Repair PDF
Fix corrupted or damaged PDF files and recover your data.
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Supports .pdf up to 500 MB · Files stay private
How It Works
Upload your corrupted PDF
Drag and drop your damaged PDF file or click to browse your device.
Automatic repair
The tool re-loads and re-saves the PDF, rebuilding the internal structure and fixing broken references.
Download your repaired PDF
Your fixed file is ready in seconds. Open it to verify that your content has been recovered.
Why Use FreePDFApp?
- ✓Recover data from corrupted PDFs that won't open
- ✓Rebuild damaged internal PDF structure
- ✓Fix PDFs with broken cross-reference tables
- ✓Preserve all recoverable text, images, and formatting
- ✓Works on partially corrupted files
Frequently Asked Questions
Incomplete downloads, bad file transfers, disk errors, or software crashes during PDF creation can all corrupt the internal structure of a PDF file.
Most corrupted PDFs can be repaired. Severely damaged files may only partially recover — some pages or images may be lost if the underlying data is destroyed.
Yes — repair happens entirely in your browser using client-side processing. No data is sent to any server.
The file may be too severely damaged for recovery. Try opening the repaired file in a different PDF reader, as some readers are more tolerant of minor issues.
No — the tool only rebuilds the internal structure. All recoverable text, images, and formatting are preserved exactly as they were.
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