feat: add PDF password prompt and centralized pdf-lib loader with auto-repair

src/js/logic/add-blank-page-page.ts

@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ async function updateUI() {
       }
       showLoader('Loading PDF...');
       pageState.file = result.file;
-      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-        throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-      });
       result.pdf.destroy();
       hideLoader();
 

src/js/logic/add-page-labels-page.ts

@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ async function handleFiles(files: FileList) {
   showLoader(translate('tools:addPageLabels.loadingPdf', 'Loading PDF...'));
   try {
     const arrayBuffer = await readFileAsArrayBuffer(file);
-    const pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(arrayBuffer as ArrayBuffer, {
+    const pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(arrayBuffer as ArrayBuffer);
-      throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-    });
 
     if (pdfDoc.isEncrypted) {
       showAlert(

src/js/logic/combine-single-page-page.ts

@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ async function updateUI() {
       showLoader('Loading PDF...');
       result.pdf.destroy();
       pageState.file = result.file;
-      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-        throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-      });
       hideLoader();
 
       const pageCount = pageState.pdfDoc.getPageCount();

src/js/logic/crop-pdf-page.ts

@@ -306,9 +306,7 @@ async function performCrop() {
 async function performMetadataCrop(
   cropData: Record<number, any>
 ): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-  const pdfToModify = await loadPdfDocument(cropperState.originalPdfBytes!, {
+  const pdfToModify = await loadPdfDocument(cropperState.originalPdfBytes!);
-    throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-  });
 
   for (const pageNum in cropData) {
     const pdfJsPage = await cropperState.pdfDoc.getPage(Number(pageNum));
@@ -350,8 +348,7 @@ async function performFlatteningCrop(
 ): Promise<Uint8Array> {
   const newPdfDoc = await PDFLibDocument.create();
   const sourcePdfDocForCopying = await loadPdfDocument(
-    cropperState.originalPdfBytes!,
+    cropperState.originalPdfBytes!
-    { throwOnInvalidObject: false }
   );
   const totalPages = cropperState.pdfDoc.numPages;
 

src/js/logic/cropper.ts

@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ async function performFlatteningCrop(cropData: any) {
 
   // Load the original PDF with pdf-lib to copy un-cropped pages from
   const sourcePdfDocForCopying = await loadPdfDocument(
-    cropperState.originalPdfBytes,
+    cropperState.originalPdfBytes
-    { ignoreEncryption: true, throwOnInvalidObject: false }
   );
   const totalPages = cropperState.pdfDoc.numPages;
 
@@ -332,8 +331,7 @@ export async function setupCropperTool() {
         finalPdfBytes = await newPdfDoc.save();
       } else {
         const pdfToModify = await loadPdfDocument(
-          cropperState.originalPdfBytes,
+          cropperState.originalPdfBytes
-          { ignoreEncryption: true, throwOnInvalidObject: false }
         );
         await performMetadataCrop(pdfToModify, finalCropData);
         finalPdfBytes = await pdfToModify.save();

src/js/logic/delete-pages-page.ts

@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ async function handleFile(file: File) {
     }
     showLoader('Loading PDF...');
     deleteState.file = result.file;
-    deleteState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+    deleteState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-      throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-    });
     deleteState.pdfJsDoc = result.pdf;
     deleteState.totalPages = deleteState.pdfDoc.getPageCount();
     deleteState.pagesToDelete = new Set();

src/js/logic/edit-metadata-page.ts

@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ async function updateUI() {
       showLoader('Loading PDF...');
       result.pdf.destroy();
       pageState.file = result.file;
-      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-        throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-      });
       hideLoader();
 
       const pageCount = pageState.pdfDoc.getPageCount();

src/js/logic/extract-pages-page.ts

@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ async function handleFile(file: File) {
     showLoader('Loading PDF...');
     extractState.file = result.file;
     result.pdf.destroy();
-    extractState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+    extractState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-      throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-    });
     extractState.totalPages = extractState.pdfDoc.getPageCount();
 
     updateFileDisplay();

src/js/logic/n-up-pdf-page.ts

@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ async function updateUI() {
       showLoader('Loading PDF...');
       result.pdf.destroy();
       pageState.file = result.file;
-      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-        throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-      });
       hideLoader();
 
       const pageCount = pageState.pdfDoc.getPageCount();

src/js/logic/organize-pdf-page.ts

@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@ async function handleFile(file: File) {
     if (!result) return;
     showLoader('Loading PDF...');
 
