Meet PDF Auditor
PDF Auditor helps you inspect PDF internals instead of only viewing page contents. It is useful when you need to understand metadata, security settings, embedded files, JavaScript, annotations, accessibility tags, size composition, or suspicious document structure.
Unlike a standard PDF editor, PDF Auditor is built for inspection. It helps you answer what is present in a document, where it appears, and which structures deserve closer review.
Who it is for
PDF Auditor is designed for IT professionals, security analysts, document specialists, digital publishers, QA teams, and anyone reviewing documents before distribution or archival.
Start here
- Install PDF Auditor
- Open your first PDF
- Interface Overview
- PDF Toolbar
- Run Forensics
- Local Processing
What you can inspect
| Tab | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| File Info | File properties, creation date, modification history, and producer details. |
| Metadata | XMP metadata, document properties, author information, and custom attributes. |
| Pages | Page dimensions, geometry, color spaces, and transparency settings. |
| Security | Encryption status, password protection, and document permissions. |
| JavaScript | Embedded JavaScript detection with syntax highlighting and risk assessment. |
| Bookmarks | Document outline, bookmarks tree, and named destinations. |
| Links | URLs, web links, and internal cross-references within the PDF. |
| Fonts | Font inventory, embedding status, encoding, and subset information. |
| Attachments | Embedded file attachments with checksum validation and extraction. |
| Signatures | Digital signatures, certificate details, and signing timestamps. |
| Annotations | Annotations by type, content, author, and page location. |
| Forms and XFA | Interactive form fields, XFA packets, field types, and actions. |
| Images | Embedded images with preview, resolution details, and export. |
| Forensics | Hidden text detection, redaction issues, incremental updates, and integrity checks. |
| Accessibility | PDF structure tree, tag attributes, reading order, and accessibility review. |
| Size Analysis | Donut chart breakdown of object types and what is taking up space. |
How to read results
PDF Auditor reports structure, properties, and risk signals. A finding means something deserves review; it does not automatically mean the PDF is malicious, invalid, legally unsafe, or fully accessible.
What it does not do
PDF Auditor is not a PDF editor and does not replace expert security, legal, or forensic review. Treat findings as signals to investigate and verify.