Validate and Repair a PDF

Check whether a file parses, and try rewriting a clean copy.

PDF Validation workspace

Drag & drop your PDF here

Supported: PDF · Maximum 100 MB · Processed in your browser

How to use PDF Validation

  1. Upload the problem file.
  2. Read the validation report.
  3. Download the rebuilt copy if one could be produced.

About this tool

A PDF that refuses to open is often structurally damaged rather than empty. Pdf2Go attempts to parse the file, reports what it found, and — where parsing succeeds — writes out a freshly rebuilt copy that some stubborn readers will accept. Severely corrupted files cannot be recovered this way, and the tool says so rather than pretending.