Crop a PDF to trim margins or focus a page
Drag a box around the area to keep, press Crop, and the page is cut down to it. Apply the same crop to one page or to every page. Wide scans and stray margins come back to size.
- One box across many pages
- Nothing is retyped
- Brings oversized scans back
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How it works
How to crop pdf
Upload your PDF
Pages open at their current size so you can see the margins you want to lose.
Drag the crop box
Drag the area to keep and press Crop. You see the page at its new size straight away, and can apply the same crop to every page.
Download the cropped PDF
Export the trimmed file. Your upload stays available if the box turns out to be too tight.
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Page 1 of 3 · editing textOne box across many pages
Scans from the same feeder share the same lopsided margin. Set the crop once and apply it to every page in the file.
Nothing is retyped
Cropping changes the visible page area only. Text inside the region you keep stays selectable and searchable.
Brings oversized scans back
A legal-size scan of letter-size content returns to a normal shape, which also helps it print at the size you expect.
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Frequently asked questions
Does cropping delete the content outside the box?
Cropping sets a new visible page area, so the trimmed part is no longer displayed or printed. Use Redact PDF when the content must be gone from the file entirely.
Can I crop only one page?
Yes. Crop applies to the page you drew on. Use Crop all pages when every page needs the same trim.
Will cropping reduce the file size?
Usually not by much, because the underlying page objects are still stored. Run Compress PDF when size is the goal.
Can I crop a scanned document?
Yes. A scan is an image sitting on a page, and the crop box trims the visible area the same way it does for text pages.
What if I crop too much?
Your upload is unchanged, so start again from the original and set a wider box. Nothing is overwritten.
Does cropping change the page count?
No. Page order and count stay the same. Split PDF is the tool to reach for when a document needs fewer pages rather than narrower ones.
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