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Repair PDF
Repair PDF runs in this tab. Rebuild pages copies each readable page into a new PDF and keeps selectable text when the page content survives. Recover pictures redraws pages as JPEGs when the file structure will not rebuild.
Drop your file here
PDF files only up to 100 MB
Files stay local on this device
Private by design. Your files stay on this device and are never uploaded.
How it works
How Repair PDF works
Repair PDF runs in this tab. Rebuild pages copies each readable page into a new PDF and keeps selectable text when the page content survives. Recover pictures redraws pages as JPEGs when the file structure will not rebuild.
Guided steps
How to use Repair PDF
- 1Select one PDF from your device.
- 2Choose rebuild pages or recover pictures.
- 3Repair locally and read the page count and any skipped pages.
- 4Download the new PDF.
In this tab
What stays in this browser
The file stays in this tab.
- What this tool reads
- The PDF you drop. Recover pictures also reads the pixels of each page it can draw.
- What the download contains
- A new PDF. Rebuild copies pages it can read and keeps selectable text when that content survives. Recover pictures are JPEG pages without selectable text. Signatures are not kept.
Questions
Repair PDF FAQs
Does repair upload my PDF?
No. The file is read in this tab. The download is created here.
Will every damaged file open after repair?
No. Rebuild copies pages this browser can read. Recover pictures draws pages it can render, up to 80. If neither mode can read a page, that file cannot be repaired here.
Are signatures and forms kept?
Digital signatures do not survive. Forms, attachments, outlines, and JavaScript are not kept as working features. Recover pictures also drops selectable text.
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