How to split a PDF or extract specific pages on Mac
You don't need special software to split a PDF or extract specific pages on Mac. FernPDF runs entirely in Safari or Chrome on macOS: open the tool, drop your file, download the result. Pages are sliced locally, ideal for pulling one exhibit out of a long confidential filing.
There's nothing to install: no Preview workarounds, no App Store downloads, no Rosetta questions. If your Mac runs a modern browser, it runs FernPDF, on Apple Silicon or Intel.
Step by step
1Open the Split PDF tool.
2Drop the PDF you want to split.
3Click the pages to extract, or choose “Split by range” / “Every page”.
4Click “Split PDF” and download the result (multiple files arrive as a .zip).
No upload · no account · no watermark
FAQ
Common questions
Yes, FernPDF is a web app, so it runs in Safari or Chrome on macOS with no installation. All processing happens on your device using WebAssembly.
Yes. Every core FernPDF tool is free, with no account, no watermark, and no trial limits.
Extract pulls the pages you select into one new PDF. Split by range cuts the document into several PDFs at the boundaries you define. Every page makes one PDF per page.
Yes. Click any combination of page thumbnails. “3, 7, 12–14” style picks are exactly what extract mode is for.