Remove margins from a PDF
Short answer
To strip the whitespace border around PDF pages, trim an even margin off every side below. It runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
Choose a PDF to crop
or drop your file here.
Trim an even margin off all four sides of every page
Runs in your browser — your file is never uploaded.
Removing wide margins makes a PDF read better on phones and e-readers, where wasted whitespace shrinks the actual content. Trimming the page box zooms the content to fill the screen.
It's also useful before printing, to reduce empty borders and use more of the paper.
How to remove margins from a PDF
- 1Add the PDF. Choose the file with wide margins.
- 2Trim and download. Set the margin to remove and save.
Frequently asked questions
Will text get cut off?+
Only if you trim more than the empty margin — set the amount to match the whitespace.
Is it uploaded?+
No — cropping happens in your browser.