Output —Load a PDF

Crop PDF

Crop PDF trims the margins off every page, tightening a document with too much whitespace or removing headers and footers. It sets the page's crop box rather than rasterising, so the text stays sharp and selectable. Everything runs in your browser with nothing uploaded.

How to use Crop PDF

01
Upload

Add your PDF

Drop a PDF in; the first page previews with a crop outline.

02
Customize

Set the margin

Drag the slider to trim a percentage off every edge; the outline shows what's kept.

03
Process

Crop

Export to apply the crop to every page and download the tighter PDF.

What is Crop PDF?

Crop PDF trims the margins off every page, tightening a document with too much whitespace or removing headers and footers. It sets the page's crop box rather than rasterising, so the text stays sharp and selectable. Everything runs in your browser with nothing uploaded.

Key features & benefits

Free to use
Runs in your browser
No installation
Private processing
Fast processing
Easy download

Supported formats

PDF
Max file size — bounded by your device's memoryProcessing — 100% in your browser

Frequently asked questions

It sets the visible crop box, so the trimmed area is hidden rather than rendered. The underlying content still exists in the file.

Yes — cropping adjusts the page box, not the content, so text remains sharp and selectable.

Yes — the margin you set is trimmed uniformly from every page's edges.

Yes — Crop PDF is completely free. There's no account, sign-up, watermark or limit on the core tool.

No. This tool runs entirely in your browser — your file is processed on your own device and never leaves it. The only network request is an anonymous usage counter.

No. It runs in any modern browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, Brave — with nothing to download or install.