Repair a damaged PDF

Try to recover a damaged or unreadable PDF. The tool reloads the file and saves it as a clean PDF. Locally, no upload.

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Files stay on your device — nothing is uploaded

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Your file is processed in your browser and never uploaded.

How does it work?

1
Choose your PDF
Drag the damaged PDF here.
2
Repair
The file is reprocessed and saved.
3
Download
Download the repaired PDF.

Frequently asked questions

What damage can this fix?

Minor damage such as broken cross-references and corrupt metadata. A heavily damaged file (e.g. a half-downloaded PDF) cannot be recovered this way.

Are my files uploaded?

No. Everything happens in your own browser. Your file never leaves your device and is not stored anywhere.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free, without watermark or account. The site is paid for by ads.

More reading

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Why in the browser?

PDFrust runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly and modern JavaScript libraries such as pdf-lib and PDF.js. Your file is never sent to a server — all processing happens locally on your device. This means your documents remain private by design, regardless of what they contain. There is no account required, no file size limit, and nothing is stored after you close the tab.