Split by Bookmarks
Read a PDF's bookmarks (outline) and split into one PDF per bookmark — chapter / section / heading-level segmentation.
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How does the Split by Bookmarks work?
Read a PDF's outline (bookmarks) and split it into one PDF per bookmark — perfect for breaking a book into chapter files, separating a long report into section files, or producing per-bookmark deliverables for a multi-author manuscript. Each output PDF starts at its bookmark's page and ends just before the next bookmark's page (or end-of-document for the last). Files in the ZIP are numbered to preserve outline order, with the bookmark title in the filename.
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Works in any modern browser — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, and tablets. No installation, no app to download. Just open the page and start.
⚡ Quick & easy
Drag, drop, click. Most files process in seconds, not minutes. No watermarks added to your output, no per-day limits, and the tool always shows the result before asking you to download.
🎁 Always free, no signup
Free to use, every time. No account creation, no email required, no “trial” that converts to a paid plan. We make money from ads so you don’t have to pay.
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