A practical solution for this issue, is to remove these pages from your PDF. The good news is, deleting PDF pages is not difficult and we will walk you through the steps of deleting PDF pages with freeware on Windows, macOS, and mobile devices.
How to Delete PDF Pages with Offline Programs
The following section outlines how to remove pages in PDF documents with desktop programs such as SwifDoo PDF and Foxit PDF.
SwifDoo PDF
SwifDoo PDF for Windows, is a high-quality PDF management tool which is capable of merging, splitting, extracting, adding a new PDF page, replacing, and deleting PDF pages. What’s more, this software, is straightforward and easy to use. A clear user interface and uncluttered layout that looks modern. OK, let’s get to know how to remove PDF pages with a few steps:
Step 1: Download and install SwifDoo PDF from the official website or Microsoft AppSource;
Step 2: Launch the software and open a PDF. If your PDF has multiple pages to delete, click Delete in the Page tab, and then choose Delete Selected Pages to specify which pages to delete.
Step 3: Right click on the page and select Delete page or the Delete icon on the sidebar (displayed as a rubbish icon).
Foxit PDF
Foxit PDF is another comprehensive PDF editor. It is provided with a full set of useful tools, such as PDF converter, editor, annotator, PDF form filler, and signer. When it comes to PDF page arrangement, Foxit PDF is capable of inserting, deleting, extracting, reversing, replacing, and splitting pages out of a PDF.
Take a look at how to delete PDF pages with the help of Foxit PDF:
Step 1: Download and install Foxit PDF from the official website;
Step 2: Open a PDF document using Foxit PDF, and select Organize on the main menu, then click on Delete to remove unwanted pages from this file.
Step 3: Enter the page range you want to get rid of from this PDF. Next, choose Save or hit the Ctrl + S to save the PDF document.
The above method is suitable for PDFs with multiple pages. Otherwise, we recommend an easier solution by providing page thumbnails:
Step 1: Open a PDF file with Foxit PDF;
Step 2: Click on Page Thumbnails on the left side bar. Right click on the page you need to remove from this PDF.
How to Delete PDF Pages on macOS
If in need of removing pages from a PDF document on macOS, the native PDF tool on MacBook can be of great assistance.
Preview
Preview is an inbuilt PDF tool on Mac which can open and edit PDFs and images, fill out and sign PDF forms, and combine and compress PDFs. Aside from these features, Preview is an easy-to-use PDF management tool, including removing PDF pages from a PDF:
Step 1: Click View tab and then choose Thumbnails. When the preview of PDF pages is provided, select Contact Sheet;
Step 2: Choose the page(s) to delete and then select Edit > Delete to get rid of the pages.
Preview is free to use on Mac, however, in spite of that, it may not be a helpful PDF editor. All things considered, it is a built-in PDF program and many Mac users don’t spend time trying unknown third-party software.
Features provided by Preview can meet your daily basic needs for processing PDFs. Once you have more expectations for a PDF tool without registration or download, you may require further software, as discussed below.
How to Delete PDF Pages Online
Most web-based PDF tools provide a daily limit of free tasks. When users don’t have a strong or constant need to perform PDF-related tasks, online tools are a feasible option as most of them are free of charge. Here in this section, we will introduce Internet-based PDF applications.
Adobe Acrobat DC
Maybe you have the idea that Adobe Acrobat takes the leading position on Windows or Mac. Yes, it does. This industry pioneer has surprisingly stepped its foot in online PDF service. (Not sure what this is trying to say, perhaps remove). Adobe online tools include PDF conversion, PDF compression, editing, and signing. Let’s take a closer look at how to delete PDF pages in Adobe:
Step 1: Type the URL on the search bar;
Step 2: Select a file from local folder. If you are first time to Adobe, you are required to log in with Adobe ID, Google, Facebook, or Apple.
Step 3: When logged in, thumbnails of your PDF will be presented. Click on the page or multiple pages to delete. Hit the rubbish icon to remove the page(s) out of this PDF.
The process is relatively complicated because a new user has to register. However, the next recommendation is much simpler.
PDF Candy
PDF Candy is a full-fledged online PDF tool which integrates 47 online PDF tools. It can convert, split, merge, and rotate PDF pages. At the same time, it is a good PDF management tool to enable users to delete, rotate, reorganize pages. The entire process is much easier compared to Adobe:
Step 1: Search PDF Candy on a browser, click All PDF Tools and look for Delete Pages in the Manage PDF Files;
Step 2: Add files to the workstation via local folder, Google Drive, or Dropbox;
Step 3: Select a or multiple pages and then click Delete Pages. If this PDF has a number of pages, please enter the page range within the box.
Wrapping Up
Most PDF programs have simplified the process to delete PDF pages on Windows and Mac. Regardless of the desktop software or online PDF tools mentioned in this post, they are worth the shot.
SwifDoo PDF
