# PDF Page Range Extractor Extract only selected PDF pages with OpenDataLoader and export the subset as Markdown, JSON, or text > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-page-range-extractor - **Category:** Developer Tools - **Keywords:** pdf, page range, extractor, opendataloader ## Overview Use OpenDataLoader to convert only the pages you care about from a long PDF. This is useful for appendix review, chapter extraction, report snippets, legal review packets, and partial AI ingestion workflows. ## Inputs - **PDF File** (file) - **Export Format** (select) - **Pages** (text): e.g. 1,3,5-7 - **Use Struct Tree** (checkbox) - **Keep Line Breaks** (checkbox) - **Include Page Separators** (checkbox) ## When to use - When you need to extract a specific chapter or appendix from a massive PDF report. - When preparing targeted document snippets for AI context windows to save token costs. - When converting selected pages of legal or financial documents into structured Markdown or JSON. ## How it works - Upload your target PDF file into the tool. - Specify the exact pages you want to extract using a comma-separated list or range (e.g., 1,3,5-7). - Select your preferred export format (Markdown, JSON, or Text) and toggle structural options like keeping line breaks or page separators. - Run the extraction to download a new file containing only the parsed content from your specified pages. ## Use cases - Extracting financial tables from specific pages of an annual report for data analysis. - Pulling a single contract clause or addendum from a lengthy legal packet. - Isolating a specific research paper methodology section to feed into an LLM. ## Frequently asked questions ### What formats can I export the extracted pages to? You can export the extracted PDF pages as Markdown, JSON, or plain text. ### How do I format the page range input? Use commas to separate individual pages and hyphens for ranges. For example, '1,3,5-7' will extract pages 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7. ### What does the 'Use Struct Tree' option do? It utilizes the PDF's internal structural tags to better preserve the logical reading order and document hierarchy during extraction. ### Can I keep the original line breaks from the PDF? Yes, you can enable the 'Keep Line Breaks' option to maintain the original text wrapping of the document. ### Will the output indicate where a new page starts? 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