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PDF text-layer checker

Whether a statement can be converted trustworthily comes down to whether it has a real text layer. This tool opens the PDF locally, samples every page, and gives a verdict: digital, scanned, mixed, or encrypted.

Runs in this browser tab. Nothing you paste or open here is uploaded.

Limitations

  • A digital verdict means the text exists, not that the layout is supported; the format checker answers that.
  • Password-protected files cannot be inspected without the password; save an unprotected copy first.
  • Very text-light pages (covers, image-heavy marketing pages) can read as scanned individually; the verdict weighs all pages.

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