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Split a PDF by Chapters

This uses the document's own bookmarks as the split points, so a structured book becomes one file per chapter without anyone counting pages.

How to Split a PDF by Chapters

  1. Upload the PDF.
  2. Choose the bookmark level to split at.
  3. Split, then download the chapter files.

When you would use this

  • Breaking a manual into one file per chapter.
  • Splitting an annual report by section for separate distribution.
  • Dividing a bound volume using its table of contents.

Questions

What if the PDF has no bookmarks?

There is nothing to split on. Add them with Edit Table of Contents, or split by page range instead.

Can I split at sub-chapters?

Yes, by choosing a deeper bookmark level.

How will the files be named?

Usually from the bookmark titles, which is why clean bookmarks help.

Need this at scale?

These tools handle one document at a time. When the job is thousands of files, Greenbooks handles document digitization as a managed service, including bulk scanning, OCR and metadata capture, with the output loaded into DocuVenta DMS. Talk to us about volume work.

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