Delete Pages from a PDF
Mark unwanted pages by thumbnail or page range, then download a new PDF without them.
How to delete pages from a PDF
Upload your PDF
Drag and drop or browse for your file. Every page appears as a thumbnail preview.
Mark pages for deletion
Click on pages you want to remove. They'll show a red overlay so you know what's being deleted.
Save the result
Download your cleaned PDF. The pages you marked are gone, everything else stays intact.
Common reasons to delete pages
Not every page in a PDF belongs there. Here's when trimming makes sense:
Remove blank pages
Scanned documents and exported reports often include empty pages. Delete them to clean up your file.
Strip cover pages
Downloaded PDFs frequently have title pages or legal disclaimers you don't need.
Prepare for printing
Remove pages that waste ink or paper — ads, instructions you've already read, appendices.
Trim before sharing
Delete internal notes or draft pages before sending the document to clients or partners.
Delete vs. Split: Which do you need?
Delete Pages removes pages from a document and gives you what remains. You're keeping most of the document, just trimming out what you don't want.
Split PDF extracts pages into a new file. You're pulling out a subset — maybe a single chapter or a handful of specific pages.
Rule of thumb: If you want to keep 80% of the document, use Delete. If you want to extract 20%, use Split.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I undo a deletion?
Before downloading, yes — just click a marked page to deselect it. After you download the new PDF, the deletion is final. But don't worry: your original file is never modified. We create a new PDF without the removed pages.
Will page numbers update?
The internal page structure updates — if you delete page 3, what was page 4 becomes page 3. However, if page numbers are printed on the pages (like in a book), those won't change — they're part of the page content, not metadata.
Does deleting affect quality?
Lyonite copies the remaining page objects without rasterizing them, so page text, images, and vectors are not intentionally recompressed. The downloaded file is a newly built PDF, so complex document-level features should be checked before distribution.
What about links and bookmarks?
Links that point to deleted pages cannot work after those destinations are removed. Because Lyonite rebuilds the PDF from the pages you keep, document-level bookmarks/outlines, forms, signatures, and other cross-document structures are not guaranteed to transfer unchanged.