Cropping a PDF removes unwanted margins, borders, scanner artifacts, or excess whitespace — giving you a cleaner, more focused document. PDFStream's crop tool lets you define the crop area visually by dragging directly on the page preview. Draw a rectangle over the region you want to keep. The crop is applied to all pages in the document, with the same proportional area preserved across pages of consistent layout. Use cases: trimming white borders from a scanned document, removing the scanner frame artifacts from a photographed page, cropping a poster PDF to remove the bleed area before printing, or focusing a diagram by eliminating surrounding whitespace.

How-to

1
Upload File
Select your PDF.
2
Set Crop Area
Enter margins in mm or pt, or drag in the preview.
3
Save
Download the cropped PDF.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does cropping delete the text?▼

The text layer is hidden, but not permanently deleted. Only the visible area is adjusted.

Is it applied to all pages equally?▼

You can choose between applying it to the entire document or to specific pages.

Can I only crop margins?▼

Yes, you can precisely specify the margin area to remove unnecessary white space.

Can I specify the crop area in pixels or mm?▼

You can input the crop area in pt (points).

Can I apply the same settings to all pages?▼

Yes, you can apply the same crop settings to all pages in bulk.

Is the original content lost after cropping?▼

Content outside the crop area becomes hidden. You can recover it by expanding the margins again.

Can I select the crop area by dragging?▼

Yes, you can drag the selection on the preview screen to choose the crop area.

Can I preview the crop result?▼

Yes, you can check the result on the canvas preview before applying.

Does file size decrease after cropping?▼

While the page size decreases, the internal PDF data remains. The actual file size reduction may be minimal.

Can I use crop and add margin tools at the same time?▼

You can crop the desired area first, then use the 'Add Margin' tool to further adjust the margins.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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