Split PDF into even and odd page sets
1 min read·25 July 2026
Scanned a double-sided document with a single-sided scanner? You end up with two PDFs — one for front sides, one for back sides. PDFrust's evenOdd tool splits or filters pages by even/odd to help you reconstruct the original document.
When to use even/odd splitting
You scanned a paper stack twice through a single-sided scanner: first all front sides, then all back sides. The back-sides PDF is in reverse order. You need to split and re-merge to restore the original document page order.
Workflow: reconstruct double-sided scan
Step 1: scan all front sides → PDF-A (pages 1, 3, 5...). Step 2: scan all back sides → PDF-B (pages 6, 4, 2... in reverse). Step 3: reverse PDF-B with the reverse tool. Step 4: merge PDF-A and the reversed PDF-B in alternating order using the merge tool.
Odd / even pages
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How to use the evenOdd tool
Upload your PDF to the evenOdd tool. Choose "Even pages only" or "Odd pages only." The tool creates a new PDF containing only the selected page set. Save and process each set independently.
Manual duplex printing workflow
For manual double-sided printing on a single-sided printer: print odd pages first, reload the paper stack, then print even pages (sometimes mirrored). The evenOdd tool makes it easy to prepare the two sets separately before printing.
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