keep their original text and quality
- Runs 100% in your browser — the PDF is never uploaded anywhere
Common use cases
Removing blank or scan artifact pages
Clear out blank pages left behind by a scanner or duplex-scanned batch.
Dropping an outdated section
Remove a superseded page from a contract, policy or report before sharing the current version.
Trimming a shared document
Delete confidential or irrelevant pages before sending a PDF to someone outside your team.
Cleaning up a scan batch
Remove duplicate or misfed pages after scanning a stack of paper documents.
How to use it
- 1Upload a PDF — every page renders as a thumbnail automatically.
- 2Click pages to mark them for deletion, or type a range and click Apply.
- 3Check the live count of pages marked and pages that will remain.
- 4Click Download to save a new PDF with the marked pages removed.
Supported formats & limits
Accepts any non-encrypted PDF up to roughly 50MB. Output is always a single PDF containing every page except the ones you marked.
Privacy & security
Page previews render and pages are removed entirely in your browser using PDF.js and pdf-lib — the file never leaves your device.
FAQ
- Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
- No. Thumbnails render and pages are removed entirely in your browser — the file never leaves your device.
- Will the remaining pages keep their text and quality?
- Yes — pages you keep are copied directly at the object level rather than rendered as images, so text stays selectable and nothing gets re-compressed.
- How do I remove several pages quickly?
- Type a range like "2, 4-6, 9" into the box and click Apply — no need to click through every page individually.
- Can I undo a page I marked by mistake?
- Yes — click a marked (red) page again to unmark it, or use "Unmark all" to start over before downloading.
- Does this work on password-protected PDFs?
- No — a password-protected or corrupted PDF can't be read. Remove the password first with a tool that supports it, then delete pages.