Delete pages
Easily remove unwanted pages from a PDF.
Pick the pages you want gone and produce a clean document with the rest.
Get your PDF work done quickly and easily.
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What does this tool do?
Delete Pages strips unwanted pages out of a PDF and gives you a clean copy. Reach for it when you need to drop blank pages, remove leftover scanner output, or trim sections you no longer want to share.
The HexxPDF Delete Pages tool runs in your browser — your files are not uploaded to our servers. Mark pages to remove by clicking their thumbnails; you can also drag pages to change the output order. No account required.
Pages are removed at the metadata level; the PDF is not re-rendered. The remaining pages keep their full original quality — text, vector graphics and hyperlinks are all preserved. The result is a lighter, cleaner PDF containing only the pages you actually want.
How to use it
Upload your PDF
Drag the PDF you want to clean up onto the upload area or click "Choose file". Once it loads, every page appears as a thumbnail you can scroll through.
Pick the pages to remove
Click thumbnails to mark the pages you want to remove. For many pages, use "Select all", "Clear selection" and "Invert" in the toolbar. Marked pages are highlighted with a red frame.
Review your selection
Before you continue, glance over the marked pages. Click a page again to deselect it, or use "Clear selection" to start fresh.
Build the new PDF
Click "Download new PDF". The job runs locally in your browser; marked pages are stripped out and a new PDF is produced.
Download the cleaned-up PDF
When it's done, a download link appears. Save the cleaned-up PDF to your device or share it directly from there.
When you'll reach for it
Removing the blank or unwanted back-side pages that scanners sometimes generate.
Stripping outdated annexes from a contract before sending a clean version.
Cutting internal notes or backup slides out of a deck before showing it to the audience.
Removing sensitive sections from a bank statement before sharing the summary.
Keeping only the chapters someone actually needs from a long user manual.
Tips and best practices
Keep a backup of the original PDF before you delete; if you remove the wrong page it's much faster to roll back from a copy.
When many pages need to go, tapping "Select all" first and then clearing the few you want to keep is usually faster than clicking thumbnails one by one.
Deletion only removes marked pages; any order you set by dragging is kept in the new PDF. Your uploaded original file is never changed.
If only one or two pages should remain, the Split PDF tool may be a quicker route — pull out just those pages instead.
Unlock password-protected PDFs first and save an unlocked copy — the tool can't read encrypted page data.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I undo a page deletion if I made a mistake?
- Your original file stays in your browser, so you can adjust the selection and try again. Once you close the tab nothing is kept on our side, so for important documents we always recommend keeping a backup of the original on your device.
- How do I pick pages to remove?
- After you upload a PDF, every page appears as a thumbnail. Click the pages you want to remove — ones framed in red are dropped from the new PDF. For large sets, use "Select all", "Clear selection" or "Invert" in the toolbar. You can also clear a mark from the fullscreen preview opened with the magnify button.
- How many pages can I remove at once?
- There's no fixed cap. You can remove almost all of the pages — the tool requires at least one page to remain. Browser memory permitting, it works on PDFs of thousands of pages too.
- Does deleting reduce the file size?
- Usually yes. The text, images and other content of the removed pages aren't carried over to the new file, so the output shrinks by roughly the size of the deleted page contents. Removing image-heavy pages can make a noticeable difference.
- Does deleting affect PDF quality?
- No. The remaining pages are not re-rendered or rasterized. Text stays searchable, vector graphics stay sharp and hyperlinks stay clickable.
- Can I delete pages from password-protected PDFs?
- Not directly. Open the protected file in a PDF reader first, save an unlocked copy, then run the delete through HexxPDF.
- Does deleting change my original file?
- No. The PDF you upload stays untouched in the browser; the tool produces a new copy with the selected pages removed. Your source file is never modified.
- Is deleting pages slow on very large PDFs?
- No. Because deletion happens at the metadata level, page count and file size barely affect processing time. Even multi-thousand-page PDFs typically finish in seconds.