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PDF Auditor PDF Auditor

Open your first PDF

Open a PDF from the app by dragging in a file or browsing to locate one. You can also use Finder’s Open With menu when you right click a PDF file.

PDF Auditor loads the document, renders page previews, and populates the inspection tabs.

PDF Auditor start screen.

First review path

  1. Start with File Info to confirm the file, page count, PDF version, and basic document properties.
  2. Open Metadata to compare document information and XMP metadata.
  3. Check Security for encryption, password requirements, and permission flags.
  4. Review Size Analysis when you need to understand file size composition.
  5. Run Forensics when the file is untrusted, sensitive, redacted, or workflow-critical.

Password-protected PDFs

If a PDF requires a password, enter it when prompted. Some inspections may be unavailable until the file is successfully unlocked.

Next steps

Use tab-specific pages when you need to inspect links, annotations, attachments, images, fonts, JavaScript, forms, signatures, accessibility tags, or size composition.