Split PDF pages horizontally
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Split PDF pages horizontally, across the middle, into a top and a bottom page. Ideal for tall scans. Free, no sign-up, and your file never leaves your device.
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How to split PDF pages across the middle
Add one PDF and every page is cut in two along a horizontal line halfway up. The top half comes first, then the bottom half. Three pages become six pages, and a one-page file becomes two. This suits a sheet that holds two pages stacked one above the other. Text and pictures are copied, not redrawn, so nothing turns into a picture and text stays selectable. Links on a page are copied onto both halves. The document title stays. You download one file, split-horizontal.pdf. The cut is always at the exact middle. To save separate pages or a page range instead, use Split PDF. It also works for a sheet that holds a form and its copy, one above the other. Open the result and check one page to make sure the cut is where you need it.
Your file stays on your device. It is never uploaded. Your original is not changed, and we add no watermark.
Free, with no account, no daily limit and no page limit. Your device needs enough memory to hold the file. You can split as many files as you like.
If your file cannot be read, it may be damaged or not a PDF, so try another copy. Password-protected? Unlock it first with Unlock PDF, using the password you already know. This tool only cuts at the exact middle. For a left and right cut, use Split PDF pages vertically. If a scan is crooked or the two parts are not the same height, the cut will not match, because it always falls at the exact middle.
How to use this tool
- Choose your file. It never leaves your device.
- Pick a setting, if the page has one.
- Download your new file.
Common questions
Which half comes first?
The top half comes first, and the bottom half follows it in split-horizontal.pdf. A three-page file gives six pages: the top and bottom halves of page 1, then page 2, then page 3.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Your file stays on your device. You get one file named split-horizontal.pdf. Your original is not changed, and we add no watermark.
What stays on each half?
Text and pictures stay on the half where they sit, and nothing is turned into a picture. Links are copied onto both halves. The document title stays. Each half is half as tall as the page it came from.
Is it free to split PDF pages in half?
Yes. No account, no daily limit, no watermark. You can split as many files as you like.