A4 to A5 PDF Converter — Resize PDF to Any Page Size, Free & Private

Convert an A4 PDF to A5, scale A5 up to A4, or resize to A3, A6, US Letter, Legal, Tabloid or a custom size — with fit, fill, stretch, margins, orientation and page‑range control. 100% in your browser, files up to 200 MB, nothing uploaded. 📐

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A4 ↔ A5 PDF Resizer

Change a PDF’s page size — A4, A5, A3, Letter, Legal & more

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Drop a PDF here or click to choose
Up to 200 MB · processed locally, never uploaded
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Size
Pages
Detected page size
Leave blank for all pages. Pages outside this range are kept at their original size.
50% halves each page’s size; 200% doubles it. Content scales with the page.
A4 = 210 × 297 mmA5 = 148 × 210 mmA3 = 297 × 420 mmLetter = 8.5 × 11 inA-series shares 1:√2 — no crop

How to Resize a PDF’s Page Size

  1. Pick a target size — tap a preset like A4 → A5, or choose any size (A3, A6, Letter, Legal, custom, or a percentage) from the menu.
  2. Add your PDF — it stays on your device; nothing is uploaded. Tune the fit, orientation, margin or page range if you like.
  3. Click Resize PDF — every page is rebuilt at the new size and your resized PDF downloads instantly.
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Any paper size, exact dimensions

Resize to A3, A4, A5, A6, B4, B5, US Letter, Legal, Tabloid or Executive — or type a custom width and height in millimetres, inches or points. Because the A-series shares the 1:√2 shape, A4↔A5 conversions scale perfectly with no cropping.

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Full control over the result

Choose how content fills the new page — Fit (no crop), Fill (cover, may crop), Stretch or Actual size — set the orientation, add a margin, and resize only the pages you pick. Text stays selectable and sharp because pages scale as vectors, not images.

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100% private, up to 200 MB

Everything runs in your browser with the open-source pdf-lib engine. Even a large 200 MB book PDF is resized locally — never uploaded, stored or seen by a server.

About the Free A4 ↔ A5 PDF Converter & Page Resizer

Need to turn an A4 PDF into A5 for a half-size booklet, a handout, or to print two pages on one sheet? Or scale an A5 PDF up to A4 so it fills a standard page? This free tool changes a PDF’s page size between every common paper format — and resizing every page to fit while keeping the layout perfectly centred. Beyond A4 and A5 it also converts to A3, A6, B4, B5, US Letter, Legal, Tabloid and Executive, or any custom size you type in millimetres, inches or points.

A4 measures 210 × 297 mm and A5 is exactly half of it at 148 × 210 mm. Both belong to the ISO 216 A-series, which means they share the same 1:√2 aspect ratio — so converting between them is a clean uniform scale with no cropping, stretching or white borders. The tool detects each page’s current size, scales it to the target, and centres it on the new page, preserving portrait or landscape orientation.

You get the same fit, fill, stretch and actual-size options the paid tools charge for. Fit scales content to fit with no cropping (best for A4↔A5). Fill covers the whole page and may crop the edges. Stretch forces the content to the exact dimensions, and Actual size keeps the original scale centred on the new page. Add a margin for printing and binding, force portrait or landscape, or use a page range like 1-3, 5, 8- to resize only some pages while leaving the rest untouched. There is even a scale-by-percentage mode to shrink or enlarge an entire document proportionally.

Unlike most online converters that make you upload confidential documents to a server, this one runs 100% in your browser using the open-source pdf-lib library. Your PDF is read, resized and saved entirely on your own device — nothing is transmitted, stored or seen by anyone, which matters for contracts, manuscripts, statements and personal files. It handles files up to 200 MB, so even a full illustrated book exports locally, and works on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad and Android with no install or sign-up.

Paper Sizes in the United States, Canada, UK & Australia

Paper standards differ by country, and this resizer covers them all. In the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, India and across Europe, the ISO 216 A-series (A4, A5, A3, A6) is the everyday standard for office documents, school and university work, CVs and résumés, exam papers, invoices and government forms — so resizing a PDF to A4 or turning A4 into A5 is the most common job. In the United States and Canada, the ANSI / North American sizes rule instead: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), Legal (8.5 × 14 in) and Tabloid / Ledger (11 × 17 in). Whenever a document crosses the Atlantic — a US Letter file opened by a UK or Australian colleague, or an A4 attachment printed in America or Canada — the page size needs converting, and you can do it here in seconds with A4 to Letter, Letter to A4, Legal to A4 and every other combination.

Whether you spell it millimetres, centimetres and metres (UK, Australia, Canada) or millimeters and inches (US), the custom-size box accepts your preferred unit, so you can resize, rescale, shrink or enlarge any PDF to the exact dimensions your printer, print shop, publisher or courier requires. It is ideal for A5 booklets, planners, invitations, recipe cards and half-page flyers, A4 reports and double-sided handouts, US-Letter contracts and Canadian bilingual forms, Australian university assignments and UK exam-board PDFs — a single free A4 ↔ A5 PDF converter and page-size changer for the USA, Canada, UK and Australian markets alike.

Converting for print? Pair it with Add Page Numbers to PDF, fix any sideways scans with Rotate & Organize PDF, shrink the result with Compress PDF, or build the document first with Merge PDF.

A4 to A5 PDF Converter FAQ

Tap the A4 → A5 preset (or pick A5 from the size menu), add your PDF, and click Resize PDF. Every page is scaled down to A5 (148 × 210 mm) and the resized PDF downloads automatically. Because A4 and A5 share the same shape, nothing is cropped.
Yes. Choose the A5 → A4 preset and each page is enlarged to A4 (210 × 297 mm). The tool also auto-detects your file’s current size and pre-selects the most likely direction.
Besides A4 and A5 you can resize to A3, A6, B4, B5, US Letter, Legal, Tabloid (Ledger) and Executive — or type a custom width and height in millimetres, inches or points. There is also a scale-by-percentage mode to shrink or enlarge the whole document proportionally.
They control how your content fills the new page. Fit scales it to fit with no cropping (best for A4↔A5). Fill covers the entire page and may crop the edges. Stretch forces the content to the exact dimensions and may distort it. Actual size keeps the original scale and centres it on the new page.
Yes. Set a margin in millimetres to leave white space for printing and binding, and force every page to portrait or landscape — or leave it on Auto to keep each page’s original orientation.
Yes. Enter a page range like 1-3, 5, 8- in the "Pages to resize" box. Only those pages are resized; every other page is kept at its original size, so you can mix sizes in one document.
Not with the default Fit mode. A4 and A5 both belong to the ISO A-series and share the same 1:√2 aspect ratio, so each page scales uniformly and stays centred — no cropping, stretching or white borders. (Fill and Stretch can crop or distort by design if you choose them.)
No. Pages are scaled as vectors rather than flattened to images, so text stays selectable and lines stay sharp at the new size. It is true resizing, not a screenshot.
No. The whole conversion runs in your browser with the open-source pdf-lib engine — your file is never uploaded, stored or seen by a server, so contracts, manuscripts and statements stay private.
Up to 200 MB, so even a full illustrated book converts locally. Very large files take longer and use more memory, so a desktop browser is recommended for files above ~100 MB.
Yes. It runs in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad and Android — no app or install needed.

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✔ Reviewed by the True Value Calc editorial team🗓 Last updated June 2026📚 Sources: NIST, BIPM SI unit definitions