How to crop a PDF
Cut away wide margins or dark scanner edges so pages fill the screen.
- About 1 minute
- Free, nothing uploaded
- 5 steps
Steps
Add your PDF
Drag your PDF onto the box, or click Choose a file. It opens right in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Set how much to trim
Type a value in Trim from every edge (mm). 10 mm is a typical scanner border.
Trim sides differently if needed
Turn on Different margin for each side to set Top, Right, Bottom, and Left separately.
Choose the pages
Leave Pages empty for every page, or type pages like 1-3, 8.
Click Crop PDF
Then click Download to save the trimmed PDF.
Tips
- Start small, like 5 mm, and increase if needed. You can always crop again from the original.
- 25.4 mm is one inch.
Questions
- Does cropping delete the content outside the margin?
- The trimmed area is hidden from view in every PDF reader. To remove private content for good, use Redact PDF.
- Can I crop just one page?
- Yes. Type that page in Pages.
Ready? Crop PDF is free.
Trim margins and borders. Works in your browser, no sign up.