Crop PDF
See your page, drag the crop box over what you want to keep, and apply it to every page or just some. Or let the tool find the margins for you.
Drop a PDF here, or click to choose
Cropping and privacy
Cropping changes which part of each page is visible; it does not delete what lies outside the box — that content is still inside the file and can be recovered by someone with the right tools. If you need to remove sensitive text or images for good, cover them with a whiteout box in the Edit PDF tool and then flatten the page, or re-save the document as images. Pages that are rotated are handled automatically, so the box you draw is what you get.
About the Crop PDF
PDF Crop removes unwanted margins from PDF pages. You see a live preview of each page, drag a crop box over it, auto-detect the content area, or enter exact margins in millimetres, inches, points or percent. You can apply the crop to all pages, to one page or to a page range.
Cropping in a PDF changes the visible area of the page. This tool sets the page boundaries so the output shows only the selected area and your download is a new file. It is useful for removing blank borders from scans, trimming printer marks, preparing a slide for reading on a small screen or isolating a chart. The preview is rendered in your browser and the file is never uploaded.
How to use it
- Upload a PDF and look at the preview; use Prev and Next to move between pages.
- Drag the crop box, or press Auto-detect content, or enter margins to remove from the top, bottom, left and right.
- Choose whether to apply to all pages, this page only or a page range such as 1-3,5.
- Press Crop & download.
Tips and good to know
- Check a few pages, because content can sit in different positions.
- Use percent margins for documents with different page sizes.
- Press Reset crop to start again.
Frequently asked questions
Does cropping delete the hidden content?
Check the privacy note on the page; do not rely on cropping to hide sensitive information.
Can I crop only some pages?
Yes, use the page range option.
Will quality drop?
The page content is kept as it is; only the visible area changes.