Reorder & Delete PDF Pages
Write a page order like 3,1,2,5 and the tool rebuilds each PDF with exactly those pages, in that order. Page 4 is dropped because you didn't list it; page 3 comes first because you listed it first. Use this to delete a blank cover, remove blank scanner pages, move an appendix, or build a "highlights" version of a longer document.
Drop PDF files here or click to select
Multiple files allowed — same order applied to each
When to use this tool
Reorder / delete is the do-most-things page tool. Need to drop a blank cover page? Move the appendix to the end? Delete the last page that came out blank from a scan? Build a "highlights" version with only pages 5, 12, and 24? It's all one expression in the order box.
How to reorder the pages of a PDF
- Drop the PDFs. The same order spec will be applied to every file in the batch — useful when many files share the same structure (e.g. a stack of monthly reports where you always want pages 2-5 + 7).
- Write the new order. List the page numbers in the order you want them, separated by commas. Use ranges with hyphens.
- Click "Rebuild & download". Each input produces a
name-reordered.pdfin the output list.
Order syntax
3,1,2,5— keep page 3 first, then 1, 2, 5. Drops page 4.1-5,9— pages 1 through 5 in order, then page 9.5-1— same as1-5(orientation is normalised to ascending).all— keep every page in original order. Use this if you want a no-op.- Page numbers outside the document range are silently dropped.
Common use cases
- Drop the cover page. A two-page PDF where page 1 is a blank cover:
2. - Remove blank scanner pages. Identify the blank pages in the viewer, then write a range that excludes them: e.g. drop pages 4 and 7 from a 10-page file with
1-3,5-6,8-10. - Move the appendix to the back. If pages 8-10 should come last on a 10-page PDF whose appendix is somewhere odd:
1-7,8-10works only if it's already at the end. To move pages 3-5 to the end:1-2,6-10,3-5. - Highlights reel. A "key pages" version:
1,5,12,18,24. - Insert a page from elsewhere. Combine this with Merge — extract the page first, merge it where you need, then reorder if needed.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting that omitted pages are deleted. The output contains exactly the pages you list. To keep everything in original order, use
all. - Listing the same page twice. Duplicates are removed — page 5 appears once even if you wrote it twice.
- Confusing this with rotate. Reorder doesn't rotate; if you also need a rotation, run the result through Rotate pages.
FAQ
Is "reorder" different from "extract"?
Mechanically, no — they share the same engine. The framing differs: Extract pages defaults to "must enter a range" and the tool name says "extract"; this tool defaults to all and the name says "reorder / delete." Pick whichever matches the mental model you have for the task.
Can I duplicate a page in the output?
Not in this tool — duplicates are de-duplicated. To repeat a page, use the merge tool: extract that page once, then merge two copies of the result.
Does reordering affect bookmarks or links?
Page-content links survive; cross-page links and bookmarks pointing to specific pages by number become stale, since the page numbers have changed. The output is best treated as a "view-only" rebuild.
What's preserved vs. lost?
Page content (text, images, fonts, annotations) is preserved. The document-level outline / bookmarks, form structure, and named destinations are not carried over.
Related PDF tools
- Split PDF — Chop a PDF into single pages or ranges.
- Split PDF by Bookmarks — One file per chapter, named from the outline.
- Extract PDF Pages — Grab a subset of pages into a new file.
- Delete PDF Pages — Drop pages you do not want.
- Insert PDF Pages — Put one PDF inside another, at a position.
- Rotate PDF Pages — Fix sideways scans by 90 / 180 / 270°.