Does cropping delete content outside the crop area, or just hide it?

It's removed from the visible page area in the output file — this changes the page's effective boundary, similar to how any PDF editor's crop function works.

PDF Tool

Crop PDF

Trim margins from every page by a fixed inset. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Drag a PDF here, or click to browse

Single file · Max 100.0 MB

How it works

1
Upload the PDF.
2
Drag the crop handles on the preview to set the new margins.
3
Apply the same crop to every page, or adjust per page.
4
Download the cropped PDF.

Crop PDF — frequently asked questions

Does cropping delete content outside the crop area, or just hide it?: It's removed from the visible page area in the output file — this changes the page's effective boundary, similar to how any PDF editor's crop function works.