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FREE PDF SHARING CHECK

Check a PDF Before Sending

Scan PDF document properties locally before you send a file.

Processed locally in your browserYour original stays unchanged. The file and filename are not uploaded for a standard scan.

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Check a file before it leaves your hands.

Start with 2 free checks — no account needed.Original stays unchanged.

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⌁ Your original stays on this device◌ No account needed for a free check

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SUPPORTED COVERAGE

What can be detected

  • Author and creator
  • Title and keywords
  • Document properties

ONE LOCAL WORKSPACE

How it works

  1. SelectChoose a supported file from this device.
  2. UnderstandReview the evidence and the stated scan limits.
  3. CleanCreate a separate copy with only supported items removed.
  4. RescanCheck the latest copy again and review anything left unchanged.

HONEST BOUNDARIES

What CheckBefore does not do

    Check and Remove Metadata from a PDFCheck a PDF locally for author, title, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates, XMP, comments, attachments, forms, actions, and hidden layers.Check PDF Author MetadataDetect author information stored in a PDF document.Check PDF Personal InformationCheck PDF document properties that may contain personal information.

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