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Repair PDF

Rebuild broken PDF structure and recover readable pages. Your file never leaves your device — it is processed in your browser.

Repair a damaged PDF

Choose a PDF that fails to open or shows errors; we rebuild it on your device.

How it works

1

Choose the damaged PDF

Select or drop the file that will not open properly.

2

Repair

We rebuild the file’s structure, or recover the pages if that fails.

3

Download

Save the repaired copy — we tell you which method worked.

About the Repair PDF tool

Repair PDF fixes documents that refuse to open, show “file is damaged” errors or display blank pages because of a broken internal structure — often caused by interrupted downloads, faulty email attachments or buggy software. The tool first rebuilds the cross-reference table and object structure, which keeps the original text, fonts and images intact.

If the structure is too badly damaged for that, a second, very tolerant PDF engine reads whatever it can and rebuilds every recoverable page as a high-resolution image. The result tells you which method was used, so you know whether text is still selectable. Nothing can recover data that is truly missing from the file, but many “corrupt” PDFs come back to life in seconds.

100% private: your file never leaves your device — it is processed in your browser. No upload, no storage, no account.

What you get

Structure rebuild

Fixes broken xref tables and offsets losslessly.

Image fallback

Recovers pages even from badly damaged files.

Clear report

Tells you which repair method was used.

Never uploaded

Your file is repaired on your device.

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Frequently asked questions

Is it free?
Yes — Repair PDF is completely free and unlimited. There is no account, sign-up, watermark or credit card required.
Are my files uploaded to your server?
No. This tool runs entirely in your web browser using JavaScript, so your PDF never leaves your device. Nothing is uploaded, stored or seen by anyone — you can even disconnect from the internet once the page has loaded.
Can every damaged PDF be repaired?
No tool can restore data that is missing — for example a file that was cut off halfway through a download. The repair recovers everything that is still readable.
Why is my repaired PDF made of images?
When the structure cannot be rebuilt, the tool recovers pages by rendering them as images. Text is then no longer selectable or searchable, but the content is visible again.
Can it repair password-protected PDFs?
Encrypted PDFs must be unlocked first with the Unlock PDF tool (you need the password), then repaired.
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