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Remove Blank Pages from PDF

Find and delete the empty pages in a scan or export without clicking through them, and see exactly which ones went.

About Remove Blank Pages

Remove blank pages that pile up when a double-sided scanner captures the empty backs of one-sided letters, or when a report export leaves empty pages between sections. Every page is checked, the ones with almost no ink are deleted, and the result lists exactly which went, such as Removed pages: 2, 4, so you can check them against the paper. Dust and scanner specks are filtered out first, so a slightly grey page still counts as empty.

Pages with any real text are never removed, even when the text is tiny. If the result is too strict or too loose for your scanner, adjust Counts as blank when white above under More options. The default is 99%, and lower values remove more. The file is saved with _clean added to its name. If the cleaned scan is still too big to send, Compress PDF can shrink it.

How to use Remove Blank Pages

  1. 1
    Upload the PDF

    Choose the scan or export that has empty pages, or drop it on the page.

  2. 2
    Adjust if needed

    The default works for most scans. Under More options, lower the white threshold if faint blank pages are left behind.

  3. 3
    Clean and download

    Click Remove Blank Pages, check the list of removed pages and save the shorter file.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • See which pages went

    The result lists the removed pages by number, so you can check them against the original.

  • Ignores scanner dust

    Tiny specks and noise don't stop a page from counting as blank.

  • Text is always safe

    A page with even a few characters of real text is kept.

  • Adjustable threshold

    Set how white a page must be, from 90 to 100%, to suit your scanner.

FAQ

Remove Blank Pages: questions and answers

How do I remove blank pages from a scanned PDF?
Upload it and click Remove Blank Pages. Every page is checked, the empty ones are deleted, and the result lists their page numbers. When one scan holds several letters, Split PDF can then divide it by page range.
Will it remove blank pages that only have a header or page number?
Not if that header is real text, because pages with text are always kept. On a scan, a lower threshold can make such nearly empty pages count as blank.
What if a page I wanted to keep disappears?
The list of removed pages shows which one it was. Raise Counts as blank when white above toward 100% and run it again. Your original file is never changed.
How many scans can I clean on the free plan?
Two a day with a free account and 2 in total as a visitor, each up to 50 MB. VIP cleans files up to 1 GB, up to 50 per task, with no daily limit.
Do you look at the scanned pages?
No. The pages are checked by software in an isolated process, and the scan is deleted automatically after one hour. Nobody here views, shares or sells it.
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