Crop PDF
Work on your PDF locally. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored.
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What is the Crop PDF?
Crop PDF is a free pdf tool built for students, office workers, freelancers and legal teams. Work on your PDF locally. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored. It exists because PDF work usually involves documents you should not be uploading to a stranger, and because the answer should not cost you an account, a credit card or a watermark. Everything happens inside your browser, so there is no upload step and no waiting on a queue. There are no daily limits and no feature held back behind a paywall.
Most people reach for it while preparing a document to send, print, sign or archive. Because the work happens on your own machine, the result appears the moment you stop typing and there is no queue to wait behind. People search for it as crop pdf, crop pdf online, free crop pdf among other names, and all of those land here. It sits alongside 16 other pdf tools here, so if this one is not the right fit a neighbouring tool usually is.
Why use a free crop pdf?
Free with no account
No signup, no email capture, no trial that expires. Open the page and use it as many times as you need.
Your data never leaves your device
Processing happens in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no copy of your file or text on any server.
Fast enough to use mid-task
The page loads in under a second and returns a result immediately, so checking something never breaks your flow.
Works on any device
Desktop, tablet or phone, in any modern browser. Nothing to install and nothing to keep updated.
The method is shown, not hidden
You can see how the result was produced, which matters when you have to justify it to a client or a colleague.
How do you use the Crop PDF?
- 1
Open the tool
Scroll to the Crop PDF at the top of this page. It is ready to use immediately — there is no setup step.
- 2
Add your input
Paste your text, drop in a file, or adjust the options until the settings match what you need.
- 3
Read the result
Results appear as soon as processing finishes. Anything that needs attention is called out rather than buried in a table.
- 4
Copy, download or act on it
Use the copy and download buttons to take the output with you, or follow the linked tools below for the next step in the job.
How accurate is it?
Results are computed directly from your input using the standard method for this kind of task — there is no estimation layer and no rounding beyond what is shown.
- Encrypted or password-protected PDFs must be unlocked before they can be processed.
- Because processing is local, results are identical every time for the same input — there is no server-side variation.
- If a result looks wrong, check the input format first — that accounts for the large majority of unexpected output.
What should you know before using it?
What this tool is, where it runs and what it costs — the facts people usually check before trusting a free tool with their work.
| Detail | Crop PDF |
|---|---|
| Category | PDF ToolsOne of 17 tools in this category. |
| Where it runs | Entirely in your browserYour input is never transmitted. Verify it yourself in the Network tab of your browser DevTools. |
| Price | FreeNo account, no trial, no usage cap, no paid tier. |
| Works offline | Yes, once the page has loaded |
| Also known as | crop pdf online, free crop pdf, crop pdf converterOther names people search for this by. |
Which tools relate to the crop pdf?
The crop pdf is one of 17 pdf tools on this site. These are the ones most often used alongside it — either because they handle the next step in the same job, or because they answer a question this tool raises.
When should you use a crop pdf?
Because the crop pdf runs entirely in your browser, it suits work you would not want to hand to a third-party server — client files, unpublished drafts, anything under an NDA. These are the situations people reach for it in most often.
Day-to-day working
The common case: preparing a document to send, print, sign or archive. It takes seconds and needs no preparation.
Checking someone else’s work
Verify a figure, a file or a claim independently before you sign off on it.
Learning how it actually works
The method and the reference details on this page explain the underlying logic, not just the answer.
Frequently asked questions
What does the crop pdf do?
Is my data uploaded when I use the crop pdf?
Do I need to install anything to use the crop pdf?
Which tools work well alongside the crop pdf?
Is the crop pdf safe to use?
This tool runs entirely inside your browser. Your text, files and settings are processed on your own device and are never uploaded to our servers — there is nothing for us to store, log or leak. You can confirm it yourself: open your browser DevTools, switch to the Network tab, and use the tool. You will not see an upload request. It also means the tool keeps working if your connection drops mid-task.
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