How to Delete Pages From PDF
Contracts, reports, and scanned documents often include blank pages, outdated sections, or irrelevant appendices you need to remove before sharing. Deleting specific pages from a PDF without disturbing the rest of the document requires precision. SublimePDF lets you select and remove individual pages or ranges while keeping bookmarks, links, and formatting intact.
Follow the step-by-step instructions below, then use the free tool directly — no registration or download required.
Open Tool →How to Delete Pages From PDF — Step by Step
Upload your PDF
Open the Delete Pages tool and upload the document you want to edit. The tool loads every page as a thumbnail grid so you can visually identify which pages to remove.
Select pages to delete
Click on page thumbnails to select them for deletion—selected pages are highlighted in red. Hold Shift to select a continuous range, or Ctrl/Cmd-click to pick individual scattered pages.
Use page range input for large documents
For PDFs with dozens or hundreds of pages, type page numbers directly in the range field (e.g., '1, 5-8, 23, 45-50') instead of clicking thumbnails one by one.
Review your selection
The sidebar shows a summary of pages marked for deletion and the resulting page count. Double-check against your source document to ensure you're not accidentally removing important content.
Apply and download
Click 'Delete Selected Pages' to process. The tool removes the chosen pages and re-numbers the remaining ones sequentially. Download the trimmed PDF immediately.
Pro Tips
- 💡 Preview each page at full size by clicking the magnifying glass icon before deleting—thumbnail views can make it hard to distinguish similar-looking pages.
- 💡 If you need to remove blank pages specifically, use the 'Auto-detect blank pages' feature to highlight them automatically.
- 💡 Always keep a copy of the original PDF before deleting pages, especially for contracts or legal documents where you may need the full version later.
- 💡 After deleting pages, bookmarks pointing to removed pages are automatically cleaned up, but check your table of contents if the PDF has one.
Privacy & Security
All processing happens directly in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to any server — they remain on your device throughout the entire process. SublimePDF uses WebAssembly technology for fast, secure, client-side processing.
Works Everywhere
This tool works on any modern browser — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge — on desktop, tablet, or mobile. No software to install. PDF is an open ISO standard supported by all major platforms.
How to Delete Pages From PDF — FAQ
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Is there a way to keep only specific pages instead of deleting?
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