Slides exported with giant margins, scans with black borders, or a document that wastes half the page — cropping tightens the visible area so it reads and prints better.
What cropping does (and doesn’t)
Cropping changes the visible page box. The content outside is hidden, not necessarily deleted — fine for presentation and print. If you need data truly gone, redact instead.
How to crop a PDF step by step
- Open Crop PDF and select the file.
- Drag a rectangle over the area to keep, or enter exact margins (top/right/bottom/left in mm).
- Apply to the first page, a range, or all pages.
- Preview before/after, then download.
Tips
- Uniform scanner border? Set equal margins and apply to all pages in one go.
- Mixed page sizes: crop per range so a different-sized page isn’t over-trimmed.
- Keep a little breathing room — cropping flush to text looks cramped when printed.
Privacy
Runs in your browser; nothing uploaded. No signup, no watermark.
FAQ
Does cropping reduce file size? Slightly at best — it hides content, not removes it. To shrink, use Compress PDF.
Reversible? Keep your original; the crop produces a new file.
Crop now with Crop PDF.
Use Crop PDF: Trim margins or select specific areas to keep. No signup, nothing uploaded.
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