Repair PDF
Reads whatever can be recovered from a damaged or oddly built PDF and writes it out again as a clean file with a fresh structure. It fixes broken cross-reference tables and trailing junk. Pages that are truly unreadable cannot be recovered.
Worth knowing: Repair works on the structure of the file. It cannot restore pages whose content was lost.
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.pdf · up to 100 MB each
How to use Repair PDF
- 1
Select the damaged PDF
Choose a file that will not open or shows errors.
- 2
Repair
Press Repair PDF. We read what can be recovered and write it out with a fresh structure.
- 3
Download
Try the rebuilt file. If a page was truly unreadable it cannot be recovered.
What people use it for
- Opening a download that stopped halfway
- Fixing a PDF that one viewer rejects
- Cleaning a file before merging it
Frequently asked questions
What can Repair PDF fix?
Broken cross-reference tables and trailing junk. It cannot restore pages whose content was lost.
Will it change how my PDF looks?
Pages are copied across as they are, so the content stays the same.
Are my files kept?
No. Uploads are removed as soon as the job finishes, and the finished file expires about an hour later. Nothing is sent to a third-party service.