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How to Crop a PDF Page Online
Cropping trims a PDF page down to a smaller visible area — removing wide margins, cutting out a scanned border, or isolating one section of a page. It changes what's shown, not the file's compression or quality.
When cropping a PDF actually helps
Scanned pages often come with wide, uneven margins or a dark border from the scanner bed. Slide decks exported to PDF sometimes carry excess white space around the content. In both cases, cropping tightens the page so it reads better on screen and prints cleaner.
How to crop a PDF
Cropping is a visual process — you drag to select the area you want to keep.
- Upload your PDF
- Drag the crop box to the area you want to keep
- Apply the same crop to every page, or adjust page by page
- Download the cropped PDF
Cropping vs. resizing
Cropping removes part of the page permanently — it doesn't shrink or scale the content, it cuts away what's outside the selected area. If you need to make a page smaller without losing any content, resizing or adjusting print settings is a better fit than cropping.
Frequently asked questions
Does cropping delete content or just hide it?
Cropping removes the cropped-out area from the visible page. The final PDF only contains what was inside your selection.
Can I apply the same crop to every page at once?
Yes, if every page has the same layout you can crop them all consistently in one step instead of page by page.
Will cropping affect the PDF's text searchability?
Text that remains inside the cropped area stays selectable and searchable. Text outside the crop is removed along with that part of the page.