How to crop a PDF
Trim unwanted margins or whitespace from your PDF pages. Cropping is great for tightening up scanned documents or removing headers and footers so the content fills the page.
Try Crop PDF now →Step by step
- 1Open the Crop PDF tool and upload your PDF.
- 2Set how much to trim from the top, bottom, left and right.
- 3Click “Crop PDF” to download the trimmed document.
FAQ
Does cropping delete the content in the margins?
Cropping hides the trimmed area by resizing the page box; the visible content is what you keep. It’s applied to every page evenly.
Is pdfcdf free to use?
Yes. Every tool on pdfcdf is completely free, with no account, no watermarks, and no limits on how many files you process.
Are my files safe? Do they get uploaded?
Your files never leave your device. Every tool runs entirely in your browser, so your documents are processed locally and are never uploaded to a server or seen by anyone.
Do I need to create an account or sign up?
No. pdfcdf works instantly with no sign-up, no email, and no software to install — just open the tool and go.
Does it work on mobile phones and tablets?
Yes. pdfcdf runs in any modern browser on phones, tablets, Mac, Windows and Linux — nothing to download.
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