-    organizeState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+    organizeState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-      throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-    });
     organizeState.pdfJsDoc = result.pdf;
     organizeState.file = result.file;
     organizeState.totalPages = organizeState.pdfDoc.getPageCount();

src/js/logic/pdf-booklet-page.ts

@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@ async function updateUI() {
       pageState.pdfBytes = new Uint8Array(result.bytes);
       pageState.pdfjsDoc = result.pdf;
 
-      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(pageState.pdfBytes, {
+      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(pageState.pdfBytes);
-        throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-      });
 
       hideLoader();
 

src/js/logic/pdf-multi-tool.ts

@@ -436,9 +436,7 @@ async function loadPdfs(files: File[]) {
         pwResult.pdf.destroy();
         arrayBuffer = pwResult.bytes as ArrayBuffer;
 
-        const pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(arrayBuffer, {
+        const pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(arrayBuffer);
-          throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-        });
         currentPdfDocs.push(pdfDoc);
         const pdfIndex = currentPdfDocs.length - 1;
 
@@ -859,9 +857,7 @@ async function handleInsertPdf(e: Event) {
     if (!pwResult) return;
     pwResult.pdf.destroy();
 
-    const pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(pwResult.bytes, {
+    const pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(pwResult.bytes);
-      throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-    });
     currentPdfDocs.push(pdfDoc);
     const pdfIndex = currentPdfDocs.length - 1;
 

src/js/logic/rotate-custom-page.ts

@@ -236,9 +236,7 @@ async function updateUI() {
       }
       showLoader('Loading PDF...');
 
-      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-        throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-      });
 
       pageState.pdfJsDoc = result.pdf;
 

src/js/logic/rotate-pdf-page.ts

@@ -208,9 +208,7 @@ async function updateUI() {
       }
       showLoader('Loading PDF...');
 
-      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes, {
+      pageState.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
-        throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-      });
 
       pageState.pdfJsDoc = result.pdf;
 

src/js/logic/split-pdf-page.ts

@@ -90,19 +90,17 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 
         // Load PDF Document
         try {
-          if (!state.pdfDoc) {
+          const result = await loadPdfWithPasswordPrompt(file);
-            const result = await loadPdfWithPasswordPrompt(file);
+          if (!result) {
-            if (!result) {
+            state.files = [];
-              state.files = [];
+            updateUI();
-              updateUI();
+            return;
-              return;
-            }
-            result.pdf.destroy();
-            state.files[0] = result.file;
-            state.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
           }
-          // Update page count
+          const pageCount = result.pdf.numPages;
-          metaSpan.textContent = `${formatBytes(file.size)} • ${state.pdfDoc.getPageCount()} pages`;
+          result.pdf.destroy();
+          state.files[0] = result.file;
+          state.pdfDoc = await loadPdfDocument(result.bytes);
+          metaSpan.textContent = `${formatBytes(file.size)} • ${pageCount} pages`;
         } catch (error) {
           console.error('Error loading PDF:', error);
           showAlert('Error', 'Failed to load PDF file.');

src/js/utils/load-pdf-document.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,68 @@
 import { PDFDocument } from 'pdf-lib';
+import { initializeQpdf } from './helpers.js';
 
 type LoadOptions = Parameters<typeof PDFDocument.load>[1];
 type PDFDocumentInstance = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof PDFDocument.load>>;
 
