Delete the First Page of a PDF
Drop your PDF and click the first thumbnail to mark page 1 for removal, or type 1 in the range input. Download a new PDF that starts from page 2. All processing runs in your browser.
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How it works
This tool uses pdf-lib, a pure JavaScript PDF library that runs entirely in your browser. Thumbnails are rendered with pdfjs-dist so you can see every page. When you download, pdf-lib creates a new document, copies only the pages you kept (using copyPages with the indexes that were not marked for deletion), and saves it as a fresh PDF.
Processing runs in your browser
All page removal happens locally in your browser tab. pdf-lib rebuilds the document in memory and the resulting file is downloaded directly to your device. Our servers are not involved at any point.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I delete just the first page of a PDF?
- Drop your PDF, click the first thumbnail to mark it (a red X appears), and click Download. The new PDF starts from page 2 and keeps everything that follows.
- When is removing the first page useful?
- Common cases include trimming cover pages, removing scan separator sheets, dropping fax cover sheets, or stripping outdated title pages from a report before re-sharing.
- Can I also delete other pages in the same operation?
- Yes. After marking page 1, click any other thumbnail to add it to the deletion list, or use the range input like 1, 4, 9 to mark several pages at once.
- Will the page numbering change in the resulting PDF?
- The new PDF starts at page 1, which corresponds to your original page 2. The on-page numbering in the document itself is not rewritten; only the page order is updated.
- Does this re-compress or change my PDF quality?
- Quality is preserved. The kept pages are copied as-is with pdf-lib, so text, images, and formatting are unchanged from the original.