Trimming Unnecessary Margins From a PDF

Some PDFs — especially ones scanned or exported with default settings — have wide, unused margins that waste screen space when reading on a smaller device. Cropping tightens the visible page to its actual content.

A note on what default cropping does

A standard margin trim removes a percentage of empty space uniformly from each page edge — straightforward and fast for the common case of "this page just has too much white space around it."

Step by Step

  1. Upload your PDF document.
  2. Drag to select the crop area on the page preview.
  3. Apply and download your cropped PDF.

Ready to try it?

Crop margins of PDF documents or select specific areas, then apply the changes.

✂️ Open Crop PDF →

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I crop all pages the same way at once?

Yes, apply your crop selection uniformly across the entire document.

Can different pages have different crop areas?

Yes, you can set custom crop boundaries per page if needed.

Does cropping reduce the file size?

Slightly, since cropped content is no longer rendered, but the main benefit is layout, not compression.

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