+async function repairPdfBytes(pdf: Uint8Array): Promise<Uint8Array | null> {
+  try {
+    const qpdf = await initializeQpdf();
+    qpdf.FS.writeFile('/input.pdf', pdf);
+
+    try {
+      qpdf.callMain(['/input.pdf', '--decrypt', '/output.pdf']);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('[loadPdfDocument] qpdf repair warning:', e);
+    }
+
+    let repaired: Uint8Array | null = null;
+    try {
+      repaired = qpdf.FS.readFile('/output.pdf', { encoding: 'binary' });
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('[loadPdfDocument] Failed to read repaired output:', e);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      qpdf.FS.unlink('/input.pdf');
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('[loadPdfDocument] Cleanup error:', e);
+    }
+    try {
+      qpdf.FS.unlink('/output.pdf');
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('[loadPdfDocument] Cleanup error:', e);
+    }
+
+    return repaired;
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn('[loadPdfDocument] qpdf not available for repair:', e);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 export async function loadPdfDocument(
   pdf: Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer,
   options?: LoadOptions
 ): Promise<PDFDocumentInstance> {
-  return PDFDocument.load(pdf, {
+  const loadOpts = {
     ignoreEncryption: true,
+    throwOnInvalidObject: false,
     ...options,
-  });
+  };
+
+  const inputBytes = pdf instanceof Uint8Array ? pdf : new Uint8Array(pdf);
+  const repaired = await repairPdfBytes(inputBytes);
+
+  if (repaired) {
+    try {
+      return await PDFDocument.load(repaired, loadOpts);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn(
+        '[loadPdfDocument] Failed to load repaired PDF, falling back to original:',
+        e
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return PDFDocument.load(pdf, loadOpts);
 }

src/js/workflow/nodes/decrypt-node.ts

@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ export class DecryptNode extends BaseWorkflowNode {
           input.bytes,
           password
         );
-        const document = await loadPdfDocument(resultBytes, {
+        const document = await loadPdfDocument(resultBytes);
-          throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-        });
 
         return {
           type: 'pdf',

src/js/workflow/nodes/pdf-input-node.ts

@@ -31,16 +31,14 @@ export class PDFInputNode extends BaseWorkflowNode {
 
     let isEncrypted = false;
     try {
-      await loadPdfDocument(bytes, { throwOnInvalidObject: false });
+      await loadPdfDocument(bytes);
     } catch {
       isEncrypted = true;
     }
 
     if (isEncrypted) {
       try {
-        await loadPdfDocument(bytes, {
+        await loadPdfDocument(bytes);
-          throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-        });
       } catch {
         throw new Error(
           `Failed to load "${file.name}" - file may be corrupted`
@@ -49,9 +47,7 @@ export class PDFInputNode extends BaseWorkflowNode {
       throw new EncryptedPDFError(file.name);
     }
 
-    const document = await loadPdfDocument(bytes, {
+    const document = await loadPdfDocument(bytes);
-      throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-    });
     this.files.push({
       type: 'pdf',
       document,
@@ -64,9 +60,7 @@ export class PDFInputNode extends BaseWorkflowNode {
     const arrayBuffer = await readFileAsArrayBuffer(file);
     const bytes = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer as ArrayBuffer);
     const { bytes: decryptedBytes } = await decryptPdfBytes(bytes, password);
-    const document = await loadPdfDocument(decryptedBytes, {
+    const document = await loadPdfDocument(decryptedBytes);
-      throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-    });
     this.files.push({
       type: 'pdf',
       document,

src/js/workflow/nodes/repair-node.ts

@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ export class RepairNode extends BaseWorkflowNode {
         }
 
         const resultBytes = new Uint8Array(repairedData);
-        const resultDoc = await loadPdfDocument(resultBytes, {
+        const resultDoc = await loadPdfDocument(resultBytes);
-          throwOnInvalidObject: false,
-        });
 
         return {
           type: 'pdf',