Crop PDF Pages with Precision

Need to remove messy scan marks, trim excess white space, or focus on a specific part of a PDF page? PlatinumPDF Crop PDF gives you professional cropping tools right in your browser. Use our Visual Editor to draw the exact area you want to keep, and apply it to a single page or the entire document. Whether you're cleaning up scanned receipts, adjusting ebook margins for a Kindle, or preparing print-ready files, our tool makes it pixel-perfect without ever uploading your file.

Powerful Features

Visual Cropping

Draw a box directly on the page preview to define your crop area. What you see is exactly what you get.

Batch Crop

Set a crop area on one page and apply it to all pages instantly. Perfect for consistent documents.

100% Private

All processing happens locally on your device. Your files are never sent to a server.

Auto-Margin Removal

(Coming Soon) Automatically detect and remove white margins from scanned documents.

Unit Precision

Switch between pixels, inches, or millimeters for print-accurate cropping dimensions.

Coordinate Control

Fine-tune your selection with manual X/Y/Width/Height inputs for exact adjustments.

How to Crop a PDF (Step-by-Step)

Upload PDF

Drag and drop your PDF file onto the tool canvas.

Select Area

Use the mouse to draw a crop box around the content you want to keep.

Fine Tune

Adjust the handles to get the perfect fit. Use the zoom tools for precision.

Apply

Choose to apply the crop to the current page only, or all pages in the document.

Download

Click 'Download Cropped PDF' to save your new file instantly.

Who Can Benefit? (15+ Use Cases)

Professional & Academic

Researchers: Remove header/footer artifacts from downloaded journal articles.
Archivists: Clean up black edges and scanner noise from digitized historical documents.
Designers: Crop a PDF to focus on a specific logo or graphic element for export.
Printers: Trim bleed areas or cut marks from print-ready PDFs.
Accountants: Crop multiple irregular receipts on a single page into uniform sizes.

Personal & Everyday

E-Reader Users: Trim margins from PDFs to make text larger and more readable on Kindle/Kobo.
Students: Crop lecture slides to remove wasted screen space before printing.
Homeowners: Crop a scanned floor plan to focus on just the kitchen renovation area.
Musicians: Trim sheet music margins to fit more content on a tablet screen.

Real-World Scenarios

Scenario 1: The E-Reader Fix

Input: A PDF book with massive white margins.

Action: User draws a tight crop box around the text and clicks "Apply to All".

Output: A margin-free PDF where text fills the screen, perfect for reading on mobile devices.

Scenario 2: The Scanned Receipt

Input: A tiny receipt scanned onto a full A4 page.

Action: User crops just the receipt area.

Output: A small, neat PDF containing only the receipt, ready for expense reporting.

Scenario 3: The Project Focus

Input: A large architectural blueprint.

Action: User crops to show only the detail view of the 'North Elevation'.

Output: A focused document highlighting exactly what the contractor needs to see.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does cropping reduce file size?

It depends. Visually the content is removed (hidden), but the underlying data might still exist. For significant size reduction, use our 'Compress PDF' tool after cropping.

Can I undo a crop?

In the tool, yes. Once you download the file, the crop is permanent (though mostly non-destructive in standard PDF viewers, the data is hidden). Always keep your original file!

Can I crop different pages differently?

Yes! By default, the crop applies to the current page. You can navigate to other pages and set different crops for each one.

Is this safe for sensitive docs?

Yes. PlatinumPDF runs entirely in your browser. Your financial or legal docs never leave your computer.

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