Crop PDF — Trim Margins and Unwanted Areas
Remove scanner borders, clean up margins and focus on your content — free
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!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
Enter values in points for top, bottom, left and right margins to remove. Quick presets included.
Set precise X, Y, width and height coordinates for exact control over the visible area.
Quick presets available
How to crop a PDF using CuroPDF
Open the free crop tool in your browser
Click or drag and drop your file
Choose trim margins or custom crop box — select which pages to crop
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
Yes. Choose all pages, first page only, odd pages or even pages.
Points — 1 point equals 0.35mm. A standard A4 page is 595 x 842 points.
No. The remaining content keeps its full original quality.