Crop a PDF

Trim the margins from your pages by the same amount on every side you choose.

or drop a PDF anywhere on this page

Accepts PDF

Choose one PDF. You can set how much to trim from each edge next.

  • Nothing uploaded
  • No account
  • Checked after processing
  • Free

How to crop a PDF

Cropping a PDF removes wide margins so the content fills more of the screen or the printed page. It is useful for scanned books, slides exported with large borders, and documents you want to read comfortably on a phone. Set how many millimeters to trim from each edge. The pages are cropped on your own device, so the document is never uploaded.

  1. Choose a PDF file, or drop a PDF anywhere on this page.
  2. Set how much to trim from the top, right, bottom and left.
  3. Select Crop PDF. The new document is checked, then saved to your device.

Why it is better on your device

  • Private by design. Your files never leave your device. There is no copy on a server to be kept, leaked or deleted later.
  • No waiting. Work starts the moment you choose a file, because there is nothing to upload or download first.
  • Checked before you get it. The new document is opened again. Every page you cropped must be the new size, and no page you left out may have changed. If the check does not pass, nothing is offered and your original stays exactly as it was.
  • Free, with no account. No sign-up, no watermark added to your work, and it keeps working offline after your first visit.

Good to know

  • Cropping hides the margins; it does not delete what was in them. Anyone can restore them, so do not crop to hide private information.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do I crop the margins of a PDF?

Choose your PDF, set how many millimeters to trim from each edge and select Crop PDF. The cropped document is saved to your device.

Can I crop only some pages?

Yes. Type the pages to crop, such as 1, 3-5. Leave the field empty to crop every page.

Does cropping permanently remove content?

No. Cropping hides what lies outside the new edges, and a PDF editor can bring it back. To share a document without certain content, remove those pages instead.

Is my PDF uploaded when I crop it?

No. The pages are cropped on your device and nothing is sent anywhere.

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