Organize PDF
Reorder, remove, or rearrange pages in your PDF document
Drop a PDF here
Upload a PDF to organize its pages
Max file size: 100MB
100% Private: All processing happens in your browser. Your files never leave your device.
This tool lets you fix the page order of a PDF and drop pages you don't want, in one pass, entirely in your browser — the file is loaded with the @cantoo/pdf-lib library and never leaves your device. After upload it lists every page as “Page 1”, “Page 2” and so on; each row has an up arrow, a down arrow, and a trash icon, and the change only becomes a real PDF once you press Save.
It's a page-order-and-selection tool, not a rotation tool: there's no drag handle and no rotate control here, only moving pages up or down one step at a time and toggling them in or out of the final file. If a page also needs turning the right way up, do that first with the separate /pdf/rotate tool, or afterward on the file you download here — organizing and rotating are two different tools by design so each stays simple to use.
How it works
1. Drop your PDF
Upload a .pdf file (files over 100 MB are rejected). If the PDF is password-protected, it's rejected with a message pointing to the PDF Unlock tool before any pages are shown.
2. Reorder with the arrows
Each page row has an up-arrow and down-arrow button that swaps it one position at a time — there's no drag-and-drop, so moving a page several places means clicking an arrow that many times.
3. Exclude pages you don't want
Click the trash icon on any page to toggle it out of the final PDF; the row dims and the header count of “{n} pages total, {m} included” updates. Clicking the icon again re-includes it — nothing is deleted until you save.
4. Save and download
The button reads “Save {n} Pages”, showing exactly how many pages will end up in the result; it's disabled if you've excluded every page. Once processing finishes, press “Download Organized PDF” — the file keeps your original name with “-organized” appended before the .pdf extension.
When you'd use it
A document scanned in the wrong order
Feeding a stack into a scanner back-to-front, or out of sequence, is common. Walk each misplaced page up or down to where it belongs, then save — no need to re-scan.
Dropping a blank or duplicate scanned page
Flatbed scanners frequently pick up a stray blank page or scan the same sheet twice. Exclude it with the trash icon rather than rebuilding the whole PDF from scratch.
Trimming a merged PDF down to what a form needs
After combining several documents, a submission portal may only want specific pages in a specific order. Reorder and exclude in this tool to match what's required before uploading.
Removing a cover sheet or instructions page before filing
Scanned bundles often include a cover letter or blank instructions sheet that shouldn't be part of the final record. Excluding it here is faster than re-exporting the source document.
How reordering actually works here
Reordering is step-based, not drag-based: the up and down arrows swap a page with its neighbor one place at a time. For a page that needs to move from the bottom of a 20-page document to the top, that's a lot of clicks — for large reshuffles it can be quicker to exclude and re-include pages in a different pattern than to walk one page the full distance, depending on how far it needs to travel.
Excluding a page with the trash icon is reversible right up until you press Save: the page stays in the list, just dimmed and marked not-included, and clicking the trash icon again brings it back. Nothing is written to a new file until the save step runs.
What this tool doesn't do
There's no rotate control on this page — pages keep whatever orientation they already have in the source PDF. If a page is sideways or upside down, use /pdf/rotate on the file before or after organizing it. This tool also doesn't edit page content or merge in pages from another file; it only reorders and selects from the pages already in the PDF you uploaded. For combining pages from multiple PDFs, use /pdf/merge first, then organize the combined result here.
Frequently asked questions
Can I drag pages to reorder them?
No. Reordering uses up and down arrow buttons next to each page, moving it one position at a time — there's no drag-and-drop in this tool.
Can I rotate a page while I'm organizing?
No, this tool only reorders and includes/excludes pages. Rotate a page separately with /pdf/rotate, either before uploading here or on the file you download.
If I delete a page by mistake, can I get it back?
Yes, as long as you haven't pressed Save yet. Clicking the trash icon toggles a page between included and excluded, and it stays visible in the list either way — click it again to re-include the page.
What happens to a password-protected PDF?
It's rejected before any pages load, with a message telling you it's password-protected and a link to the PDF Unlock tool. Unlock it first, then upload the unlocked copy here.
What's the largest PDF I can organize here?
You can reorder and manage documents up to 100 MB, with the size validated right in your browser at file selection.
Does the file get uploaded anywhere?
No. Loading, reordering, and rebuilding the PDF all happen in your browser using the pdf-lib library; the file is never sent to a server.