Does Extract PDF Ends upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Extract PDF Ends runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: PDF only. Needs ≥2 pages. Max 50 MB.

Should I use Drop PDF Ends instead of Extract PDF Ends?

Use Extract PDF Ends when you need Keep only the first and last pages. Use Drop PDF Ends when you need Remove the first and last pages. They share a category (PDF) but not the same job.

Extract PDF Ends

Keep only the first and last pages.

Exports page 1 and the last page as a two-page PDF. Unlike Extract First PDF Page this also keeps the end. Unlike Drop Ends PDF this keeps the covers, not the middle. Runs in the browser with pdf-lib.

What Extract PDF Ends does

This URL is only for Extract PDF Ends (extract ends pdf). Keep only the first and last pages. Other PDF tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Extract PDF Ends alone: Exports page 1 and the last page as a two-page PDF. Unlike Extract First PDF Page this also keeps the end. Unlike Drop Ends PDF this keeps the covers, not the middle. Runs in the browser with pdf-lib.

How to use Extract PDF Ends

Stay on this Extract PDF Ends page (/extract-ends-pdf). Do not switch to Drop PDF Ends unless you actually want Remove the first and last pages..
Add the file type Extract PDF Ends accepts. Hint from the path: extract ends pdf. Keep only the first and last pages.
Set only the options that match Extract PDF Ends. Neighbor Extract First PDF Page does something else (Save only the first page as a PDF.). Tool note: Exports page 1 and the last page as a two-page PDF. Unlike Extract First PDF Page this also keeps the end. Unlike Drop Ends PDF this keeps the covers, not the middle. Runs in the browser with pdf-lib.
Run Extract PDF Ends in this tab. Browser memory still applies: PDF only. Needs ≥2 pages. Max 50 MB.
Download or copy the result from Extract PDF Ends. If it is the wrong job, open Drop PDF Ends instead.

When not to use Extract PDF Ends

Skip Extract PDF Ends when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Drop PDF Ends or Extract First PDF Page — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Exports page 1 and the last page as a two-page PDF. Unlike Extract First PDF Page this also keeps the end. Unlike Drop Ends PDF this keeps the covers, not the middle. Runs in the browser with pdf-lib.

Questions about Extract PDF Ends

What does Extract PDF Ends do that other PDF pages on this site do not?: Exports page 1 and the last page as a two-page PDF. Unlike Extract First PDF Page this also keeps the end. Unlike Drop Ends PDF this keeps the covers, not the middle. Runs in the browser with pdf-lib. Short version: Keep only the first and last pages.
Does Extract PDF Ends upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Extract PDF Ends runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: PDF only. Needs ≥2 pages. Max 50 MB.
Should I use Drop PDF Ends instead of Extract PDF Ends?: Use Extract PDF Ends when you need Keep only the first and last pages. Use Drop PDF Ends when you need Remove the first and last pages. They share a category (PDF) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Extract PDF Ends?: PDF only. Needs ≥2 pages. Max 50 MB. Also: Exports page 1 and the last page as a two-page PDF. Unlike Extract First PDF Page this also keeps the end. Unlike Drop Ends PDF this keeps the covers, not the middle. Runs in the browser with pdf-lib.