Free pdf splitter not actually free?

I'm trying to split pdfs into separate pages using the supposedly "free" adobe acrobat pdf splitter tool. I was able to do it with one file, which required me to log in. I used to have an Adobe subscription but no longer do because it was a waste of a LOT of money & I never really learned much with the different programs. Every help thing or search engine thing I find claims the splitter tool is free for use in a browser. But after I did the first one, every time I try to do the next one it tries to make me sign up for a subscription & doesn't let me get to the actual tool to split the document. Adobe is simply not worth the money for me as I am not really a designer & as far as I know they started doing a lot of unethical things that screw over their customers/creatives. Just trying to use the free version of Canva for the moment. What am I missing? Adobe's own help articles claim that the splitter is free to use. I'll look into finding another free splitter but this is driving me nuts. Why would it say free on literally everything when it's not??? Has our misinformation highway gotten so bad that companies can't even keep their own info they put out straight? That's direct from the source. That's a BIG problem. Had the same issue regarding something with ChatGPT last week where it's info on it's own products was WRONG lol. And come after me if ya want ab using AI, but when you use it responsibly & as the tool it's intended for instead of a "be all end all do it all for me," it can actually be useful. We're doomed if all companies are gonna be this freaking lax now. Sorry, Walmart pissed me off a lot this week too lol. All the big companies tbh.