Can I select multiple pages to delete at once, not just one at a time?

Yes, click through as many thumbnails as you want to mark for deletion before applying the change — there's no need to process one page removal at a time.

What happens to the page numbers after I delete pages?

Remaining pages shift up to fill the gap in the file's internal page order. If the document has visible printed page numbers baked into the page content itself, those aren't automatically renumbered — use the Number Pages tool afterward if you want fresh sequential numbers.

Can I delete every page except the ones I want, instead of selecting pages to remove?

If you'd rather specify which pages to keep instead of which to remove, Extract Pages does exactly that — you select the pages you want, and everything else is dropped.

Will deleting pages affect the file size much?

Yes, proportionally — since the removed pages' content (including any large embedded images) is dropped entirely rather than hidden, the resulting file is smaller by roughly the removed pages' share of the original.

Can I undo a deletion after downloading?

The downloaded file reflects your selection permanently, but since your original upload was never modified on your device, you can just re-upload it and start over with a different selection.

Does this work on scanned PDFs the same way as text-based ones?

Yes — deletion works on the page structure itself, so it doesn't matter whether a given page contains scanned images, real text, or both.

Is my file uploaded to a server?

No. Every operation on this page runs locally in your browser using JavaScript and WebAssembly. Your file is never transmitted anywhere, which also means it works without an internet connection once the page has loaded.

Delete Pages

Remove specific pages from a PDF using a visual thumbnail picker.

Processed entirely in your browser — your file is never uploaded anywhere.

Why delete PDF pages with Tools Root

Blank scanned pages, an accidentally duplicated sheet, or an internal cover page you don't want to share externally are all common reasons to trim a PDF down without touching the pages you're keeping. A visual thumbnail picker means you're never guessing which page number corresponds to which content.

A visual, low-error way to edit page-by-page

Rather than typing page ranges into a text field and hoping you counted correctly, you see every page as a thumbnail and click directly on the ones to remove, which is considerably harder to get wrong on a long document.

Common use cases

Removing a blank page left behind by a scanner's duplex feed, cutting an outdated cover sheet before forwarding a document externally, trimming appendix pages a recipient doesn't need, or cleaning up a merged PDF that ended up with a stray duplicate page.

How to delete pages from a PDF

1Upload your PDF.
2Browse the visual thumbnail grid of every page.
3Click to select the pages you want to remove — selected pages are marked clearly.
4Apply the deletion and download the resulting PDF.

Frequently asked questions

Related tools

Merge PDF

Combine multiple PDF files into a single document, in any order you choose.

Split PDF

Extract pages from a PDF into separate files, by range, by count, or by bookmark.

Compress PDF

Shrink PDF file size by compressing embedded images and optimizing fonts.

Rotate PDF

Rotate every page or a chosen subset by 90, 180, or 270 degrees.