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PDF Page Cropper

Trim PDF margins and keep exactly the area you need.

Preview your document, draw a crop area or enter precise margins, then download your cropped PDF. Your file stays on your device.

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What does cropping a PDF actually change?

Cropping narrows the visible area of a PDF page. Use it to remove empty borders from a scan or focus a page on the content you want to read. This tool changes the page boundary instead of converting your document into pictures, so existing text and vector graphics stay in the file.

The cropped area is not a secure deletion. Content outside the new boundary can still exist in the PDF. Scanned text remains an image; cropping does not add OCR, straighten a skewed scan, or compress its images. Keep the original and check the downloaded copy before sharing or printing.

Original page

Visible area after cropping

Illustration of the page boundary, not a preview of your file. The hidden outer area is not permanently removed.

A precise PDF crop without uploading your document

Visual and precise

Draw the area you want to keep or enter margins in percent, millimetres, or inches.

Flexible page selection

Crop all pages, just the page you are viewing, or a custom page range. Other pages stay unchanged.

Keep PDF text and quality

Adjust page boundaries without turning pages into images. Original text and vector artwork remain in the PDF.

How to crop PDF pages

1
Choose your PDF
Open a PDF from your device. No account or file upload is needed.
2
Set the crop area
Preview a page, draw the area to keep or set margins, and choose which pages to crop.
3
Download the result
Save a new cropped PDF. Your original document stays unchanged.

When a PDF page crop is useful

Clean up scan borders

Trim blank space or a dark scanner edge without changing the text in the middle. Inspect every page because scan alignment and borders can vary.

Focus reports and handouts

Bring a chart, worksheet, or report closer to the visible edge for easier reading. Leave enough room for captions, footnotes, and page numbers.

Prepare a PDF for sharing

Download a tidier copy before sending it to others. If you need a shareable URL, choose the separate PDF-to-URL tool after checking the crop.

Adjust a few problem pages

Use a page range when only a cover or selected scans have extra margins. Pages outside your selection keep their existing boundaries.

Choose visual selection or exact margins

Drag over the preview to mark the area to keep, or enter how much to trim from each edge. Start with a small crop and compare it with the original before applying it widely.

Percent for proportional borders

Percentages are measured against each page's width and height. Trimming 5% from both left and right leaves 90% of the width; top and bottom work the same way. Mixed page sizes therefore receive proportional rather than identical physical margins.

Millimetres for a measured trim

Use millimetres when you know the physical border size, such as a 10 mm scan margin. Enter each edge separately. Cropping changes the visible paper area; it does not scale the remaining content to fill A4.

Inches for Letter workflows

Use inches when your document measurements use that unit. A 0.5-inch trim from both sides removes 1 inch in total. Check portrait and landscape pages separately before reusing the same values.

Two margin examples you can check

These examples use ideal portrait pages and equal margins on all four edges. Actual results depend on the PDF's existing page boundary and orientation; the tool does not resize it to a standard paper format.

Two margin examples you can check
Page format	Original visible size	Trim from each edge	New visible size
A4	210 × 297 mm	10 mm per edge	190 × 277 mm
US Letter	8.5 × 11 in	0.5 in per edge	7.5 × 10 in

Crop one page, a range, or the whole PDF

Current page

Choose this for a cover or a single scan. Navigate to the intended page first, then check its preview before downloading.

Selected page range

Enter a range such as 1-3, 5 to crop only those pages. Page numbers start at the first page of the file, which may differ from the numbers printed on the document.

All pages

Use this when margins are consistent. Review pages with different dimensions or rotation first; a crop that fits one page may hide useful content on another.

Privacy, supported files, and important limits

Your PDF is opened, previewed, and exported in this browser; the cropping tool does not upload it or require an account. Use an unencrypted PDF within the 50 MB and 500-page limits. Large or complex documents can still exceed the memory available on your device.

Cropping is different from redaction, compression, and resizing. It is not a way to remove private information or guarantee a smaller file. Saving an edited PDF may invalidate an existing digital signature. Verify the result in a PDF viewer, especially before printing or sharing it.

If the preview or download is not what you expected

The preview does not load

You can still set margins when preview rendering fails, but verify the exported copy carefully. For encrypted or damaged files, first obtain an unlocked, working copy from the document owner.

The crop removes too much

Reset the margins and start with a smaller value. Check all four edges, the selected unit, and the page range. Keep visible width and height above the minimum instead of trimming an entire page away.

Pages need different crops

Create separate copies from the original for groups that need different settings. This tool applies one margin setting per download; it does not automatically detect blank borders or assign a different crop to every page.

PDF cropping questions

Are my files uploaded?

No. PDF loading, preview, cropping, and export run in your browser. The tool does not send your document to our servers.

Can I crop only some pages?

Yes. Choose the current page or enter page numbers and ranges such as 1-3, 5. Pages not selected keep their existing boundaries.

Will text remain selectable?

Yes. Cropping changes PDF page boundaries rather than rasterizing the document, so the original text and vector content remain.

Does cropping permanently remove hidden content?

No. Content outside the crop boundary may still exist in the file and can potentially be recovered. Use a dedicated redaction tool for confidential content.

Which PDFs are supported?

Use an unencrypted PDF up to 50 MB and 500 pages. Rotated pages and mixed page sizes are supported. Damaged or password-protected files must be repaired or unlocked first.

Does cropping make a PDF smaller?

Not necessarily. This tool changes page boundaries and keeps the original content. Use a compression workflow if reducing file size is your main goal.

Will the PDF become A4 or US Letter?

No. Cropping reduces the visible area without rescaling the content. Choose a resizing or print-layout workflow if you need an exact standard paper size.

Can I use this on a phone?

Yes, use the margin fields if dragging is awkward on a small screen. Processing happens on your device, so larger PDFs may work better on a computer with more available memory.