Does cropping delete the content outside the crop?

No, and this is worth knowing before you send a cropped file to anyone. Cropping sets the page’s CropBox, which is the region a reader displays. The content outside it is still in the file and can be brought back by resetting the box. If you need something genuinely gone, use the redaction tool, which removes it.

Can different pages have different crops?

Yes. The crop you set applies to the whole document, which is what a scan of a book usually wants; switch to “Just this one” and the page you are looking at keeps its own. The page list marks only the pages that differ, so the exception is the thing you can see.

What does Autocrop do?

It looks at the page and finds where the content actually is, then suggests a crop around it with the margin you choose. It counts ink along each row and column rather than drawing a box around the darkest pixels, so a speck of dust or a scanner’s edge stripe does not hold the crop open. It is a suggestion — drag it afterwards if it guessed wrong, and on a photographed page it will.

Can I see the size I am cropping to?

Turn on Dimensions in the editor and each edge shows how much is being cut, in millimetres, with the finished page size beside it. It is off by default because most people crop by eye, and four numbers over the page is clutter until the moment you are cropping to fit something.

Will it work on rotated pages?

Yes. A page carrying a rotation is handled in the orientation you actually see, so the top of the page means the top of the page. Getting that wrong is the classic cropping bug and there are tests for each rotation.

Does it re-compress anything?

No. The page content streams come through byte-identical — there is a test that asserts exactly that. Cropping only changes the box that says which part to show, so nothing is re-encoded and no quality is lost.

Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?

No. Every operation runs entirely in your browser on your own device. Your files are never uploaded anywhere, and nothing is stored once you close the tab.

Is it really free? Are there limits?

Yes, it is completely free with no account required. There are no page or file-count limits and no watermarks — because the work happens on your device, there is nothing for us to meter.

Crop a PDF

Trim the margins off a PDF by dragging the edges of the page you can see. One crop covers the whole document, and any page can have its own — useful for scans with wide borders, or for reading on a small screen. Your files are never uploaded — everything runs on your device.

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How to crop a PDF

Open your PDF

Drag and drop it, or click to choose it. A one-page file opens straight into the editor; a longer one shows every page so you can pick where to start.
Drag the edges

Pull the corners or sides of the box to set what you keep. Or press Autocrop and it finds the content for you, with as much breathing room as you ask for.
Crop & download

The crop applies to every page unless you set one apart. Text stays text and images are not re-encoded — nothing is re-rendered on the way out.

What you can do

Merge & split

Combine several PDFs into one, or pull out just the pages you need and download them as a separate file.

PNG to PDF, JPG to PDF

Drop in PNG or JPG images and each one becomes a PDF page you can arrange alongside your documents, then download as a single PDF.

PDF to PNG, PDF to JPG

Go the other way too: render each page (or just the ones you select) to PNG or JPG and download them together as a ZIP.

Rearrange PDF pages

Drag a page by its handle to move it. Works with a mouse and with touch, so you can reorder pages on your phone too.

Rotate & auto-orient

Turn any page 90° at a time, or let Auto-rotate detect sideways and upside-down scans and straighten them for you.

Preview any page

Click a page to open a crisp full-size preview and step through the document before you download.

Delete & extract

Remove pages you do not need, or extract a range by selecting pages and downloading only the selection.

Reduce the file size

Make a PDF smaller: a lossless re-save that keeps selectable text, or a stronger image setting for scans and image-heavy files.

Private and free

No accounts, no page limits, no watermarks. Your files are never uploaded — every operation runs locally in your browser.

Frequently asked questions

Does cropping delete the content outside the crop?: No, and this is worth knowing before you send a cropped file to anyone. Cropping sets the page’s CropBox, which is the region a reader displays. The content outside it is still in the file and can be brought back by resetting the box. If you need something genuinely gone, use the redaction tool, which removes it.
Can different pages have different crops?: Yes. The crop you set applies to the whole document, which is what a scan of a book usually wants; switch to “Just this one” and the page you are looking at keeps its own. The page list marks only the pages that differ, so the exception is the thing you can see.
What does Autocrop do?: It looks at the page and finds where the content actually is, then suggests a crop around it with the margin you choose. It counts ink along each row and column rather than drawing a box around the darkest pixels, so a speck of dust or a scanner’s edge stripe does not hold the crop open. It is a suggestion — drag it afterwards if it guessed wrong, and on a photographed page it will.
Can I see the size I am cropping to?: Turn on Dimensions in the editor and each edge shows how much is being cut, in millimetres, with the finished page size beside it. It is off by default because most people crop by eye, and four numbers over the page is clutter until the moment you are cropping to fit something.
Will it work on rotated pages?: Yes. A page carrying a rotation is handled in the orientation you actually see, so the top of the page means the top of the page. Getting that wrong is the classic cropping bug and there are tests for each rotation.
Does it re-compress anything?: No. The page content streams come through byte-identical — there is a test that asserts exactly that. Cropping only changes the box that says which part to show, so nothing is re-encoded and no quality is lost.
Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?: No. Every operation runs entirely in your browser on your own device. Your files are never uploaded anywhere, and nothing is stored once you close the tab.
Is it really free? Are there limits?: Yes, it is completely free with no account required. There are no page or file-count limits and no watermarks — because the work happens on your device, there is nothing for us to meter.

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