[Meet All Needs] Remove Blank Pages from PDF Guide

Removing blank pages from PDF is an unavoidable task when processing PDF files. Deleting a few blank pages from a single PDF is something most people can do, and online tools like iLovePDF can easily help if you don't want to delete them manually.

However, what if we're dealing with sensitive files that are inconvenient to upload online? Or what if we have a bunch of PDF files that need to have blank pages checked and deleted? Things become complicated.

UPDF is definitely the all-in-one PDF management tool you'll love and need. It offers local protection for sensitive data and doesn't have the document size limitations of online tools (Max File Size: 100MB, Max File Count: 100). Most importantly, it eliminates the need for manual checking of blank pages; AI helps us check for blank pages in documents with a single click and provides a one-click deletion function.

Part 1. How to Remove Blank PDF Pages Automatically

Let's see how to remove blank pages from PDF automatically with just a few clicks.

Step 1. Access Organize Pages

Once you import a PDF with blank pages, click the “Organize Pages” tool in the top left corner.

Step 2. Choose "AI Check Pages"

Next, press the “AI Check Pages” button in the upper bar. It will scan your PDF and highlight items for optimization. Afterward, press the “Delete” button next to “Blank pages” to remove the pages from pdf without Adobe.

That's everything we need to do; even beginners can operate like professionals. Besides using AI, UPDF also offers many different ways for us to check and delete blank pages from PDF manually.

Part 2: How to Remove Blank PDF Pages Manually

1: Remove Blank PDF Pages in Thumbnail

One of the options to remove a blank PDF page is through the Thumbnail mode in UPDF. Follow the steps below to learn how to do it by yourself.

• Open your document in UPDF and make sure that the "Thumbnail" icon is switched on. You can find the icon in the menu on the left. Once this is switched on, you will see the preview of your document on the left.

• Find the empty page that you want to delete. Select it and then right-click on it and choose "Delete".
• Hold on the "Ctrl + S" to save the updated PDF.

2. Remove Blank Pages from PDF in Organize Pages

Another option is removing blank pages in the Organize Pages mode. Here, there's 2 different ways you can use.

Way 1. Deleting Blank Pages

The first way is removing blank pages with deleting button directly.

• Open your PDF file in UPDF and access the "Organize Pages" mode. The mode can be found in the menu on the left.

• Once you are in the Organize Pages mode, find and select blank pages you would like to remove. If there's multiple pages, you can select all of them by holding Ctrl or Command key and clicking.

• Once the pages are selected, remove them by clicking the Trash bin icon at the top or by pressing the Backspace button on your keybord.

Way 2. Replacing Blank Pages

If you would like to delete the blank page and replace with some other content, you can also do it in the Organize Pages mode.

1. Click on the "Replace" icon. Now, choose the file you would like to replace it with and click "Open".

• Now, Select "Custom" for the page range in Original and Source part, enter the page number of the blank page in the Original file part, then, enter the page number you need to use in the Source file to replace the blank page. Once done, click on the "Replace" icon.

• Your blank page is replaced successfully. You can save the changes by clicking "File" > "Save".

3. Remove Blank Pages for Free in PDF Via Print

You can also use the Print feature to save the pages you need as a new PDF to remove blank pages. However, this method only works well when your blank pages are at the beginning or the end of the PDF file. The best part of this method is that it is free to use.  

1. Open your PDF in UPDF and go to File > Print.

• Now, a settings menu will open, allowing you to adjust the parameters for printing, and remove any pages you do not wish to print.

• Select the "Microsoft Print to PDF" as the printer, enter the pages to print. Here, as the blank page is the first page, I enter 2-15 to print. Click "Print" to print your PDF without any blank pages.

Conclusion

Removing a blank page in your PDF may come in handy. With UPDF you can not only remove blank pages, but also replace them with files that contain content. What is more, UPDF has many other PDF editing features that can advance your work.