Online PDF Recovery

PDF won't open, shows an error, or displays incorrectly? FixLost recovers corrupted PDF documents — from broken xref tables to corrupted objects.

How It Works

Upload the corrupted file to the website

Our algorithms will automatically analyze the damage and recover the file

Download the recovered file — done!

Frequently Asked Questions

PDF won't open — can it be recovered?

Yes, we recover PDFs with corrupted headers, xref tables, trailer blocks, and objects. We use multiple strategies: pikepdf, qpdf, mutool, Ghostscript.

Adobe Acrobat shows an error opening the PDF — what to do?

Upload the file to FixLost. Our algorithms will analyze the PDF structure, find the damage, and try to recover the document. It's free.

Will images and formatting be preserved in the PDF?

We try to preserve as much content as possible: text, images, fonts, and formatting. The result depends on the type and extent of damage.

How much does PDF recovery cost?

Recovery is completely free. Upload the PDF, wait for processing, and download the recovered document.