Corrupt PDF
Make a PDF unreadable. Useful for testing, demos, or creative excuses.
Drag the PDF here
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PDF only — max 100MBCorruption level
How it works
Three simple steps
Upload the PDF
Drag or select a valid PDF to corrupt.
Choose the level
Light for soft errors, medium for an unopenable file, heavy for total corruption.
Download the result
The downloaded file will appear corrupted and won't open correctly.
Frequently asked questions
It's useful for testing file recovery software, technical demonstrations, or when you need a PDF file that appears damaged (for example to justify a late delivery).
Light: corrupts only metadata, the file might still open with errors. Medium: damages the internal structure, the file won't open. Heavy: aggressive corruption of content and structure.
Completely free, with no registration and no limits.
Files are automatically deleted after processing. We don't keep any copies.