Check Before Submit

Before you send it to print, check the file

Drop a PDF or an image. We check what commonly goes wrong at the printer — page size and bleed, missing fonts, low-resolution images, RGB and spot colours, security settings — and tell you what we could not check.

What gets checked

  • PDF: pages and page sizes, TrimBox / BleedBox and bleed, font embedding, effective resolution (PPI) of every placed image, RGB / CMYK / spot colour signals, encryption, PDF version.
  • Images: pixel size, the DPI stored in the file (which does not decide sharpness), and effective PPI at the size you want to print.

Choose a print job — General print, Book interior, Flyer or Poster — to see the values each check uses and where they come from. Every printer has its own specification; when in doubt, theirs wins.

Specialized checks

The Adobe Stock Submission Checker and related stock-photo tools are in Specialized checks.

FAQ

Is my file uploaded?
No. The file is read by your browser on your device. The page is not allowed to send data to other servers.
Does a clean result mean my printer will accept the file?
No. It means no problems were found in the checks listed. Some things, such as overprint, ink coverage and safe margins, are not checked yet, and every printer has its own requirements.
What does 'Not inspected' mean?
The check could not run — for example because the PDF has no TrimBox and you did not enter a finished size, or because part of the file could not be read. It is never counted as passed.

All print tools

Print-Ready PDF Checker

Page sizes, bleed, fonts, image resolution, colour and security in one check.

DPI Checker

Is this image sharp enough for the size you want to print?

Print Size Calculator

Pixels ↔ PPI ↔ inches and centimetres, with common paper sizes.

Bleed & Trim Checker

Does your PDF have the right trim size and enough bleed?

Font Embedding Checker

Every font in a PDF: embedded, subset, not embedded — or could not be inspected.

PDF Page Size Checker

Page sizes, mixed sizes and MediaBox / CropBox / TrimBox / BleedBox per page.

RGB / CMYK Checker

Which colour spaces a PDF uses, and what that means for your printer.

Book Cover Size Calculator

Paperback spine width and full cover size from page count and paper.