Crop PDF
Trim PDF margins or resize pages with a visual bounding box or exact numeric input. Per-page or global, no upload, no signup.
How to crop a PDF
Three clicks from a margin-heavy PDF to a tightly-framed document.
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Drop your PDF
Drag and drop a PDF into the dropzone. Page thumbnails are rendered locally — no upload, no server preview.
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Set the crop box
Drag the crop bounding box visually, or type exact margins (top / right / bottom / left in points or millimeters). Apply to all pages or per-page.
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Crop and download
Hit Crop. The PDF is rebuilt with the new page size and downloads instantly. Original document is untouched on disk.
Why crop with Editryk
A precise PDF cropper that respects your data and your typography.
Visual or numeric input
Drag a bounding box, or type exact margins in points or millimeters — whichever your workflow needs.
Per-page or global crop
Apply the same crop to every page, or customize each page individually.
Zero uploads
Documents never leave your device. Cropping runs entirely in-browser.
Quality preserved
Underlying content stays byte-for-byte identical — only page dimensions change.
No file size cap
Crop PDFs of any length, including 1000+ page documents.
Free forever
No signup, no daily quota, no watermark, no premium tier.
Who uses an online PDF cropper?
Anyone scanning books and articles trim outer margins from scanned pages so the readable content fills more of the screen on tablets and e-readers.
Designers trim bleed marks from print-ready proofs before sending to non-print-aware clients.
Researchers remove the white margins from journal article downloads to fit more text on phones and Kindle apps.
Lawyers and legal teams trim cover sheets and timestamp headers from served documents before referencing in court.
Students crop slide handouts down to the slide content area, dropping the wasted margin and footer.
Real estate agents trim portal-export watermarks and footers from listing documents before forwarding to buyers.
Frequently asked questions
Everything worth knowing before you crop your first PDF.
How do I trim white margins from a PDF?
Drop your PDF in, drag the bounding box to exclude the white space, then click Crop. The result has trimmed page dimensions and downloads in seconds.
Can I crop all pages at once?
Yes. Set a single crop region and apply it across every page. Perfect for trimming uniform margins from scanned books or printed reports.
Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?
No. Cropping happens entirely in your browser. Documents never leave your device.
Does cropping make the PDF smaller?
Cropping changes the page's visible area but typically doesn't shrink file size by much — the underlying content (images, fonts) is still embedded. To actually reduce file size, run the cropped PDF through the Compress PDF tool.
Will text and hyperlinks survive the crop?
Yes. Text remains selectable, hyperlinks remain clickable, and form fields keep their state. Only the visible page boundaries change.
Can I crop different regions per page?
Yes. Switch from "apply to all" to per-page mode and set a custom crop box for each page individually.
Why are my cropped pages still showing the trimmed content when zoomed in some viewers?
Some PDF viewers display content outside the crop box when fully zoomed. The crop box defines the default visible area, not a destructive trim. To permanently remove content outside the crop, re-export the cropped PDF through a flatten step or print-to-PDF.
Can I crop a password-protected PDF?
Unlock it first using the Unlock PDF tool (you must know the password), then crop the unlocked copy.
Keep going with related tools
Pair this tool with the rest of Editryk's privacy-first toolkit.
Ready to crop your PDF?
No signup, no upload, no watermark. Drop a PDF, drag the bounding box, hit crop.
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