Repair PDF
Repair PDF runs in this tab. Rebuild pages copies each readable page into a new PDF and keeps selectable text when the page content survives. Recover pictures redraws pages as JPEGs when the file structure will not rebuild.
Privacy and offline checks
Document processing runs locally in supported PDFForge workflows. This panel is a diagnostic view; it cannot prove that no data left the device.
Observed resource activity
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Page timing and the active service worker report different surfaces and may observe the same request. Worker activity can be incomplete; WebSockets, request bodies and extensions are outside this view. The latest 60 sanitized observations stay in memory only. URLs, filenames, query strings, document content and byte counts are not recorded here.
Verify independently in DevTools
- Use a clean browser profile and synthetic documents. Open Network in DevTools and enable Preserve log.
- Prepare offline below. Switch Network to Offline, then reload the saved workspace and select a new file.
- Inspect, redact, run output checks and download. Inspect failed requests and request payloads, including worker requests. A same-site request can still transmit data.
- Inspect Application or Storage. Cache Storage should contain public app assets and setup records only. Document recovery and content telemetry are disabled; recipe settings are saved only after opt-in.
Offline readiness
Full workspace not prepared for offline use
English OCR not prepared for offline use
Prepare while connected to save the workspace, tools, fonts and workers. English OCR is optional. Only public app assets are saved; documents, outputs and passwords are excluded. Browser storage can be cleared or evicted. Check saved assets before disconnecting and prepare again after an app update.
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Open saved workspaceReady for local work · One heavy job at a time in this tab
Drop your PDF file here, or browse
Supports standard PDF documents • Up to 100 MB
Private by design. Document processing runs in this browser. PDFForge has no document upload API.
How it works
How Repair PDF works
Repair PDF runs in this tab. Rebuild pages copies each readable page into a new PDF and keeps selectable text when the page content survives. Recover pictures redraws pages as JPEGs when the file structure will not rebuild.
Guided steps
How to use Repair PDF
- 1Select one PDF from your device.
- 2Choose rebuild pages or recover pictures.
- 3Repair locally and read the page count and any skipped pages.
- 4Download the new PDF.
In this tab
What stays in this browser
The file stays in this tab.
- What this tool reads
- The PDF you drop. Recover pictures also reads the pixels of each page it can draw.
- What the download contains
- A new PDF. Rebuild copies pages it can read and keeps selectable text when that content survives. Recover pictures are JPEG pages without selectable text. Signatures are not kept.
Questions
Repair PDF FAQs
Does repair upload my PDF?
No. The file is read in this tab. The download is created here.
Will every damaged file open after repair?
No. Rebuild copies pages this browser can read. Recover pictures draws pages it can render, up to 80. If neither mode can read a page, that file cannot be repaired here.
Are signatures and forms kept?
Digital signatures do not survive. Forms, attachments, outlines, and JavaScript are not kept as working features. Recover pictures also drops selectable text.
Continue locally
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