Crop PDF Page

Trim the margins of every page in a PDF by a custom amount.

How to Use Crop PDF Page

  1. Upload your PDF.
  2. Enter how much to trim from the top, bottom, left and right, in points.
  3. Click Crop PDF Pages and check the preview. Adjust the numbers and crop again if needed.
  4. Click Download Result to save the cropped copy.

Working in points

PDF sizes are measured in points: 72 points make an inch, and about 28 points make a centimetre. An A4 page is 595 × 842 points and US Letter is 612 × 792. To trim half an inch from each side, enter 36 in all four boxes. The same amounts are cut from every page, so this works best when all pages share the same layout.

Start small and check the preview. It's easy to cut into the text if you overdo it, but you can always crop the original again.

Cropping hides, it doesn't delete

This tool sets the PDF's crop box, which tells readers which part of the page to show. The content outside it is hidden, not erased, and someone with a PDF editor could bring it back. That's what keeps cropping lossless, but it also means cropping is not a way to remove private information from a page.

Key Features & Practical Use Cases

  • Cutting wide white margins off a PDF so it's easier to read on a phone or e-reader.
  • Trimming the scanner bed's edges or black borders from scanned pages.
  • Removing printer crop marks or bleed from a design proof.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many points is 1 cm?

About 28.35. So 2 cm is roughly 57 points.

Can I crop each page differently?

No. The same margins are trimmed from every page. Split out pages that need different settings and crop them separately.

Does cropping reduce quality?

No. The page content isn't re-rendered; only the visible area changes.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. Cropping is done in your browser with pdf-lib.

About OneClickly

OneClickly is a set of 119 free tools for PDFs, images, text, everyday math and code. They run in your browser, so the files and text you work with stay on your device.

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