How to delete pages from a PDF

Updated 4 November 2026 · PDFNest Guides

Removing a page you don't need — a blank back side, a cover, a page with private details — takes less than a minute.

In your browser (any device)

1. Open Remove pages and add your PDF.
2. Click each page you want to delete, or type numbers like 2, 5-7.
3. Click Remove pages and download the new PDF.

To find empty pages automatically, use Remove blank pages.

On a Mac with Preview

1. Open the PDF in Preview and choose View → Thumbnails.
2. Select the pages to delete (hold Cmd to pick several) and press Delete.
3. Choose File → Save, or Export as PDF to keep the original.

With "Print to PDF" (Windows or Mac)

Open the PDF in your browser or PDF reader, choose Print, select Save as PDF or Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer, and enter only the pages you want to keep. This works anywhere, but links and selectable text may not survive, so the first two methods are better.

Keep pages instead of deleting them?

If it's easier to choose the pages you want to keep, use Extract pages.

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