How to crop a PDF online free
Trim unwanted margins or white borders from your PDF. Enter the percentage to cut from each side (top, bottom, left, right) and download the cropped file. Works in your browser, your PDF is never uploaded.
Your files never leave this page. Everything runs inside your browser using standard web APIs. No copy is uploaded to a server, which means nothing to store, nothing to leak and nothing to delete later.
You do not have to take our word for it. Press F12, open the Network tab, and run the tool. You will see no request carrying your file. Most online converters upload your document and process it remotely, which is why they need a privacy policy explaining how long they keep it. This one does not.
When you need this
Cropping trims the margins or unwanted areas from PDF pages, which is useful for scans that captured the desk around the document or for tightening a page before combining it with others.
- A scan includes the surface around the document.
- Wide margins are wasting space in a printed document.
- You need a consistent page area across a set of scanned pages.
How to crop pdf
- Add the PDF.
- Set the crop area you want to keep.
- Download the cropped document.
Getting a good result
- Leave a small margin. Cropping right to the edge of the text looks cramped and can cut characters on some printers.
- Crop before merging if you are combining documents, so the pages line up consistently.
- Keep the original, since cropping cannot be undone once the file is saved.
Applying for jobs with this file
Getting the file right is only the first step. The application form behind it still asks for your details and a set of screening questions, and that is where most of the time goes. VeloApply fills those repeated fields from a profile you build once and drafts the written answers, then highlights everything so you review it and submit yourself.
Common questions
Does cropping a PDF delete the content outside the crop area?
It removes it from view in the saved file. Keep your original if you might need the full page later.
Can I crop every page at once?
Yes, when the pages share the same layout. Scans with varying alignment are better cropped page by page.
Will cropping reduce the file size?
Slightly in some cases, but it is not a reliable way to shrink a file. Compressing is the tool for that.
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