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Check and repair PDFs

Can a screen reader read your PDF?

Check any PDF free, in seconds. If it needs work, we repair it page by page, and you pay only for the pages that pass.

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Free, with no sign-up. We keep no copy of your files.

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What you get, in seconds

  • Whether each PDF has what a screen reader needs, in plain words
  • The problems our check looks for, and who they shut out: missing tags, scanned pages, form fields without labels, pictures without descriptions, a missing title or language
  • A preview of what a screen reader may read, built from the file
  • What to fix first, and the price to have us fix it

Checked against what WCAG 2.1 AA needs from a document, the standard the ADA Title II rule sets for state and local governments. An automated check finds many problems, not all: it can’t tell whether a description or the reading order is right.

PDF repair

If a PDF needs work, we fix it

Page by page, checked on every page. Your results show the price for each PDF, and you pay only for the pages that pass our check.

Free with every repair

Fast-loading, accessible PDFs

Optimized for the web, with every tag kept

Every PDF we repair comes back optimized for the web: smaller where it can be, and set up so the first page opens while the rest downloads, even on a phone. Every tag, picture description and form field is kept, so it stays accessible. Many compressors can’t promise that.

How much smaller depends on the PDF: one full of large photos can come back a fraction of its size, while a mostly-text PDF is already small. Maps, plans and charts keep their full detail. Printing, or keeping an archive copy? If your PDFs have photos, choose “Keep pictures at full quality” when you order. Already readable? Optimizing it on its own is $3, charged only if it gets at least 20% smaller.

Standard

$5 a page

Agendas, minutes, notices, newsletters, guides

Mostly text. We add the structure, headings, lists, title and language, and describe any pictures.

Complex

$10 a page

Fillable forms, tables and budgets, scanned pages, maps and charts

Every form field labeled with its question, scanned text checked against the page, tables with proper headings.

Add-on

Made fillable on screen

$10 a page, added to the repair

Forms made only for printing, with blanks to write on

We add a box to type into for every blank and a check box for every printed box, each labeled with its question, so people can fill the form in on screen, with a keyboard or a screen reader. Parts for office use, signature lines and anything you ask us to leave stay as they are. A person checks every form before it goes to you.

Charged only for the pages that get fields. Your results offer it when our check finds a form made for printing. With rush, $15 a page, and one business day longer.

Many PDFs at once

Batch orders

More than 5 PDFs, or more than 500 pages

Send them as one batch, at a lower price a page. Tell us about them, add the PDFs on your batch’s own private page, as files or links, and we reply with a quote and a delivery date. Pay by card, or by invoice with your purchase order. A deposit is optional, though we may ask for one on a large job.

Every PDF also optimized for the web, free: fast-loading and accessible.

Start a batch order

Price a page, by the size of the batch
Batch sizeStandardComplex
Up to 500 pages, ordered online$5$10
Over 500 pages$4.50$9
2,000 pages or more$4.25$8.50
5,000 pages or more$4$8

The fillable add-on, $10 a page online, gets the same discount: $9, $8.50 and $8.

A complex page counts as two toward the batch size. You pay only for the pages that pass our check, and a person checks every document.

A government? One page free

Ask from your government email through our contact form, and we will repair one page of your choosing, so you can hear the difference.

Need it sooner?

Standard delivery is 3 to 5 business days. Rush costs 50% more, $7.50 or $15 a page, and your results show its date for your PDFs: the next business day for most orders, a little longer for big ones. If we miss it, you pay the standard rate.

How it works

  1. Check, free

    Upload your PDFs and see what each one needs, in seconds.

  2. See the price

    Your results show each PDF’s pages, its rate and the total.

  3. Order

    Add your billing details and pay; your card is held, not yet charged.

  4. We repair and check

    Every page, against the original, then against our readable standard: 3 to 5 business days, or sooner with rush.

  5. You download

    You are charged only for pages that pass, and an invoice marked paid comes by email.

What we fix

  • Fast-loading Optimized for the web, free with every repair: smaller where it can be, opening page by page, with every tag kept.
  • Structure and reading order Tags added and checked, so a screen reader moves through the page in the order you read it.
  • Headings, lists and tables Marked as what they are, with table headings a screen reader can announce with each figure.
  • Form fields Every field labeled with its question, missing check boxes added, and Tab moving through them in order.
  • Pictures A description for every picture that carries meaning; decoration marked so it is skipped.
  • Scanned pages Recognized text compared with the page, and mistakes corrected.
  • Title and language So the document is announced by name and read in the right voice.
  • Forms made for printing Made fillable on screen, as an add-on: a labeled box to type into for every blank, and a check box for every printed box ($10 a page).

Hear the difference

What a screen reader says at each place on a permit form, before and after we repaired it. The highlighted words are what changed.

