Trim margins, headers and scanner edges — keep just the part of the page you want.
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To crop a PDF, open it above, drag a box over the part of the page you want to keep, and download. Cropping adjusts the page's CropBox rather than re-rendering it as an image, so text stays sharp, selectable and searchable, and the file size barely changes. It is free for 3 documents a day, runs in your browser, and never uploads your file.
Drop it into the box above — it opens instantly, nothing is uploaded.
Click “Crop” in the toolbar, then click the page. Drag and resize the dashed box until it covers exactly what you want to keep.
Press “Apply crop” — everything outside the box is trimmed. Repeat on other pages if needed, then click Download.
Trim the black borders and ragged edges scanners leave behind.
Cut oversized margins so pages fill an e-reader or tablet screen.
Crop a chart or table out of a report to share it on its own.
Tighten slide exports so they print without wasted space.
DoceasePDF crops your PDF entirely in your browser. Whether you're trimming ragged scanner edges, cutting a wide margin for a cleaner print, or isolating a figure from a report, the document never touches a server.
The crop is applied per page, so you can trim just the cover, just one scan, or work through the document page by page. The result displays cropped in every conforming PDF reader.
Cropping is non-destructive under the hood — the crop sets the page's visible area rather than deleting content. Need to remove content outright? Combine crop with white-out or delete the pages you don't need in the same editor.
Continue your PDF workflow: Rotate PDF — Straighten pages before cropping., Rearrange PDF Pages — Reorder pages while you're at it. or Compress PDF — Shrink the file after trimming.
Acrobat Pro hides page cropping in its Edit PDF toolset — behind a subscription. DoceasePDF crops free in your browser with the same underlying mechanism professionals use: the page's CropBox is set to your selection, which every conforming PDF viewer respects. No install, no account, and the file never leaves your device.
Different destinations want different margins. E-readers and tablets read best with margins trimmed so the text fills the screen; print sometimes needs the opposite — a tighter crop that removes scanner shadow from the edges; a figure headed for a slide deck wants everything but the chart gone. Draw the crop box for the destination, apply, and download.
| DoceasePDF | Upload-based tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your file is processed | On your device, in your browser | Uploaded to their servers |
| Account required | No — open a file and start | Often required after 1–2 uses |
| Price | Free — 3 documents a day | Credits, trials or subscriptions |
| Waiting for uploads | None — files open instantly | Upload + queue + download again |
| Tools per session | Every tool on one document | One tool, then re-upload |
Editing happens in your browser with WebAssembly. Your file is never uploaded, so nobody — including us — can see it.
3 documents a day with every tool included — no sign-up, no page limits, no watermarks. Pro lifts the daily cap.
Any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone or Android. Nothing to download or install.
Edit, sign, organize and compress in a single session — no re-uploading between tools like on other sites.
Open the PDF in the tool above, click “Crop”, click the page and adjust the dashed crop area, then press “Apply crop” and download. Free, with no sign-up.
Yes. The crop applies to the page you placed it on — other pages are untouched. Repeat the crop on any other pages that need trimming.
No — cropping sets the page's visible area, which is how PDF cropping works in every professional tool. Viewers show only the cropped region. To remove content permanently, use white-out or delete pages instead.
No. Cropping happens in your browser using WebAssembly — your file never leaves your device.
Crop applies per page, so repeat it on each page that needs trimming — for most documents that's the whole point, since scans rarely need identical crops.
The crop sets the page's visible area, and your original file is untouched on your device — re-open it to start over with the full page.
Usually not — the content outside the crop is hidden, not deleted. If file size is the goal, run Compress after cropping.