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Split PDF Horizontally

Split each page of a PDF across the horizontal centre into top and bottom halves. Converts landscape A4 pages into portrait pages, or doubles the page count for printing narrow strips.

How to Use Split PDF Horizontally
  1. 1Upload the PDF with landscape or tall pages to split horizontally
  2. 2Optionally adjust the horizontal split position (default is 50% / centre)
  3. 3Choose whether top half or bottom half comes first in the output
  4. 4Click 'Split Horizontally' to process
  5. 5Download the resulting PDF with double the page count
Examples
  • Split landscape slides into top and bottom halves for portrait-format viewing
  • Separate top and bottom halves of a scanned double-row form
  • Divide a banner-format PDF document into standard-height pages
  • Split a two-row product comparison sheet into individual product rows
Frequently Asked Questions

Each page is divided along the horizontal centre, producing a top half and a bottom half. A 5-page landscape PDF becomes 10 pages where each pair represents one original page.

Converting landscape-oriented pages (wider than tall) into portrait-oriented pages (taller than wide). Also used when a single PDF page contains two separate content blocks stacked vertically.

By default yes. Some tools allow a custom split position if your content is not evenly distributed vertically.

Content that overlaps the midpoint may be cut. Ensure your document has a natural visual break at the centre for clean results.

Yes. Each original page produces two output pages, doubling the total count.

Yes. All operations run locally in your browser. Your document is never uploaded to any server.

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