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Split PDF for journalists
Updated July 2026
Arthize lets journalists and newsrooms split a PDF in a private workspace — free, with no watermark. Splitting a PDF breaks one document into the pieces you need — by page range, by fixed interval, or one file per page — with no quality loss.
Why journalists split a PDF
A journalist OCRs a scanned document dump so it's searchable, extracts key tables into a spreadsheet, and redacts a source's identifying details plus metadata before publishing.
Built for FOIA releases. Whether it's FOIA releases, leaked documents, reports, Arthize's split pdf keeps the work inside your private workspace. Source protection is paramount; documents must be handled privately and metadata stripped before publishing.
What matters when you split a PDF
Splitting is lossless because each output keeps the original page objects.
You can extract just a few pages into a new file while leaving the original untouched.
One-file-per-page mode bursts a document into individual pages in a single pass.
How to split a PDF
- 1
Open the split tool
Sign in and open the Split tool in your workspace.
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Add your PDF
Upload the document you want to divide; it is processed privately.
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Choose how to split
Pick page ranges (1-3, 4-8), a fixed interval (every N pages), or one file per page.
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Download the pieces
Split and download; each output keeps its original pages unchanged.
Common questions
- How do journalists split a PDF for free?
- Splitting a PDF breaks one document into the pieces you need — by page range, by fixed interval, or one file per page — with no quality loss. On Arthize it's free with no watermark, and the file is deleted after the job — which is why journalists and newsrooms can use it for FOIA releases without a confidentiality risk.
- Is it private to split a PDF sensitive FOIA releases?
- Yes. Source protection is paramount; documents must be handled privately and metadata stripped before publishing. Files are processed inside your private Arthize workspace and deleted after the job.
- How do I split a PDF into multiple files?
- Splitting a PDF breaks one document into the pieces you need — by page range, by fixed interval, or one file per page — with no quality loss. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
- Can I extract just a few pages from a PDF?
- Splitting a PDF breaks one document into the pieces you need — by page range, by fixed interval, or one file per page — with no quality loss. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
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