Question 1

Do you upload my PDF to a server?

Accepted Answer

No. Page thumbnails are rendered on your device with pdf.js, and the extracted PDF is built on your device with pdf-lib. Your file never leaves your browser.

Question 2

How do I pick pages?

Accepted Answer

Click any page thumbnail to add it to your selection. Click again to deselect. Use Ctrl+A (Cmd+A on Mac) to select every page, and Esc to clear the selection. The extracted PDF keeps the pages in natural document order.

Question 3

Can I extract just one page?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Select any single page thumbnail and click Extract. The result is a one-page PDF, useful for pulling out a signature page, a receipt, or a single chart from a larger report.

Question 4

Is extraction lossless?

Accepted Answer

Yes. pdf-lib copies each selected page byte-for-byte into a new document — no re-encoding, no quality change, no file bloat. Images, fonts, and vector graphics are preserved exactly.

Question 5

What about password-protected PDFs?

Accepted Answer

Encrypted PDFs cannot be read in the browser. Remove the password using a desktop tool first, then come back to extract.

Question 6

Can I keyboard-drive the whole tool?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Focus the page grid, use arrow keys to move between thumbnails, Space or Enter to toggle selection, Ctrl+A to select every page, and Esc to clear the selection.

Question 7

What is the difference between Extract Pages and Split PDF?

Accepted Answer

Extract Pages produces one new PDF containing the pages you pick. Split PDF produces multiple PDFs from a single source (one per page, per range, or per N pages). If you want a single new document from a hand-picked subset, use Extract Pages.

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