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Crop PDF — Trim Margins and Unwanted Areas

Remove scanner borders, clean up margins and focus on your content — free

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Scanned documents often come with thick white borders. PDFs exported from certain software include large margins that waste space. Cropping your PDF removes these unwanted areas and gives you a cleaner, more focused document.

Two ways to crop

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Trim margins

Enter values in points for top, bottom, left and right margins to remove. Quick presets included.

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Custom crop box

Set precise X, Y, width and height coordinates for exact control over the visible area.

Quick presets available

Small marginsRemove 20pt all sides
Large marginsRemove 36pt all sides
Remove headerTrim 50pt from top
Remove footerTrim 50pt from bottom

How to crop a PDF using CuroPDF

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Go to curopdf.com/crop-pdf
Open the free crop tool in your browser
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Upload your PDF
Click or drag and drop your file
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Set your crop values or use a preset
Choose trim margins or custom crop box — select which pages to crop
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Click Crop PDF and download
Your cleaner document downloads instantly

💡 Important note

Cropping hides content visually but does not permanently delete it from the file structure. For permanent removal of sensitive content use the Redact PDF tool instead.

Frequently asked questions

Can I crop specific pages only?

Yes. Choose all pages, first page only, odd pages or even pages.

What units are used for cropping?

Points — 1 point equals 0.35mm. A standard A4 page is 595 x 842 points.

Does cropping affect quality?

No. The remaining content keeps its full original quality.

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