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2026-07-253 min read

How to Crop PDF – Step by Step

Learn how to crop margins of PDF pages online for free.


Need to trim white margins or crop out unwanted content from your PDF pages? The Crop PDF tool lets you remove margins from the top, bottom, left, and right by specifying percentage values.

Step-by-Step Guide

Open the Crop PDF page.

Upload your PDF.

Set crop margins as percentages: Top, Bottom, Left, and Right.

Click Crop PDF and the margins are removed from every page.

Download your cropped PDF.

Tips for Best Results

  • Start with small values (5-10%) to remove typical white margins — you can always re-crop.
  • For PDFs with headers and footers, crop the top and bottom margins slightly more.
  • Cropping is applied to all pages — use Split first if only some pages need cropping.

Ready to try it? → Crop PDF