Crop PDF

Name: Crop PDF
Brand: Cloudinary
Rating: 4.6 (27 reviews)

Crop your PDF with our free online tool. Upload a PDF, trim the margins or select the area to keep, and download the cropped file in just a few clicks.

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Crop Your PDF

Or drag your PDF here

Select Crop Area

Drag to move • Drag handles to resize • Draw on canvas for new crop • Double-click to reset

Crop Area (px)

X (Left)

Y (Top)

Width

Height

Output

Format

Quality

★★★★★

4.6 (27 reviews)

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Free Online Crop PDF Tool

Crop PDFs in seconds, right in your browser. No downloads needed. Just upload your PDF and set your crop area.

Why use our Crop PDF?

Crop PDFs right in the browser with no downloads or ads. Developers can also use our API to automate PDF cropping at scale across workflows.

Built for the browser

Work right in your browser, free, with no software to install and no watermarks.

Quality preserved

Cloudinary keeps your PDF crisp and true to the original, end to end.

Performance Optimization

Your cropped PDF is delivered in the best format and quality for every device, browser, and connection, automatically.

Crop PDFs in bulk

Process one PDF or thousands. Use our free API to crop PDFs automatically across your projects.

Workflow Automation

Set up presets to crop PDFs automatically on upload, transformed and ready for delivery in seconds.

Format versatility

Works with all major formats, so your cropped PDF looks sharp anywhere you share it.

How to crop a PDF in 3 steps

Get your cropped PDF in 3 simple steps. Upload your PDF, set your crop area, and download the result in seconds.

Upload your PDF

Drag and drop your PDF into the browser, or upload it from your device in seconds.

Set your crop area

Drag to select the area to keep or trim the margins, and preview the cropped pages.

Download your cropped PDF

Once it’s ready, download your cropped PDF, with no watermarks, ready to share or publish.

Go beyond basic PDF cropping

A woman and a golden retriever in the mountains. They're sitting, facing away from the camera while the dog noses the woman. They're surrounded by natural splendor including majestic mountains, puffy clouds, and evergreen-studded hills. — An un-cropped image overlaid with a cropping window showing how it would be cropped by Cloudinary.

Original: 18 MB
We’re showing a resized version of the original asset to avoid slow loading speeds. View the original.

JPEG: 135 KB
WebP: 135 KB
AVIF: 90 KB
JPEG XL: 94 KB

Original: 18 MB
We’re showing a resized version of the original asset to avoid slow loading speeds. View the original.

JPEG: 135 KB
WebP: 135 KB
AVIF: 90 KB
JPEG XL: 94 KB

Duration: 1:42

Duration: 0:15

URL:

/ar_0.5,c_fill,g_auto,w_433/q_auto/f_auto/hiking_dog_mountain.jpg

cloudinary.image("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg", {transformation: [
  {aspect_ratio: "0.5", gravity: "auto", width: 433, crop: "fill"},
  {quality: "auto"},
  {fetch_format: "auto"}
  ]})

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg").image(transformation=[
  {'aspect_ratio': "0.5", 'gravity': "auto", 'width': 433, 'crop': "fill"},
  {'quality': "auto"},
  {'fetch_format': "auto"}
  ])

(new ImageTag('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg'))
	->resize(Resize::fill()->width(433)
->aspectRatio(0.5)
	->gravity(
	Gravity::autoGravity())
	)
	->delivery(Delivery::quality(
	Quality::auto()))
	->delivery(Delivery::format(
	Format::auto()));

cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation()
  .aspectRatio("0.5").gravity("auto").width(433).crop("fill").chain()
  .quality("auto").chain()
  .fetchFormat("auto")).imageTag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg");

cl_image_tag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg", transformation: [
  {aspect_ratio: "0.5", gravity: "auto", width: 433, crop: "fill"},
  {quality: "auto"},
  {fetch_format: "auto"}
  ])

cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation()
  .AspectRatio("0.5").Gravity("auto").Width(433).Crop("fill").Chain()
  .Quality("auto").Chain()
  .FetchFormat("auto")).BuildImageTag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")

cloudinary.image('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg').transformation(Transformation()
	.resize(Resize.fill().width(433)
.aspectRatio(0.5)
	.gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	)
	.delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	.delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())));

imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation()
  .setAspectRatio("0.5").setGravity("auto").setWidth(433).setCrop("fill").chain()
  .setQuality("auto").chain()
  .setFetchFormat("auto")).generate("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)

MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation()
  .aspectRatio("0.5").gravity("auto").width(433).crop("fill").chain()
  .quality("auto").chain()
  .fetchFormat("auto")).generate("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg");

cloudinary.image('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg').transformation(Transformation()
	.resize(Resize.fill().width(433)
.aspectRatio(0.5)
	.gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	)
	.delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	.delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())));

cloudinary.image {
	publicId("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
	 resize(Resize.fill() { width(433)
 aspectRatio(0.5F)
	 gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	 })
	 delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	 delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())) 
}.generate()

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Crop PDF tool?

The Crop PDF tool lets you crop the margins or page area of your PDF, quickly and easily, right in your browser, with nothing to install.

How does the Crop PDF work?

Upload your PDF and set your crop area directly in your browser. The tool processes it and gives you your cropped PDF in seconds.

Is the Crop PDF free to use?

Yes, the Crop PDF is free to use online. Just upload your PDF, set your crop area, and download the result, with no software required.

Can developers use the Crop PDF programmatically?

Yes. Developers can use Cloudinary’s API to crop PDFs and automate PDF cropping across their workflows at scale.

What can I do with the Crop PDF?

Remove white margins, focus on content, fix scanned documents, or resize pages for print.