PdfCrop is a desktop app for Linux and Windows. It crops PDF margins automatically or by hand.
PdfCrop does all processing on your computer. It does not use an account, telemetry, a cloud service, or a network connection.
Download the latest .deb package from
GitHub Releases.
PdfCrop is available for Windows 11 x86-64. Install it from Microsoft Store.
- Open a PDF or a
.pdfcropproject. - Go to a page with the centered page switcher or the document outline.
- Detect the content automatically, or adjust the page edges by hand.
- For a batch, open Apply crop to other pages or Auto-crop multiple pages, then choose the destination pages in Batch targets.
- Review any cut-content warnings and correct the crop when needed.
- Use Preview to check a temporary cropped PDF.
- Save the project if you want to continue later.
- Use Export to create the final PDF.
The active preview page and the selected batch pages are separate. A manual edit changes only the active page. Other selected pages change only after you use the apply button.
Read the User guide for a complete explanation.
PdfCrop changes the PDF CropBox. The CropBox tells a PDF viewer which part of a page to show.
PdfCrop does not remove content and does not make the original MediaBox smaller.
This means that content outside the crop is still stored in the exported file. Cropping can be reversed by restoring the crop to the full page. It is not a security tool for removing private information.
A .pdfcrop project saves the crop settings, page selection, review state, and undo history. It
does not include a copy of the source PDF.
The project stores a SHA-256 fingerprint of the source PDF. When you open the project, PdfCrop checks that the linked PDF is the same file. A moved PDF can be linked again only when its fingerprint matches.
After the first project save, later workspace changes are saved automatically. PdfCrop tries to restore the last saved project when the app starts again.
- Each window opens one PDF. You can open more PDFs in separate windows.
- PdfCrop does not perform OCR, deskew pages, delete pages, or remove hidden page content.
- Paragraph checks need a searchable text layer. They are not available for image-only scans.
- Very faint marks can look like paper texture or scanner noise.
- Decorative lines, shadows, and photographs can sometimes create warnings that are not useful.
- Exporting a changed signed PDF invalidates its existing digital signatures. PdfCrop warns before export.
- Some encrypted PDFs cannot be changed because of their security settings or permissions.
Safety warnings help you review a crop. They cannot prove that every important mark is inside it.
PdfCrop is available under the MIT License. Contributions use the same license.
Before contributing, read Contributing and the Code of Conduct. Report security problems through the private process in Security.
See Third-party notices for information about the libraries and native tools used by PdfCrop.