benchzy the file workshop

PDF tools · batch

Batch split PDF

Every file in the folder needs the same cut: the first two pages, the signed last page, the appendix. Set the range once and it is cut from every PDF in one run. One file at a time, with more ways to cut, is on the Split PDF page.

For the same pages cut out of many files at once: the signed page from every contract, the first page of every statement.

  1. 01

    Pick your PDFs

  2. 02

    Set the one range

  3. 03

    Run and download the results

Drop PDFs on the tray, or click to pick them

PDF · as many as your device can hold · they stay on this device

    The one range

    The range is clamped to each file, so a short file gives what it has. Leave "to page" empty to run to each file's own last page.

    File spec

    files on the tray
    0

    Pick PDFs to begin.

    How it works

    Each file is opened in turn, the range is copied into a new PDF, and the result joins the list with its page count and size. Nothing is re-drawn, so every cut is exact, and the engine time per file is measured in milliseconds in our tests.

    Honest limits

    The range is a page rule, not a reading of the documents: this page deals pages by number and does not check what is on them, so check a cut or two before you send a batch on. A file that is not a readable PDF is listed as skipped, never silently dropped.

    A password-protected PDF cannot be opened by this tool. Take its password off first with the unlock tool, then bring the file back.

    Questions

    What does the batch add to splitting?

    One rule, many files. The range you set, say pages 1 to 2 for the signed cover sheet of every contract, is cut from every PDF on the tray in one run. On the big suites, running one job over many files is a paid extra; here it is the ordinary way this page works.

    What if the range does not fit a file?

    The range is clamped to the file: a "pages 1 to 5" rule on a 3-page file gives its 3 pages. A file where the range cannot apply at all is listed as skipped, with the reason, and the rest of the batch carries on.

    Does splitting change the pages?

    No. Pages are copied as they are, not re-drawn or recompressed. A page that goes in as text comes out as text.

    Where do my PDFs go?

    Nowhere. They are read into this page and cut in your browser. Watch the network panel while it works if you want to check.