Crop PDF

Trim white margins or keep only part of each page. Drag the box, or let the tool find the margins for you.

🔒 Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded.

Crop PDF at a glance

Price: Free
Account: Not needed
Watermark: None
Privacy: Files are processed inside your browser and are never uploaded.
Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone – in any modern browser
Install: Nothing to install

Drag to cropMove the box and pull its corners to choose exactly what to keep.

Remove white marginsOne tap finds the printed area of the page and trims the rest.

All or some pagesCrop every page the same way, only the page shown, or pages you choose.

How to use Crop PDF

Press Select PDF file.
Drag the box (or tap Remove white margins).
Choose which pages, press Crop PDF and download.

Why crop a PDF?

Wide white margins make text tiny on a phone or e-reader. Cropping them makes the page fill the screen. You can also cut out a single table, picture or receipt from a larger page, or tidy scans that captured part of the desk.

Good to know

Cropping hides the area outside the box, like a picture frame. The text inside stays sharp and searchable.

When to crop a PDF

Remove wide white margins so pages are easier to read on a phone or e-reader.
Cut away the black borders of scanned pages.
Keep only a receipt, ticket or ID card from a full A4 scan.

Tips

Drag the box on the first page – the same crop can be used for all pages, or each page can get its own.
Cropping only hides the area outside the box. For confidential content that must really disappear, use Redact PDF.
Want the cropped area to fill an A4 page again? Run the result through Resize PDF.

Frequently asked questions

How do I crop a PDF?

Select the PDF, drag the edges of the frame to the area you want to keep and press Crop. You can apply the same crop to every page or only the page shown.

Is Crop PDF free?

Yes, free with no sign-up and no watermark.

Is the cut-off part deleted?

It is hidden from view and from printing, as with all standard PDF cropping, but it is still inside the file. If the hidden part contains private information, use Redact PDF to remove it for good.

Can I crop pages differently?

Crop the page shown and save. Then open the new file and crop the next page in a different way.

Will the text stay sharp?

Yes. Cropping only changes the visible area – nothing is converted to images.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. Cropping happens in your browser.

Guides for this tool

PDF GuidesHow to Crop a PDF and Remove White Margins

Trim wide white margins, scanner borders and unwanted edges from PDF pages, crop all pages or just one, and understand what cropping really hides. Includes reading on phones and printing tips.

9 min read

PDF Guides"A4 vs Letter: How to Change the Page Size of a PDF"

Why documents print with cut-off edges or big margins, the differences between A4, Letter, Legal and other sizes, and how to resize every page of a PDF so it prints and uploads correctly.