Attempt to repair damaged or corrupted PDF files. Re-builds the PDF structure to recover readable content. Free, no upload.
✓ 100% Free🔒 Files Stay On Device✦ No Watermark
ℹ️ Repair works best on structurally damaged PDFs. Severely corrupted files may not be fully recoverable. Always keep a backup of your original file.
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Drop your damaged PDF here
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Frequently Asked Questions
This tool can fix structural corruption — incomplete object tables, malformed cross-reference streams, and broken object references. It works best on PDFs that fail to open but have most of their data intact.
Recovery depends on the extent of damage. Structurally damaged PDFs can usually be fully recovered. Severely truncated or overwritten files may only have partial content recoverable.
Yes — this tool uses encryption-ignoring mode which can process some encrypted PDFs even without the password, though decrypted content may not be accessible.
No. The repair runs entirely in your browser using @cantoo/pdf-lib. Your file never leaves your device.
If the file is too severely corrupted for structural repair, some content may be unrecoverable. Try opening the repaired file in Adobe Acrobat for additional recovery options.