# Split a PDF, keep or remove pages without uploading | Whizra

> To split a PDF, keep or remove pages, double-tap the right Option key and type “split this pdf into single pages”. New PDFs; the original is never…

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# Split a PDF, keep or remove pages

To split a PDF, keep or remove pages, double-tap the right Option key and type “split this pdf into single pages”. New PDFs; the original is never changed.

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On a real Mac**“split this pdf into single pages”**Screen recording coming

## How to do it
1. Select the files in Finder, pick them with @ in the bar, or name them in plain words ("my last pdf").
2. Double-tap the right Option key to open the bar.
3. Type “split this pdf into single pages”.
4. Press Return. The new file appears next to the original.

### Type
- split this pdf into single pages
- keep pages 2 to 5
- remove the last page
- remove pages 1 and 3
- keep only the cover page

### What you get

New PDFs; the original is never changed.

The original is never changed or overwritten. Undo trashes what the job made.

Say the pages in your sentence. Page numbers on their own mean “keep these pages”.

### The free Mac way

Preview: drag pages out of the sidebar.

### Limits
- None known beyond the app's general limits.

## Questions

**Is my file uploaded?**

No. Whizra does the job on your Mac, and your files never leave it. The only thing the app sends is your license key check.

**Does it change the original?**

No. The original is never changed or overwritten, and Undo takes the job back.

**What can't it do?**

None known beyond the app's general limits.

**Is there a free way on a Mac?**

Preview: drag pages out of the sidebar.

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