How to Remove Pages from PDF for Free

Scanned documents often include blank pages from the scanner picking up empty backs. Merged PDFs accumulate duplicate cover sheets. Reports contain confidential sections that shouldn't be shared externally. Whatever the reason, you need certain pages gone — and the remaining document should look like those pages never existed.

PDFGadget lets you visually select and delete pages from any PDF. See thumbnails of every page, click the ones you want to remove, and download a clean document without them. Everything processes in your browser — no software installation, no file uploads to unknown servers, no traces of your document on anyone else's computer.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Remove Pages vs Extract Pages

These tools approach the same problem from opposite directions:

• Remove Pages — Select pages to DELETE. The result contains everything you didn't select. Best when you want most of the document but need to eliminate a few pages.
• Extract Pages — Specify pages to KEEP. The result contains only what you selected. Best when you want a small portion of a large document.

For a 50-page document where you need pages 1-45, Remove Pages is easier (just select 46-50 to delete). For a 50-page document where you need just pages 10-12, Extract Pages is more efficient.

Why Use PDFGadget for Page Removal?

Removing pages from a PDF should be straightforward. Here's what makes this approach work:

• Visual Selection — See every page as a thumbnail. No guessing which page is which by number alone.
• Complete Privacy — Processing happens in your browser. Sensitive documents never upload anywhere.
• No Quality Loss — Remaining pages stay exactly as they were. No recompression or degradation.
• No Watermarks — The resulting PDF is clean. No branding or "created with" stamps.
• No Account Required — Start immediately. No signup, no email, no payment.
• Works Offline — After loading once, functions without internet connection.

Special Cases

Removing blank pages from scans

Scanners often capture blank page backs. These appear as mostly white or gray thumbnails. Click each blank page to select it, then delete them all at once.

Removing confidential information

If certain pages contain sensitive data that shouldn't be shared, removing them works — but consider whether redacting specific text might be more appropriate if you need to share partial information from those pages.

Removing duplicate pages

After merging multiple PDFs, you might have duplicate cover sheets or repeated content. The visual thumbnails make it easy to spot duplicates and select them for removal.

After Removing Pages

Your cleaned PDF downloads automatically. From there:

• Share confidently — The deleted pages are truly gone, not hidden
• Compress if needed — Smaller page count often means smaller file, but compression can shrink it further
• Merge with other files — Combine your cleaned document with others using Merge PDF
• Password protect — Add security to your finalized document with Password Protect

Troubleshooting

Accidentally removed the wrong page

Your original file is unchanged — just start over with the original and select the correct pages this time. The tool never modifies your source document.

Can't tell which page to remove from thumbnails

Open your original PDF in a separate viewer to identify page numbers. Then return to PDFGadget and select those specific pages by their position in the thumbnail grid.

Need to remove content from within a page

Page removal deletes entire pages. For removing specific text or images while keeping the page, use our Redact tool instead.

Document seems the same size after removal

File size depends on content. Removing text-only pages barely affects size. Removing image-heavy pages makes a bigger difference. For maximum size reduction, try Compress PDF after removing pages.