Cut PDF Split Pages in Half

Split each PDF page into two halves — top/bottom or left/right. Useful for booklets and double-page scans. Free, no upload.

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Each page is split into left and right halves — ideal for double-page scans.

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or click to browse — up to 200 MB

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How to Cut PDF Pages in Half — Step by Step

Cutting each page in half is useful for splitting A3 pages to A4, turning landscape slides into portrait cards, or preparing booklet pages for individual printing.

Upload your PDF. Drop the file or click to browse.
Choose the cut direction — horizontal (top/bottom halves) or vertical (left/right halves). Select the split that matches your document layout.
Preview the cut result. Doclair shows the resulting page count before you download.
Download the PDF with doubled page count. Each original page becomes two half-pages in the output.

Why cut PDF pages?

Common uses include splitting A3 scans to A4 for standard printers, extracting the left and right pages of a spread layout, converting landscape presentation slides to portrait format, and printing double-page spreads as individual cards.

Cut PDF on iPhone and Android

Doclair works in mobile Safari and Chrome. Upload your PDF from the Files app and download the cut PDF directly to your device.

Frequently Asked Questions

Horizontal splits each page into a top half and bottom half. Vertical splits each page into a left half and a right half. The resulting PDF will have twice as many pages.

This is useful for scanned booklets or magazines scanned as double-page spreads — split vertically to separate each page. Also useful for presentations where each slide spans across the full page.

Yes. The split is at exactly the midpoint of each page. If content spans the cut line, it will be divided at that point.

No. Everything runs in your browser using @cantoo/pdf-lib. Your file never leaves your device.

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