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Repair PDF

Recover a damaged PDF that won't open, or opens with errors, in your browser

Drop a damaged PDF here

Or choose one; it's repaired in your browser and never uploaded

What's missing from a file can't be brought back: a PDF cut short keeps only the pages it still holds. Bookmarks and attachments aren't carried over.

How to repair a damaged PDF

  1. Drop the damaged PDF on the page or choose it.
  2. It's written again into a clean PDF, its text kept, and checked; when that can't be done, the pages that can still be read are saved as images.
  3. See what was recovered, and download the repaired PDF.

Questions

What can be repaired?

Damage to a PDF's structure, its table of where everything is, as a download cut short at the end, a bad save or a broken app leaves: the pages it still holds are recovered.

Is the text kept?

Yes, when it's written again. When only images of its pages can be saved, they look as they did; make their text searchable with OCR PDF.

Can it recover what's missing?

No: a file cut short keeps only the pages it still holds, and no tool can bring back what isn't in it.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. It's repaired by your browser, on your device, and never sent anywhere.

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