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# PDF Cropper

Crop the visible area of a PDF, trim white margins, or zoom in on the part you need. Free to use without an account, email address, or payment. The result downloads immediately after processing.

Crop the visible area of a PDF, trim white margins, or zoom in on the part you need.

Upload a PDF, draw a rectangle on the page to set the crop area, drag the corner handles to adjust it, and download a cropped copy. Apply the same crop to every page, just the first page, or a specific page range. Aspect-ratio presets (1:1, 4:3, 16:9, A4) save time when you need a specific output shape.

- **Category:** PDF
- **Availability:** Free to use without an account, email address, subscription, or payment.
- **Input:** One visitor-selected file

## How it works

1. Upload your PDF to see the first page.
2. Click and drag to draw the crop region, then drag the corner handles to fine-tune.
3. Choose every page, the first page, or a range, then Process and download.

## Use cases

- Trim the wide white margins from a scanned book page so it fits on a phone screen.
- Zoom in on a single chart from a long report and save it as a stand-alone PDF.
- Strip the printer crop marks from a flyer before sharing.
- Cut the header and footer off every page of a downloaded document.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I crop one page differently from the rest?

Each cropping job uses one rectangle. To crop different pages differently, run the tool twice with different page ranges, or split the PDF first.

### Does it work on PDFs with mixed page sizes?

Yes. The crop is applied proportionally, so a 50% wide crop stays 50% wide on every page regardless of the underlying paper size.

### Will the text stay selectable after cropping?

Yes. The crop sets a new visible window on the existing page, the underlying content is not rasterised or re-rendered, so any selectable text and embedded fonts are preserved.

### Can I use aspect-ratio presets?

Yes. Pick from Free, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, A4 portrait, or A4 landscape and the crop rectangle locks to that shape while you drag.

### Can I crop to a specific page range only?

Yes. Choose 'All pages', 'First page only', or set a custom 'From page' and 'To page' range.

### Is there a file size limit?

Files up to 50 MB are supported.

## Related tools

- [PDF Organizer](https://laurensdeleeuw.be/en/tools/pdf-organizer)
- [PDF Page Remover](https://laurensdeleeuw.be/en/tools/pdf-page-remover)
- [PDF Watermark](https://laurensdeleeuw.be/en/tools/pdf-watermark)
- [PDF Signer](https://laurensdeleeuw.be/en/tools/pdf-signer)
- [PDF Compressor](https://laurensdeleeuw.be/en/tools/pdf-compressor)

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