Office teams
Separate a document batch
Find a recurring heading on each first page, then review the individual page groups.
A useful PDF task, made simple
Split PDF by Text.
Find a phrase. Preview the sections. Split your document.
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Matching pages mark the boundaries. All pages remain in the output.
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Your PDF sections are ready.
Extract the ZIP to open the individual PDFs.
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Your file stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
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How to split a PDF by text
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Open your PDF
Choose one PDF with selectable text, or try the sample batch.
- 02
Find and review sections
Enter a phrase, choose where to search, and click Find split points. Review the page ranges.
- 03
Download your PDFs
Click Start and download a ZIP containing the numbered sections.
Split a PDF by words, headings or recurring markers
Split PDF by Text separates one selectable PDF at pages containing your chosen phrase. Use it to organize batches of invoices, reports or letters into individual PDF sections, with no upload.
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How to split a PDF when specific text appears
Use a repeated heading as a section boundary.
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Practical ways to use this tool
Accounts teams
Organize combined invoices
Search the invoice heading in the top quarter to avoid splitting at mentions inside the body.
Researchers
Divide reports by section markers
Use a unique chapter marker and choose whether it belongs to the preceding or following section.
Features and controls
Find a word or phrase
Use a recurring heading or marker to separate document sections.
How text matching works
The search matches a literal word or phrase on one text row. It ignores letter case by default and normalizes whitespace and Unicode presentation forms. Turn on Match letter case when capitalization matters. Regular expressions and OCR are not used.
Selectable Arabic and Latin text are supported. Broken character mappings, outlined text or phrases wrapped onto separate rows may not match. Check the highlighted rows and resulting sections.
Choose where to search
Search the whole page, just the header or just the footer.
Limit the search area
Header searches the top quarter of each page; Footer searches the bottom quarter. These choices help avoid a repeated word in body text creating an unwanted split.
Only Find split points or Start scans the entire document. Opening a PDF shows a preview without starting a whole-document search.
Split before or after a marker
Keep a cover page with what follows, or an end marker with what precedes it.
Understand the boundaries
Before starts a new section at every matching page. After ends a section there. Repeated matches on one page create only one boundary.
Pages before the first marker and after the last marker are retained. Adjacent matching pages can produce single-page sections. No empty PDFs are created.
Review every section
Click a numbered section to preview its first page.
Review and download
The sidebar shows all original pages. Matching rows are highlighted on the active preview, and the section list shows the exact page ranges. Change the phrase or search area and run the search again.
Start creates a ZIP of numbered PDFs. If no pages match, the ZIP contains one PDF with every page. Back returns to your settings.
Keep original page content
Separate pages without rasterizing text and vector graphics.
What the export preserves
Page sizes and visible page content are copied into separate PDFs. This is not a redaction tool, and digital signatures will not remain valid after splitting.
Document-level bookmarks, interactive forms and links crossing section boundaries are not guaranteed to work in the separated files. Review important documents in your PDF viewer.
Supported files & processing
- Input
- Output
- ZIP / PDF
Open one PDF up to 100 MB and 750 pages. Additional output, memory and processing limits can apply to complex documents.
Processing takes place on your device without uploading the document. Download your result before closing the page; keep the original separately.
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FAQ
A few useful answers
Know what to expect before you start.
Private processingCan I split a PDF by a keyword?
Yes. Enter the keyword, choose a search area and click Find split points. Review the sections, then click Start to download the ZIP.
Does the tool split scanned PDFs?
Only pages with a searchable text layer can match. Image-only scans need OCR first. An entirely image-only file produces an explanation instead of a misleading split.
What happens to pages without the keyword?
They stay in their original order between the split boundaries. No pages are discarded.
Can I split after a matching page?
Yes. Choose After. Use Before when a marker should start the next section.
Can I search Arabic text?
Yes, when the PDF contains correctly encoded selectable Arabic text. Diacritics must match the entered phrase. Text spanning separate rows may not match.
What if there are no matches?
The ZIP contains one PDF with all the original pages. Try a shorter phrase or a different search area, and review the matching rows.
Are my documents uploaded?
No. Search and export run in your browser. Open one PDF up to 100 MB and 750 pages.
