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Crop PDF for authors
Updated July 2026
Arthize lets authors and self-publishers crop a PDF in a private workspace — free, with no watermark. Cropping a PDF trims the margins or unwanted edges of pages, so scans and oversized layouts fit cleanly on screen and in print.
Why authors crop a PDF
An author merges manuscript chapters into one file, resizes the pages to the print trim size, and exports a clean, watermark-free PDF for the printer.
Built for manuscripts. Whether it's manuscripts, proofs, cover files, Arthize's crop pdf keeps the work inside your private workspace. Unpublished manuscripts are valuable IP; private processing keeps them off public servers.
What matters when you crop a PDF
Cropping changes the visible page box without deleting page content permanently.
It is useful for tightening scans with wide margins.
You can apply the same crop across every page.
How to crop a PDF
- 1
Open the crop tool
Sign in and open the Crop tool.
- 2
Add your PDF
Upload the document to crop.
- 3
Set the crop box
Drag the margins to the area you want to keep.
- 4
Download
Get a cropped PDF.
Common questions
- How do authors crop a PDF for free?
- Cropping a PDF trims the margins or unwanted edges of pages, so scans and oversized layouts fit cleanly on screen and in print. On Arthize it's free with no watermark, and the file is deleted after the job — which is why authors and self-publishers can use it for manuscripts without a confidentiality risk.
- Is it private to crop a PDF sensitive manuscripts?
- Yes. Unpublished manuscripts are valuable IP; private processing keeps them off public servers. Files are processed inside your private Arthize workspace and deleted after the job.
- How do I crop the margins of a PDF?
- Cropping a PDF trims the margins or unwanted edges of pages, so scans and oversized layouts fit cleanly on screen and in print. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
- Can I crop every page of a PDF at once?
- Cropping a PDF trims the margins or unwanted edges of pages, so scans and oversized layouts fit cleanly on screen and in print. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
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