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PDFBright vs FixMyScan

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PDFBright compared with FixMyScan
DetailPDFBright logo PDFBrightFixMyScan logo FixMyScan
What it doesFix messy PDFs in one click Clean, searchable PDFs from scanned books for e-readers
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Pricing modelFree trial Paid
PricingFree Early Access: up to 10 MB and 10 pages per PDF, up to 3 OCR pages per document, no account required. Paid plans paused during Early Access. Personal plans: $9.99 per week (billed weekly) or $79.99 per year (billed yearly, equivalent to $6.67 per month). Team plans start at $29 per month (billed yearly as $348) for up to 3 people and 20,000 pages per month. Department plan: $69 per month (billed yearly as $828) for up to 10 people and 50
Key features
  • Straighten crooked pages
  • Rotate sideways pages automatically
  • Make scans searchable with OCR
  • Flag blank pages for review
  • Reduce file size while maintaining readability
  • Normalize inconsistent page sizes and orientation
  • Browser-based local processing
  • Cloud import from Google Drive and Dropbox
  • Automatic margin removal and page cropping
  • Page straightening for tilted scans
  • Two-page scan splitting into single pages
  • Yellow and grey paper conversion to white
  • OCR in 19 languages
  • File compression and size reduction
  • Works with Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable and other e-readers
  • Greyscale preservation for images and photos
  • Integration with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok
What makes it different
  • One focused workflow handles multiple PDF problems together instead of requiring separate tools
  • Privacy by design with local-first processing in the browser
  • No account required to clean a PDF
  • Automatic diagnosis recommends only the fixes that apply
  • Single crop applies to all pages automatically
  • Processes up to 1,000 pages in minutes without installation
  • Preserves page numbers and citations from original book
  • Works on all major e-readers with one PDF output
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