Crop a PDF
Trim the white margins or cut a page down to just the part you want, applied across the document — then download. Free, no login.
- Free, no login
- One crop applied across the document
Runs in this tab — your file isn’t uploaded.
How to crop a PDF
- 1
Open your PDF
Drop the file into Penstead — it opens locally in your browser, not on a server.
- 2
Set the crop
Drag the box to the area you want to keep and trim away the rest.
- 3
Download the cropped PDF
Save the tightened file to your device — no account, no watermark.
Cut a page down to what matters
Trim the borders off a scan
Scanners love to leave a fat white frame around the page, and photographed documents come with the desk in the shot. Drag the crop box in to the edge of the actual content and the excess disappears. It’s just as useful for slides — pull a full-screen export down to the chart you actually want to show.
- Cut away white margins from scans
- Crop a slide down to a single figure
- Set the crop once, applied across the document
- Preview the trimmed page before saving
Crop from any screen
The cropper works in the browser you already have, so you can tighten a PDF on your laptop or a tablet without installing anything. Drag the box, check the preview, and download — same on every device.
Why crop here
Trim margins
Cut white borders off scans and exports fast.
Across the file
Set the crop once and apply it document-wide.
Free, no watermark
No login and no brand on your file.
Crop PDF questions
Does cropping upload my PDF?
No. The file is loaded and cropped entirely in your browser, on your device, and is never sent to a server.
Is it free, and is there a watermark?
Yes, cropping is free with no login, and your downloaded PDF has no Penstead watermark.
Does the crop apply to every page?
Yes. The crop area you set is applied across the document, which keeps the pages a consistent size — ideal for scans with the same border on every page.
Is the cropped-away content really gone?
Cropping hides the trimmed area from view in the downloaded PDF. To truly remove sensitive content from a page, use redaction instead.
Can I crop a photographed or scanned document?
Yes. Cropping works on any PDF page, including scans and photos, so it’s a quick way to cut the surrounding desk or white frame down to the document.
About cropping PDFs
A PDF page is often mostly empty space or mostly the wrong stuff — a scan framed by a white border, a slide export with a title bar you don’t need, a photo of a receipt with half the table in view. Cropping fixes the framing: you keep the part that matters and trim everything around it, so the document reads tighter on screen and prints without wasted margins.
Because the same crop applies across the file, it’s especially handy for multi-page scans where every page has the same border to shave off. Penstead does this in your browser, so statements, receipts, and drafts you’d rather not upload stay on your device. And the cropped file lands right back in the editor, ready for you to number the pages, sign it, or export it without a round trip to a server.
The document’s fixed. Now get it signed.
Send it to whoever has to sign, and get the signed copy back with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion. Signers never make an account; 5 requests a month are free.