How to recover readable pages from a broken pdf
- Step 1Drop the broken PDF into the tool — Upload the partially readable or unreadable PDF.
- Step 2Run the recovery scan — The tool identifies intact page objects and extracts them.
- Step 3Download the recovered PDF — Save the output containing all successfully recovered pages.
- Step 4Note any missing pages — Compare the recovered page count to the expected total and identify any lost pages.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know how many pages should be in the original file?+
Check your email subject, document title, or a colleague who has an intact copy for the expected page count.
What happens to lost pages?+
Pages with corrupted data cannot be recovered by any tool. Seek the original source file or scan the physical document if possible.
Is there a risk of further corrupting the file?+
No — the repair process reads the input file and creates a new output. The original is never modified.
Privacy first
All PDF processing runs locally in your browser using PDF-lib and pdf.js. No file is ever uploaded — only metadata counters are saved for signed-in dashboard stats.