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Repair PDF

Upload a PDF that won't open, reports "file is damaged" or renders garbled. Two repair strategies run automatically: a structural rebuild that preserves text and images, and a page-image rebuild fallback for severe corruption. Everything runs locally in your browser.

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Files are processed locally in your browser — never uploaded to any server

Structural rebuild first — text & images preservedImage rebuild fallback for severe damage (text layer is lost)Processed locally — never uploaded
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No quota used if both strategies failSupported: PDFNothing retained · files never leave your device, zero server storageVerify it yourself: open DevTools → Network — you won’t see a single file upload

Full-release pricing preview: $6.9/mo or $49/yr · 30-day email notice before billing starts · nothing is charged during the beta

How it works (3 steps)

1

Upload the damaged PDF

Files that won't open, show wrong page counts or render garbled content are all worth trying.

2

Automatic two-level repair

The file structure (xref table / objects) is parsed and rebuilt first; if that fails, each page is rendered to an image and reassembled.

3

Download the result

The result card states honestly which strategy was used; image-rebuilt files look identical but text is no longer selectable.

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FAQ

What kinds of damage can be fixed?

Most fixable cases: truncated downloads, corrupted cross-reference (xref) tables, and non-standard structures from buggy generators. Files whose body bytes were overwritten or encrypted-then-corrupted cannot be recovered from nothing — unfixable files are reported clearly and never count against your quota.

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Will text still be copyable after repair?

The structural rebuild preserves the original text layer, so selection and copying work normally. If damage is too severe and the image fallback kicks in, the text layer is lost (the result card says so explicitly) — run the OCR tool afterwards to get the text back.

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Is my file uploaded to a server?

No. Both repair strategies run entirely in your browser; the file bytes never leave your device.

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Can password-protected PDFs be repaired?

Remove a known password with the Encrypt/Decrypt tool first, then repair. We cannot and will not attempt to crack unknown passwords.

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Does a digital signature survive processing?

No. Any change to a signed PDF (merging, compressing, watermarking…) invalidates the existing digital signature — that is the tamper-proof design of PDF signatures, not a limit of this site. Process first, then sign.

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Can I trust the processing engine?

Yes — and you can verify it: the tool runs on open-source in-browser engines (pdf-lib, pdf.js, Tesseract OCR…) on your own device. Open DevTools → Network while processing and you will see no file upload requests.

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