Crop PDF
Trim white margins from a PDF to make it tighter on screen and on the printer. Use presets or custom margins.
Quick answer: Trim white margins from a PDF to make it tighter on screen and on the printer. Use presets or custom margins.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I crop a PDF?
- Drop the PDF, choose a preset (0.25", 0.5", 1") or type custom top / right / bottom / left margins in points, then click Download cropped PDF.
- Can I crop all pages at once?
- Yes. Margins are applied to every page in a single pass, so cropping a hundred-page PDF takes the same time as cropping one.
- Can I crop different pages differently?
- Not in this tool — every page gets the same margins. For mixed crops, split the PDF, crop each piece separately, then merge them back.
- Will cropping change quality?
- No. Cropping is a metadata change to the page's crop box — text, images and fonts are untouched.
- Does cropping reduce file size?
- Usually no, because the underlying content is still embedded; only the visible window changes. To also shrink the file, run the cropped PDF through our PDF compressor.
- Is it free?
- Yes. No signup, no watermark, no page limit.
- Are my files stored?
- No. Cropping happens in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
- Can I crop scanned PDFs?
- Yes. The crop is applied at the page level, regardless of whether the page contains text or a scanned image.
- Can I crop PDFs on mobile?
- Yes. Works in mobile Safari and Chrome.
- Will cropping affect page size for printing?
- Yes — the new page size is the cropped size, so a 1-inch crop shrinks the printed area by 2 inches in width and height. Most printers honour the new page size automatically.