Delete first page of PDF

First page out — for stripping cover sheets, fax sheets, or unneeded title pages.

The PDF arrived with a fax cover sheet on page 1. Useful for the sender; not useful for your file. You need just the document, page 1 removed.

One click in Flint.

Select page 1, delete, save

Open delete PDF pages, drop the file. Page 1's thumbnail is the first one in the grid. Click it. Hit delete. Save. The output is your document starting at what was originally page 2, now renumbered as page 1.

What happens to page labels

If the original page 1 was labelled 'Cover' or 'i', that label is removed. The new page 1 keeps its original label — so a Roman-numbered preface stays 'ii, iii, iv' if those were the labels for pages 2-4. Use edit PDF to relabel if needed.

Bookmarks pointing at page 1

Removed. There's no page 1 anymore in the original sense — that page is gone. Bookmarks pointing at deleted pages disappear cleanly. Other bookmarks remap.

Multi-page cover

If your cover is multiple pages (title, copyright, contents), delete pages 1-3 (or whatever the range is) instead of just page 1. Same flow.

FAQ

Can I keep the cover as a separate file?

Yes — split instead of delete. Page 1 becomes its own file; the rest becomes the second file.

Does this re-render the document?

No. Page 1 is just removed from the page tree. Other pages are unchanged.

Will internal links break?

Only links pointing at page 1 break. Other links remap.

Is there an undo?

Yes, before saving. After saving, restore from your original file (keep a backup).

Click, delete, save. Remove the first page.

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Drop a PDF in and you'll be done in seconds — no install, files private to your account.

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