Crop & Resize PDF Free
Trim margins · Resize to standard sizes · 100% local, never uploaded
PDF Crop & Resize Tool
Select PDF File
Click or drag & drop
Standard Sizes
Resize to A4, Letter, Legal, A3, A5, or Tabloid in one click.
Precision Cropping
Trim each side of the page with per-side percentage controls.
100% Private
Everything runs in your browser — files never leave your device.
Batch Processing
Apply the same crop or resize settings to all pages at once.
Trim wasted whitespace from PDF pages or resize a document to a different paper size. Crop uses per-side percentages so you can dial in the exact margins you want. Resize scales content losslessly into A4, Letter, Legal, A3, A5, or Tabloid. 100% private — nothing is uploaded.
How to Crop or Resize a PDF
Pick a mode: Choose Crop Margins to trim, or Resize Pages to change dimensions.
Upload your PDF: Click the dropzone or drag a file in. The tool reads page count in your browser.
Set your values: For crop, drag the top/right/bottom/left sliders. For resize, pick a paper size and orientation.
Process and download: Click the action button and the new PDF downloads instantly. Your original stays untouched.
Why Crop or Resize a PDF?
Remove wasted margins
Scanned pages often have big empty borders. Crop them out so the actual content fills the page.
Fit a standard printer
A US printer needs Letter, a European one needs A4. Resize once and print anywhere.
Save on print costs
Cropping to content and resizing down to a smaller format cuts paper and toner usage.
Match a template
Get every page to the same dimensions before merging into a report or portfolio.
💡 Pro Tips
Crop is non-destructive: Cropping changes the visible area but keeps the original page inside. Most PDF viewers respect the crop; some print the full page.
Resize preserves aspect ratio: Content is scaled to fit inside the new size with equal margins around it — nothing gets stretched or distorted.
Combine with Compress: After resizing down, run through Compress PDF to shrink the file size further.
Rotate first if needed: If a page is sideways, rotate it before cropping so the top/right/bottom/left values line up with what you see.
FAQ
Cropping trims the visible area of each page — the paper stays the same physical size but hidden margins are hidden. Resizing changes the page dimensions themselves and scales content to fit standard formats like A4 or Letter.