About PDF Book Page Trimmer
PDF Book Page Trimmer is a free, web-based tool designed to help you remove unwanted margins and borders from scanned book PDFs, creating cleaner, more readable digital documents.
Our Mission
We believe that digitizing books and documents should be accessible to everyone. Whether you're a student, librarian, researcher, or book enthusiast, PDF Book Page Trimmer empowers you to:
- Preserve personal book collections
- Clean up scanned documents for better readability
- Prepare materials for e-readers and tablets
- Archive public domain works
- Optimize PDFs for digital distribution
How It Started
The idea for PDF Book Page Trimmer came from personal frustration with scanned books that had excessive margins, shadows from book bindings, and inconsistent page edges. Existing tools were either expensive, complicated, or required installation. We wanted to create a solution that was:
✓ Free to Use
No subscriptions, no hidden fees
✓ Web-Based
Works in any modern browser
✓ Privacy-Focused
Files deleted after 1 hour
✓ Easy to Use
Visual preview, simple controls
Technology Stack
PDF Book Page Trimmer is built with modern, reliable technologies:
- Frontend: Next.js 14 with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS for a fast, responsive user interface
- Backend: Flask API with PyMuPDF (fitz) for high-quality PDF processing and image generation
- Hosting: Vercel for reliable, global content delivery
- Privacy: Automatic file cleanup and HTTPS encryption
Features Overview
Our tool offers professional-grade features without the complexity:
- 📄 Visual Preview: See exactly what you're cropping before export
- 📏 Independent Crop Lines: Different settings for left and right pages
- 🔄 Single-Page Mode: Toggle between facing pages and single-page view
- 📋 Batch Operations: Copy settings to all or remaining pages
- 🎨 Multiple Formats: Export as JPG, PNG, TIFF, or WebP
- ⚙️ Quality Control: Adjust DPI (72-600) and compression quality
- ✅ Selective Export: Choose which pages to include in final output
- 📦 ZIP Download: Get all processed pages in one convenient file
Who Uses PDF Book Page Trimmer?
📚 Students & Educators
Clean up scanned textbooks, lecture notes, and study materials for better readability on tablets and e-readers.
🏛️ Libraries & Archives
Digitize public domain books and historical documents with professional-quality crop settings.
🔬 Researchers
Prepare academic papers, journal articles, and research documents for citation and digital archives.
📖 Book Collectors
Preserve personal book collections by creating clean digital backups without scanning artifacts.
Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy matters. We don't store your PDFs permanently. All uploaded files are:
- Processed on secure servers with HTTPS encryption
- Automatically deleted after 1 hour
- Never shared with third parties
- Not used for training or analysis
Read our full Privacy Policy for details.
Future Development
We're constantly improving PDF Book Page Trimmer. Planned features include:
- Auto-detection of crop boundaries
- Preset templates for common book sizes
- Batch processing of multiple PDFs
- Cloud storage integration
- Advanced filtering (deskew, brightness, contrast)
Have a feature request? Contact us —we'd love to hear your ideas!
Copyright & Legal
PDF Book Page Trimmer is a tool for personal use and digitization of content you have the right to modify. Please respect copyright laws and only process:
- Public domain works
- Books and documents you own
- Materials for personal research (fair use)
- Content with proper licensing
See our Terms of Service for usage guidelines.
Open to Feedback
PDF Book Page Trimmer is built by users, for users. Your feedback shapes the tool's development. Thank you for being part of our community!