Extract odd or even pages from a PDF free

About this tool

Choose Odd pages or Even pages and keep just those pages of a PDF: 1, 3, 5 and so on, or 2, 4, 6 and so on. This is handy for manual two-sided printing and for double-sided scans where fronts and backs alternate. The work is done in your browser and the file is not uploaded.

A line above the button says how many pages will be kept, for example 5 of 10 pages, and the preview shows the first 12 of them with a count of the rest. The kept pages go into a new file in their original order, so text stays selectable and the original is not touched. Switching between odd and even updates the preview straight away.

When to use it

• Print the odd pages first and the even pages second on a printer that prints one side at a time.
• Pull the fronts or the backs out of a double-sided scan where they alternate.
• Keep every other page of a document whose alternate pages are blank or duplicates.
• Build separate files of fronts and backs from one scan.

How to extract odd or even pages from a PDF free

1. Choose a PDF.
2. Pick Odd pages or Even pages.
3. Press Keep odd pages or Keep even pages, then download the new PDF.

Tips and limits

• Page counting starts at 1, so a 9-page PDF gives five odd pages (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9) and four even pages (2, 4, 6 and 8).
• A one-page PDF has no even pages. The tool says so instead of creating an empty file.
• For manual two-sided printing, run the tool twice on the same file: print the odd pages, flip the stack, then print the even pages. If the backs come out in the wrong order, run Reverse order on the even-pages file first, which depends on your printer.
• The result is a normal PDF, so you can feed it to Reverse order, Rotate PDF or Compress PDF next, or print it as it is.

Frequently asked questions

Why would I extract odd or even pages?

A common reason is manual duplex printing, where you print the odd pages first and then the even ones. Another is separating the fronts from the backs of a double-sided scan.

How do I print double-sided on a single-sided printer?

Print the odd pages, flip the stack and print the even pages. Reversing the even pages first can help, depending on your printer.

Is the PDF uploaded?

No. It is processed in your browser.

Can I get odd and even pages in one run?

No. Run the tool once for the odd pages and once for the even pages on the same file to get two PDFs.

Does the page order change?

No. The kept pages stay in their original order.

Why does the odd file have more pages than the even one?

An odd total gives one extra odd page. For 11 pages the split is 6 odd and 5 even.