Crop PDF
Trim the margins and unwanted whitespace from your PDF by drawing a crop area on page one, then apply it to every page. Your file never leaves your device.
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How to crop a PDF
- Drop a single PDF file into the upload area, or click to select one from your device.
- Drag the crop box and its corner handle over page one until it frames the area you want to keep.
- Choose whether to apply the crop to all pages or just the first page.
- Click Crop PDF to download the trimmed document.
FAQs
Are my PDF files uploaded to a server?
No. Crop PDF runs entirely in your browser using pdf.js and pdf-lib, so your document never leaves your device.
Does cropping actually delete the content?
No. Cropping sets the PDF crop box, which changes what is visible and printed but does not remove the underlying content from the file.
Can I crop every page at once?
Yes. By default the same crop area is applied to all pages, which is ideal for trimming consistent margins off a whole document.
Is the tool free to use?
Yes. Every Handio tool is free, with no sign-up, no limits and no watermarks.
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Why use Crop PDF?
Remove wide margins, scanner borders and stray whitespace so the content fills the page cleanly when viewed or printed.
- Trim the blank borders left by a scanner so a document reads at full size.
- Tighten report or presentation pages before sending them out.
- Remove a watermark band or header area that sits outside the main content.
Tips and Limits
Cropping changes the PDF crop box, so it controls what is visible and printed without deleting the underlying content. The preview shows page one, and the same crop is applied to every page by default - uncheck the option to crop only the first page.