PDF Inspector

100% local v1.1.3

Look inside a PDF — its metadata, embedded JavaScript, attachments, hidden or painted-over content, and how many times it was saved. Read in your browser with pdf.js; the file is never uploaded.

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Summary

These are structural signals, not proof of hidden secrets. Every finding shows its evidence so you can judge.

Redaction-risk text

High-confidence

Selectable text that sits under an opaque rectangle, or a full text layer behind a near-full-page image. If it was meant to be hidden, it is still in the file.

Active content & attachments

High-confidence

Structural security signals: embedded JavaScript, open actions, attached files, forms and signatures. Active content is worth inspecting before you trust a file.

Embedded images

Advisory

Every raster image the PDF draws, with an approximate visibility label. Some may not be visible on the rendered page.

Metadata & provenance

Advisory

What the file carries about who made it, when, and with which software — plus any XMP metadata block.

Previous revisions

High-confidence

How many times the file was saved. PDFs append earlier saves inside the file, so older content can remain embedded.

Links, forms, outline & layers

Advisory

Outbound URLs, form fields, the document outline, and optional-content layers — other surfaces where data can live.

Options

Extract embedded imagesSlower on large PDFs Analyze only the first 50 pagesCap the heavy per-page pass on very large documents

About this tool

Look inside a PDF: metadata, embedded JavaScript, attachments, hidden or painted-over content, and how many times it was saved. Read locally with pdf.js.

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