when your scanned PDF has way too much white space
scanner adds a giant margin around your actual content, or a screenshot-based PDF drags in browser UI you didn't want. either way, there's a free browser tool that trims it right off.
how it works
PDFStream's crop tool trims page margins or cuts unwanted areas from a PDF. type in margins in mm or pt, or just drag the crop handles in the preview if you'd rather do it visually.
apply the crop to every page or just the ones you pick. and don't worry — cropped content isn't gone forever, the text layer just gets hidden, not deleted. everything happens locally in your browser, so your file never gets uploaded anywhere.
how to actually crop a PDF
head to the crop page and upload your PDF
enter margins in mm/pt, or drag the crop handles in the preview
apply to all pages or just specific ones
download your cropped file
why you'd even need this
trimming excessive scan margins: get rid of the extra white space a scanner tacks on around the content.
cutting browser UI out of screenshot PDFs: remove whatever got captured that you didn't actually want.
hitting a specific print size: enter exact mm/pt values to match a required dimension.
quick questions
is the cropped part gone for good?
nope, the text layer is just hidden, not deleted — only what's visible changes.
can I apply the same crop everywhere?
yep, apply to all pages or just specific ones.
does my file get uploaded anywhere?
nope, all local, all in your browser.
can I be precise about it?
yeah, enter exact mm or pt margins, or drag the handles live in the preview.
anyway
bookmarking this — scanned docs always come with way more white space than they need.
👉 crop a PDF: https://pdf.flexeam.com/crop
need to rearrange pages too? there's a reorder pages tool. more free PDF stuff lives at the PDFStream hub.
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