How to Remove Pages from a PDF (Keep Only What You Need)

The idea: extract what you keep

AnyView has no “delete page” button. Instead, you list the pages you want to keep as ranges and extract them into a new PDF — the rest are effectively removed. Your original file stays untouched, so mistakes are easy to redo.

Removing pages at the start or end (one step)

If the unwanted pages are at the beginning or end, one range does it.

Drop the cover (page 1): “2-”. Drop a blank last page (say page 20): “1-19”. Both: “2-19”. Click “Split pages” and a single PDF with the kept pages is saved.

Removing pages in the middle (split, then merge)

1. To remove page 5, enter “1-4, 6-” in Options and click “Split pages”. You get two files: pages 1–4 and pages 6 to the end.

2. Remove the original from the list with ✕ and drop the two new files in.

3. Check the order (pages 1–4 on top) and click “Merge into one”. The result is your PDF minus page 5.

Removing several pages works the same way — e.g. to drop page 3 and pages 8–9: “1-2, 4-7, 10-”.

Tips for ranges

Page numbers count the physical pages in the file (first page = 1), not the numbers printed on the page. Covers and contents pages can shift these, so check in your PDF viewer first. An open end like “6-” runs to the last page.

Output quality

Pages are copied rather than re-rendered, so quality and searchable text match the original. Bookmarks and form fields may not carry over when merging.