Check that the page can be removed
An apparently empty page is not always disposable. It may include a faint stamp, a reverse-side note, a reference number or wording that confirms a document is complete. Zoom in before marking it for deletion. For official evidence, follow the receiving organisation's instructions about complete copies, including blank pages.
Duplicate scans also deserve a comparison. Two pages can share a heading while covering different dates or containing different signatures. Check the entire page, including the footer, before deciding that one is redundant. If the document belongs to somebody else, make sure you are authorised to prepare an edited copy for the intended purpose.
Enter the pages to leave out
Choose one PDF and use the PDF pages field to list the positions you want removed. Enter 2 for the second page, 3-5 for a continuous three-page group, or 2,6-8 for a mixture. These are the pages to delete, not the pages to retain. Read the selection once more before pressing Process files.
Positions start at one and refer to the original PDF as selected. Commas separate entries; hyphens identify inclusive ranges. Reversed ranges and numbers outside the document are rejected. Repeating a page position does not delete an additional page. The tool works out the unique selection before changing the document.
You must keep at least one page. Attempting to delete the entire document is refused because it would not leave a usable PDF. If the source is completely wrong, choose the correct file instead of trying to turn it into an empty placeholder.
Avoid the printed-page-number trap
A cover sheet shifts the relationship between file position and printed numbering. The page labelled three in a report may be the fifth page in the PDF. A bundle can also contain several page ones from different documents. Use the position shown by your PDF reader rather than relying only on the number printed on the paper.
Write down all removal positions against the original before starting. After deletion, the remaining pages move forward in the sequence, so the same number can point to different content. If you need a second pass, inspect the newly downloaded file afresh. Do not reuse an old list without checking how the first deletion changed the positions.
Inspect the revised document as a whole
Open the download and check the pages immediately before and after every deletion. A sentence, table or attachment list may continue across a removed sheet. Review the beginning and end as well, then compare the new page count with the source count minus the number of distinct positions removed.
That count is a useful check, but the actual content matters more. A seven-page document with two removals should leave five pages. It is still incorrect if the two removed pages were the wrong ones. Check any contents list or written reference to page numbers, because this tool does not rewrite those references to match the new sequence.
Page deletion is not secure redaction
Removing a page from the visible sequence does not provide a sanitisation guarantee for every stored object, attachment, annotation or piece of metadata in the PDF. This tool is not designed to prove that confidential material has been irreversibly removed. Do not use it as the sole step before sharing a document that contains information you must securely redact.
For that task, use an appropriate redaction workflow and verify the resulting file with the required checks. Drawing a black rectangle over text is also a different operation and can leave underlying information accessible. Here, the sensible use is document housekeeping: removing an identified page when you are permitted to distribute the resulting copy.
What stays the same and what needs checking
The remaining PDF pages are not intentionally converted to images or reduced in resolution. Their page order is retained. The document is resaved and checked for a readable structure and the expected remaining page count before a download is made available.
Resaving does not guarantee that every special feature remains equivalent. Examine fillable fields, bookmarks, internal links and accessibility information if the recipient needs them. A link to a deleted page may no longer make sense. With a digitally signed PDF, an edited copy should not be assumed to retain the original validation. Where a complete signed document is required, use the original.
Will deleting pages fix a file-size rejection?
It may reduce the file size, but the saving depends on the content and how the PDF stores it. Removing a nearly blank page might save very little. Removing an image-heavy page can save more, although shared resources and retained document objects mean the result is not a simple calculation. Measure the download rather than predicting its size.
Only remove pages that the recipient does not need. A failed size check is not permission to strip out evidence. If every page is necessary, try an appropriate compression method or a better export from the source. The under-limit tools will report whether their target was actually reached, and they may refuse a PDF that cannot be reduced sufficiently.
Troubleshoot a refusal without altering the wrong file
This page accepts one PDF up to 25 MiB, with no more than 80 source pages. Encrypted or damaged documents are not processed. A short deletion list does not bypass those limits, because the entire source still has to be read. The revised output must also pass verification.
For an invalid selection, check the highest number, the direction of each range and whether you have selected every page. For an unreadable input, obtain a fresh export or an authorised unprotected copy. The operation runs in your browser; there is no server upload of the source document. Keep the original available while diagnosing the problem so each attempt starts from a known version.
Questions that come up
Does this automatically find blank pages?
No. You inspect the PDF and provide the page numbers to remove. A page that looks blank can contain faint information, so automatic assumptions would be unsuitable for many document submissions.
Can I undo the deletion?
The source file on your device is not overwritten. If the output is wrong, return to that original, correct the selection and generate a new copy. Keep the original until you have checked and submitted the right version.
What if I want to keep only two pages from a long document?
Extract PDF pages may be simpler. List the few positions you want to keep there instead of entering a long removal list here. The same checks about required context and complete official documents still apply.