Crop a PDF
Crop PDF margins free with live preview, per-page or global, sub-pixel auto-detect. Keeps ISO 32000-1:2008 page tree, ESIGN Act signatures intact. Unlike Adobe Acrobat $19.…
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Why choose iFillPDF
Visual preview
Drag handles on the preview to define the area to keep.
Per-page or global
Apply the same crop to all pages, or adjust page by page — useful when scanning a stapled IRS Form 8821 packet where page 1 has a 3 mm top margin, pages 2-5 have 5 mm, and page 6 has a hand-written postal sticker.…
Quality preserved
No compression — the kept area retains its original sharpness.
Local processing
Files never leave your computer — processed in your browser.
Trim white margins, drop scanner-edge artifacts and reset the visible page box on every page of a PDF with a real live preview — useful for tightening up a 600 dpi flatbed scan of an IRS Form 8821 before filing, removing Companies House CS01 footers before redistribution, normalizing Hetzner-printed invoices, prepping ISO 19005 PDF/A-2 archive masters, or reformatting a real-estate purchase agreement to fit a court-admissible 8.5x11 in. binder. Auto-detect mode finds the inked content bounding box at sub-pixel precision; manual mode lets you drag handles per-page or apply a global crop in a single click. Output keeps the original PDF page tree, fonts, signatures and ISO 32000-1:2008 metadata fully intact — only the CropBox is rewritten, never the underlying content stream, so a wet-ink signature stays embedded and a digital ESIGN Act 15 USC §7001 signature stays cryptographically valid. Unlike Adobe Acrobat ($19.99/mo Pro plus mandatory Adobe ID sign-in even for the "free" online cropper, US infrastructure under Cloud Act 50 USC §3024), Smallpdf (2 free tasks/day cap then $9/mo Pro), iLovePDF (free but ad-laden, Spanish servers), PDFResizer (free with auto-crop but no per-page control), VisualPDF, DeftPDF or FreeConvert: WebAssembly local processing runs entirely in your browser — no signup, no watermark, no upload to any server, your file never leaves your device. ICO UK registered, GDPR Art. 5(1)(c) data minimization compliant.
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Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?+
Yes — 100% free and unlimited. No account, no credit card, no watermark on the result.
Is my data safe?+
Yes — Files never leave your computer — processed in your browser. All processing happens locally on your machine.
Is there a file size limit?+
No strict server-side limit (processing is local). For PDFs over 100 MB, expect a few extra seconds of processing.
Is my crop permanent?+
Yes — the removed area is dropped from the exported PDF. Keep the original if you might want to revert later.
How does iFillPDF compare to iLovePDF, Adobe Acrobat, Smallpdf and PDFResizer for cropping a PDF?+
Four hard differences: (1) Pricing — iLovePDF crop is free but ad-laden with a 25 MB cap on the free tier; Adobe Acrobat Pro is $19.99/mo with a mandatory Adobe ID sign-in even for the "free" online cropper; Smallpdf gates real cropping behind Pro at $9/mo (or $108/yr) after a 2-task/day free cap; PDFResizer is free with an auto-crop button but no per-page manual control. iFillPDF is free, unlimited, no signup, no card, no upload to any server. (2) Privacy — iLovePDF uploads your file to Spanish servers; Smallpdf uploads to Switzerland (outside EEA, no automatic GDPR adequacy); Adobe processes on US infrastructure under Cloud Act 50 USC §3024 and FISA 702 reach; PDFResizer hosts on shared US infrastructure. iFillPDF runs WebAssembly entirely in your browser — your file never leaves your device, GDPR Art. 5(1)(c) data minimization compliant, ICO UK registered. (3) Per-page control — only Adobe Acrobat Pro ($19.99/mo) and iFillPDF allow drag-handle precision per individual page; PDFResizer is global-only, Smallpdf free is global-only, iLovePDF requires a clunky multi-step UI. (4) Standards preservation — Adobe rewrites the page content stream which can invalidate eIDAS Qualified Electronic Signatures embedded in the file; Smallpdf flattens transparency layers; iFillPDF rewrites only the ISO 32000-1:2008 CropBox dictionary, leaving wet-ink scans, embedded ESIGN Act 15 USC §7001 signatures and PDF/A-2 archive metadata cryptographically untouched.
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