Remove Blank Pages
BetaFind pages in a PDF that look blank, check each one, and save a copy without the pages you choose.
How to remove blank pages from a PDF
- Choose or drop the PDF. Its pages are scanned for possible blank pages straight away.
- Open a page marked Possible blank in the large preview and look at it closely.
- Press I reviewed page, then Select page for removal. Repeat for each page you want gone.
- Press Remove blank pages, then download the new PDF.
Options
- Possible blank suggestions
- Pages are marked Possible blank only when every sampled pixel is pure white and the page has no selectable text, annotations or form fields. Nothing is selected for removal automatically.
- Review and select
- Each suggested page must be opened in the large preview and marked as reviewed before it can be selected. Keep page undoes a selection.
- Page details
- The panel shows why each page was or was not suggested, such as how many text items or non-white pixels were found.
- Undo, Redo and Reset blank-page review
- Step back through reviews and selections, or clear them all.
What you get
- One PDF without the selected pages, saved with (blank pages removed) added to the file name.
- All other pages stay in their original order and are copied as they are.
- The original PDF is not changed.
Limits
- The scan covers PDFs of up to 500 pages.
- Pages are rendered at 512 px on the longest edge, so very small or faint marks can be missed. Check each suggestion before removing it.
- A page with any scanner noise, a faint line or a page number is not suggested.
- PDFs with form fields get no suggestions. Use Organise PDF to remove pages by hand.
- Only suggested pages can be removed here, and at least one page must remain.
Check the result
Open the saved PDF and compare its page count with the original minus the pages you removed. Look at the pages either side of each removal, and check that a page meant to separate two sections, such as a deliberate blank before a new chapter, was not taken out by mistake.
Questions
Can I remove blank pages without uploading the PDF?
Yes. The scan and the removal both run in your browser, and the file is not uploaded.
Are blank pages removed automatically?
No. The scan only suggests pages. You check each one in the large preview and choose which to remove.
Why was a page that looks blank not suggested?
Scanned paper often has faint noise, and some pages carry hidden text or annotations. The page details panel shows what was found on it. You can remove it by hand in Organise PDF.
Is there a page limit?
Yes. The blank-page scan works on PDFs of up to 500 pages.
Why do I have to mark each page as reviewed?
The scan samples a low-resolution copy of each page and can miss a faint signature or a small note. Looking at the large preview first means only pages you have seen are removed.
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
Often not. Scanned blank sheets usually carry grey noise or shadows, which count as content, so they are not suggested. Remove them by hand in Organise PDF.
Can I get a page back after removing it?
Before saving, press Keep page or use Undo. After saving, the original PDF still has every page.