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Crop PDF

Select the area you want to keep and crop your PDF

What is PDF Cropping?

PDF cropping removes unwanted margins, borders, or content from PDF pages while keeping the desired area. Perfect for removing unnecessary whitespace, cropping scanned documents to actual content, or focusing on specific portions of pages for presentations or reports.

Our tool lets you visually select the exact area to keep on each page, with precision controls for perfect results.

How to Crop PDF Pages

  1. Upload your PDF file with pages to crop
  2. Navigate to the page you want to crop
  3. Draw a rectangle around the area you want to keep
  4. Adjust crop box size and position precisely, then download cropped PDF

Cropping Features

📎 Visual Selection

Drag and resize crop area visually on each page

🎯 Precision Control

Fine-tune crop dimensions with pixel-perfect accuracy

📊 Page-by-Page

Crop each page individually or apply same crop to all

✂️ Content Preservation

Keeps quality and text searchability intact

Common Use Cases

  • Removing large margins from scanned documents
  • Cropping PDF pages to remove headers, footers, or borders
  • Focusing on specific sections of technical diagrams or schematics
  • Removing blank space from exported presentations
  • Cropping books or magazines to eliminate page numbers and margins
  • Preparing PDFs for mobile viewing by removing unnecessary whitespace

Frequently Asked Questions

Will cropping reduce PDF file size?

Yes. Cropping removes content outside the selected area, which typically reduces file size. The reduction depends on how much content is removed.

Can I crop different areas on different pages?

Yes. Navigate between pages and set individual crop areas for each. You can also apply the same crop to all pages if they have uniform layout.

Does cropping affect PDF quality?

No. Cropping doesn't re-compress or degrade content within the cropped area. Text remains searchable and selectable, and image quality is preserved.

Is cropped content permanently deleted?

Yes. Content outside the crop area is removed from the PDF. Keep your original file if you might need the full page later.

Can I undo a crop?

Before downloading, yes—adjust the crop box. After downloading, no—save your original PDF separately if you need to preserve the full content.

Are my PDFs stored?

No. All processing is secure and files are automatically deleted. We never store or access your documents.

Tips for Best Results

  • Keep a backup of your original PDF before cropping
  • Use page preview to verify crop area before downloading
  • For consistent layouts, crop page 1 then apply to all pages
  • Leave small margins around content for better readability
  • For scanned documents, crop after straightening/cleaning if needed
  • Verify all pages after batch cropping to ensure no content loss