How to Save, Share or Print a Cropped PDF (Files, iCloud Drive, AirDrop)

The problem

You exported the PDF and now it seems to have vanished. Or it’s saved but you need it in iCloud Drive, on a colleague’s phone, or at the printer. Or you want it called something other than a random string.

After export

When the export finishes you’ll see Export Complete with Open in Files and Share. The file also appears under the Files tab in PDFCrop.

From the Files tab

Tap a file to preview its pages, then:

• Share: AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Save to Files / iCloud Drive, or another app.
• Print: the iOS print dialog.
• Rename or Delete (swipe, or use the file’s menu). Deleting removes the exported copy from PDFCrop’s Files.

Choose file names

Settings → Export → File names:

• Source + Cropped: report-Cropped.pdf
• Timestamp: PDFCrop-Export-20260214-101530.pdf
• UUID: a unique identifier

If a name exists, a number is added: report-Cropped (2).pdf.

Unedited pages

Settings → Export → Unedited Pages: choose Keep Original Page to export every page, or Exclude From Export to export only the ones you cropped or split. The second is handy for extracting a few pages.

Password-protect

On the export screen turn on Encrypt output PDF, enter and confirm a password, and the exported PDF opens only with it. Don’t forget it; PDFCrop can’t recover it.

Free exports

The free tier adds a small PDFCrop badge on exported pages. Pro or a Single Clean Export removes it. See the free vs Pro guide.

FAQ

Where is my exported PDF? In the Files tab in PDFCrop. Use Open in Files or Share to move it elsewhere.

How are exports named? Settings → Export. Choose Source + Cropped (report-Cropped.pdf), Timestamp, or UUID.

What happens to pages I did not edit? Settings → Export → Unedited Pages: Keep Original Page, or Exclude From Export.

Can I protect the file with a password? Yes. Turn on Encrypt output PDF on the export screen and set a password.