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Extract pages from a PDF and save them as a new file
iEdit extracts the pages you select from a PDF and saves them as a new PDF on your iPhone, iPad or Android device. Pages are copied without re-encoding, so text and links are kept, and the original document is not changed.
Overview
Open a PDF, tap the pages you want, and iEdit saves exactly those pages as a new PDF. Page thumbnails let you check each page before you tick it, which helps in a long document. The selected pages are copied as they are: text stays selectable and searchable, links keep working, form fields survive and drawings stay sharp. Pages you did not pick are simply left out, and the source file is never changed.
Extracting is one of the three jobs of the Extract pages tool; the same tool also splits a PDF into parts and lets you reorder, rotate or delete pages. It handles PDFs of any length and has been tested with 500-page files. Password-protected or restricted PDFs are refused with an explanation, while a PDF that only has an owner password is processed and the new file is saved without protection. The result is written as a new PDF in My files.
Reach for it when a 60-page statement needs to become the two pages a landlord asked for, when one chapter of a manual has to go to a colleague, or when a scanned bundle contains a page that belongs somewhere else. Since the work happens on your device, confidential pages are never uploaded, and the tool works without an internet connection, on a train as much as at a desk.
Why people use it
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Only the pages you need
Tick a single page or a dozen; they become one new PDF.
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Quality unchanged
Pages are copied, not rendered again, so text and links are intact.
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Source file untouched
The extracted pages are a new file; the original stays as it was in My files.
How to use Extract PDF pages in iEdit
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Open iEdit, tap All Document Tools on the Scan tab and choose Extract pages.
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Pick the PDF from My files or from your device.
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Tap the pages you want to keep.
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Tap Extract and find the new PDF in My files.
Frequently asked questions
Can I extract pages from a password-protected PDF?
Not while it is protected. Password-protected and restricted PDFs are refused with an explanation. Remove the protection first with Unlock PDF, using the file's password, then extract. A PDF that only has an owner password is processed, and the extracted pages are saved without protection.
Are extracted PDF pages uploaded to a server?
No. iEdit runs on your iPhone, iPad or Android device and sends nothing to a server; it needs no account and has no analytics. The PDF stays on your device, extraction works offline, and the new file is kept in My files until you decide to share it.
Is extracting pages free in iEdit?
Yes. Extracting pages is free and the new PDF is saved to My files at no cost. Taking that file out of iEdit, by sharing it or saving it to Files, is part of iEdit Premium, an optional monthly subscription with a 3-day free trial.
Try Extract PDF pages in iEdit
Available for iPhone, iPad and Android.