Crop PDF

Upload a PDF to visually crop one or more pages. This tool offers a live preview and two distinct cropping modes.

Click to select a file or drag and drop

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What is PDF Cropping?

PDF cropping is the process of trimming margins or removing unwanted areas from your PDF pages. Unlike resizing, cropping focuses on removing excess white space or borders to improve document appearance and fit content to specific dimensions.

When to crop PDF pages?

  • Print Preparation: Remove white borders for full-bleed printing
  • Document Cleanup: Eliminate scanner artifacts or unwanted margins
  • Focus Content: Highlight specific sections by removing distractions
  • Size Reduction: Make pages smaller without scaling content
  • Presentation Ready: Create clean slides by cropping to 16:9 ratio
  • Social Media: Crop PDF pages for Instagram or other platforms

Key Features

  • ✓ Visual cropping with live preview
  • ✓ Apply to single or all pages
  • ✓ Two cropping modes
  • ✓ Preserves PDF quality
  • ✓ 100% browser-based

How to Crop PDF Pages

1

Upload PDF

Drag & drop or select your PDF file. Processing happens locally in your browser for maximum privacy.

2

Crop Visually

Use the interactive cropper to select the area you want to keep. Drag handles to adjust precisely.

3

Configure Options

Choose between standard cropping or flattening mode. Apply to current page or all pages with one click.

4

Download Result

Get your cropped PDF instantly. Original file remains unchanged on your device.

Frequently Asked Questions

Standard cropping keeps the PDF in its original format, maintaining text selectability and vector graphics quality. Flattening crop converts pages to images, which:

  • Fixes display issues with complex layouts
  • Removes interactive elements (forms, links)
  • Makes text unselectable (but visible)
  • Can increase file size slightly
  • Use for final versions only

Yes! Our tool allows you to:

  1. Navigate between pages using the page controls
  2. Set a unique crop area for each page
  3. Use "Apply to all pages" when you want uniform cropping
  4. Review each page before downloading

For batch processing with different crops per page, simply adjust the crop area on each page before clicking "Crop & Download".

Cropping can reduce file size, but the amount varies:

  • Small reduction: When removing empty margins (most common)
  • Significant reduction: When removing large areas with complex graphics
  • No change or increase: With flattening crop (image conversion)
  • For maximum size reduction, use our Compress PDF tool after cropping

Our Crop PDF tool supports:

  • All PDF versions (1.0-2.0)
  • Password-protected PDFs (after decryption)
  • Scanned PDFs (use flattening crop for best results)
  • PDFs with embedded images, forms, and annotations
  • Multi-page documents up to 500 pages

For other file types, first convert them to PDF using our Image to PDF or other conversion tools.

Once you download the cropped PDF, the changes are permanent. However:

  • Your original file remains unchanged on your device
  • You can always re-upload the original and crop differently
  • For reversible editing, use our PDF Editor for annotations instead of cropping
  • We recommend keeping backup copies before batch processing

Related PDF Tools

Resize PDF

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Rotate PDF

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Compress PDF

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