On the formBefore repairAfter repair
The Name boxThe word “Name” is on the page, but the box has no name of its own Applicant Information. Name: edit text. Applicant Information. Applicant: Name, edit text.
The Address boxThe box has no name of its own Address: edit text. Applicant: Address, edit text.
The Home Phone boxNo name at all, so the visitor can’t tell what to type edit text. edit text. Applicant: Home Phone, edit text.
The Motorcade boxDrawn on the page, not a real check box: it can’t be checked, and pressing Tab skips it Event Type. Motorcade (motor vehicles only). Event Type. Event Type: Motorcade, check box, not checked.
The Walk or March boxDrawn on the page, not a real check box: it can’t be checked Walk or March. Event Type: Walk or March, check box, not checked.

How we do it

Our tools do the detailed work quickly, going through every page against the original: describing pictures, correcting scanned text, labeling every form field and putting the reading order right. Where a page needs a person’s judgment, a person does that part. That’s why every order comes with a delivery date: most pages are quick, and the time allows for the ones that need a person.

Every page is then checked against our readable standard, and a person listens to a sample of every batch with a screen reader. You pay only for the pages that pass.

Our tools include a custom AI repair agent we built for PDFs. How we use AI

What you get

  • Your repaired PDFs, compared with the originals page by page, so they look the same.
  • A note of what we fixed, and anything that needs your judgment.
  • PDFs that pass our free PDF check as Readable, every one: check them yourself.
  • Our guarantee: not satisfied? Tell us within 14 days and we fix it free.
  • An invoice marked paid.

What no automatic check can tell you

A check can find a picture with no description, but not whether a description is right. It can find a form field with no label, but not whether the label makes sense, or whether the reading order does. Our repair looks at every page for exactly that.

A PDF that passes the free check is a strong start, not a promise that it meets the ADA.

Questions

Is the check really free?

Yes. Check up to five PDFs at a time, as often as you like, with no sign-up.

Do you keep my files?

Not from the free check: we check your files and keep no copy. If you order a repair, we keep them while we work and delete them 30 days after delivery.

What if my PDF can’t be read?

We tell you, rather than give it a false pass. A password-protected or damaged file can’t be checked; remove the password or save a fresh copy and try again.

Will a repaired PDF be compliant?

We make each page readable to our published standard and check it, and every PDF we deliver passes our free PDF check as Readable. No one can honestly certify a document as compliant, so we never call it that.

Can you make a form made for printing fillable?

Yes, as an add-on to the repair: $10 for each page with something to fill in. We add a box to type into for every blank and a check box for every printed box, each labeled with its question, and a person checks every form. Your results offer it when our check finds a form made for printing.

What if I’m not satisfied?

Tell us within 14 days of delivery and we fix it free. That covers everything we did to the PDF: how it reads with a screen reader, its picture descriptions, its form fields and the order the Tab key follows. Reply to your delivery email, or use our contact form with your order’s reference.

Will my repaired PDF be smaller?

Often, yes. Every PDF we repair comes back optimized for the web, free: photos larger than a screen needs are resized, and the file is set up so its first page opens while the rest downloads. Every tag, picture description and form field is kept, so it stays accessible. Maps, plans and charts keep their full detail, and a mostly-text PDF is already small. For printing or an archive copy, if your PDFs have photos, choose “Keep pictures at full quality” when you order. A readable PDF that needs no repair can be optimized on its own for $3, charged only if it gets at least 20% smaller.

What happens to pages that do not pass?

You are not charged for them. We tell you which pages they are and why; some documents, such as a page that is only a picture of a hand-drawn map, are better rebuilt as a web page.

How long does a repair take?

Our tools do most of the work quickly; the time allows a person to finish any page that needs judgment and to check every batch. Standard delivery is 3 to 5 business days. Rush costs 50% more, with a date set by the size of your order: the next business day for up to 100 pages, two business days for up to 300. If a rush order is late, you pay the standard rate: the difference isn’t charged. A batch order over 500 pages gets its date with the quote.

Do you send an invoice?

Yes, for every paid order: an invoice marked paid, to your billing email, with your purchase order number if you gave one.

Can you repair a large batch of PDFs?

Yes. For more than 5 PDFs or 500 pages, start a batch order: tell us about them, add the PDFs on your batch’s own private page, as files or links to where they’re published, and we reply with a quote and a delivery date. The bigger the batch, the lower the price a page, from $4.50 a standard page over 500 pages. You can pay by card, or by invoice with a purchase order.

Do you work with hospitals, companies and schools?

Yes. Please send blank forms and public documents only: no personal, health or other confidential information. We do not sign business associate agreements for health data.

Why does Chrome say my PDF is inaccessible?

Chrome says “This PDF is inaccessible” about many PDFs that have a picture in them, even well-made ones, because it offers to read the text in pictures itself. It is not a verdict on your file. Screen reader users get the best results from Adobe Acrobat Reader.