How to crop a PDF
Learn how to crop PDF pages online with Adobe Acrobat in just a few simple steps:
- Click "Select a file" or drag and drop your PDF.
- Choose the PDF file you want to crop.
- Sign in with your Adobe account to start.
- Acrobat will outline the first page with a cropping border. Adjust it by dragging the handles to trim the visible area.
- Select "Crop” to save your newly cropped PDF file.
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Remove unwanted white margins from PDFs
Easily remove white margins from your PDF. Just drag and drop your file, sign in for free, and use our PDF cropper tool to trim your document quickly and precisely.
Crop PDF pages to the right size
After signing into your Adobe account, the tool outlines the first PDF page with a cropping border. You can easily resize the crop area by dragging the border handles to get the perfect size.
Automate cropping to other pages
If you need uniform cropping of multiple pages, Acrobat can do it quickly. You can apply a cropped area to all the pages in your PDF file or to a set of consecutive PDF pages. It’s an efficient way to batch crop PDFs online.
Restore your original content when required
Need to undo a crop? The Acrobat PDF crop tool hides PDF content but doesn't discard it. To restore the original content at any time, simply select 'Reset'.
Work across devices and platforms
Our PDF crop tool works seamlessly on browsers like Chrome and Edge, and across operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Crop your PDF online anytime, from any device.
Experience the best PDF cropping tool
Adobe invented the PDF file format, so you can trust our Acrobat PDF cropper for quality, accuracy, and ease of use. Try cropping your PDF online with us today.
Questions? We have answers.
Yes. Adobe Acrobat Pro lets you organise cropped PDF pages when you sign up for a seven-day free trial. After cropping your PDF, you can do the Acrobat Pro trial for Mac or Windows. After cropping your PDF, you can:
- Reorganise pages:
- Delete unwanted pages
- Extract selected pages
- Insert new pages
- Rotate or rearrange existing pages - Edit your PDF:
- Use the PDF editor to modify text and images
- Edit scanned PDFs with built-in OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
- Add annotations and comments
- Insert headers, page numbers, bookmarks, or watermarks - Work with other formats:
- Merge multiple PDF files into one
- Compress PDF files to reduce size
- Convert files to and from PDF, including:
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Image formats like PNG and TIFF
- HTML pages
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