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Add Blank Pages to PDF

Insert blank pages into a PDF wherever you need them. Click the pages to add one after, or use a pattern like after every page or after every odd page. The blanks match the size of the page they follow, so the document still prints properly. Everything runs in your browser.

Drag and drop your PDF here, or

Up to 100 MB. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

What adding blank pages to a PDF does

A blank page is inserted into the page list at the point you choose, and everything after it shifts along by one. The existing pages are copied across untouched, so nothing is redrawn and no quality is lost.

Each blank takes its width and height from the page it follows. That matters more than it sounds: a blank of the wrong size in the middle of a document can make a printer switch trays, stop and ask for paper, or scale the following pages to fit.

The pages are genuinely empty, which means they add very little to the file size. A blank page costs a few hundred bytes rather than anything meaningful, so you can add plenty without the file growing.

Why use our add blank pages to PDF tool

  • ·Free. No signup, no paywall, no watermarks.
  • ·Runs in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded or saved.
  • ·Click to place. Pick exact spots by clicking pages, rather than counting page numbers.
  • ·Patterns for printing. After every odd page is the one that fixes double sided section breaks.
  • ·Right size every time. Each blank matches the page before it, so printing is not disrupted.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Add your PDF

    Drag the file onto the box or click to pick it. It stays in your browser and is never uploaded.

  2. 2

    Choose where the blanks go

    Click pages to add a blank after each, or pick a pattern: after every page, after every odd page, or at the end.

  3. 3

    Set how many each time

    Add one blank or several at each point, useful when you need a full spread of empty space.

  4. 4

    Check the layout and download

    The grid shows dashed placeholders where the blanks will land, so you can see the result before saving.

Making sections start on the right hand page

This is the reason most people end up needing blank pages, even if they would not describe it that way.

When a document is printed double sided, odd numbered pages land on the right hand side of the open spread and even numbered pages on the left. A new chapter is expected to start on the right, which means it has to begin on an odd page.

If a chapter ends on an odd page, the next one starts on an even page and lands on the left, facing the previous chapter's last page. Adding one blank after that odd page pushes everything along and puts the new chapter back on the right.

The after every odd page option does this across the whole document at once, which is what you want when every section should begin on a fresh sheet. For a single fix, click the one page you need a blank after and leave the rest alone.

This is also why printed books sometimes have a page saying nothing but 'This page intentionally left blank'. The blank is deliberate, and the note exists so nobody assumes a printing fault.

When to insert blank pages into a PDF

Anyone who needs empty space in the middle of a document rather than at the end. These are the situations that come up most:

  • ·People printing double sided. A blank in the right place keeps each new section starting on the right hand page instead of the back of the previous one.
  • ·Teachers preparing worksheets. A blank facing each exercise gives students room to work without needing separate paper.
  • ·Anyone printing something to annotate. A blank after every page turns a document into a notebook, with space for notes beside each page.
  • ·People assembling a document from parts. Blank pages act as separators between sections, or hold space for something to be added by hand later.

If you want to remove empty pages rather than add them, the blank page remover finds them for you. Reordering the pages and adding page numbers usually come next.

Frequently asked questions

How do I add a blank page to a PDF?
Add your PDF, click the page you want a blank to follow, then click download. You can also add blanks after every page, after every odd page, or at the end.
How do I make every chapter start on a right hand page?
Use the after every odd page option, or click the specific pages where a section ends on an odd page. When printed double sided, odd pages fall on the right, so a blank after one pushes the next section onto a fresh right hand page.
What size are the blank pages?
Each blank matches the page it follows. That keeps a mixed size document printing correctly and stops a printer from switching trays or scaling pages unexpectedly.
Can I add more than one blank at a time?
Yes. Set how many blanks to add at each point, up to twenty. Every chosen position gets that many.
Do blank pages make the file much bigger?
No. An empty page costs a few hundred bytes, so even a lot of them barely changes the file size.
Can I add a blank page at the very start?
This tool inserts blanks after a page, so it cannot place one before page one. To add a cover, make a one page blank PDF and merge it in front.
Are my PDF files private?
Yes. The whole process runs in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded to a server or saved anywhere, and once the page has loaded you can even use it offline.