Free PDF checker for court e-filing
Will the court accept your PDF?
Pick your court and add your PDF. In seconds you'll know whether the e-filing system will take it, and if not, we fix it for you.
- 1Pick your court
- 2Add your PDF
- 3Download fixed files
- Stays on your device
- Free, no sign-up
- Rules from official court sources
What a check looks like
Check a PDF now
Stays on your deviceRequired. Pick the court you're filing in: size limits and rules differ from court to court. Type a state, city or court name.
Filing in a state or county court, not a federal one? Find your state's courts
Drop your PDF here
Choose your court first (step 1), so we know which rules to check.
Add several files at once for exhibits. The first file is treated as the main document.
Checked and fixed inside your browser. Your files are never uploaded or stored.
What we check and fix
We explain each of the following problems, describe how we solve them, and then apply the fixes.
File size
Courts refuse any PDF over their size limit.
How we fix it: We split it into parts just under the limit, never cutting a page.
Page size
Legal-size and A4 pages can be refused or print badly.
How we fix it: We fit them onto 8.5 × 11 in paper. The text stays selectable.
Passwords & security
Locked PDFs can't be opened by the court's system.
How we fix it: We save an unlocked copy, with your password if it needs one.
Searchable text
Scanned pages are pictures of text, not text.
How we fix it: We add an invisible, searchable text layer (OCR).
Redactions that leak
Text under black boxes can still be copied. Full SSNs and account numbers must be hidden.
How we fix it: We show exactly where, and how to redact it properly.
Bookmarks
Some courts require them, and most PDF tools lose them.
How we fix it: We keep and rebuild bookmarks when we split, merge or fix.
Exhibits
Too many separate files, or a total over the filing limit.
How we fix it: We combine exhibits into one PDF with a bookmark for each.
Forms & scripts
Some systems reject fillable forms and embedded scripts.
How we fix it: We flatten forms and remove scripts.
Popular courts
Each court page lists its rules with the official source and the date we last verified them.
County court
L.A. Superior CourtLos Angeles County Superior Court
- Up to 200 MB per PDF
- Varies by case type
State courts
New York NYSCEFNew York trial courts (NYSCEF)
- 100 MB per PDF
State courts
Texas state courtsTexas state courts (eFileTexas)
- 25 MB per PDF
- 35 MB per filing
State courts
Florida state courtsFlorida state courts (Florida Courts E-Filing Portal)
- 50 MB per PDF
- 50 MB per filing
Federal district court
S.D. TexasU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- 35 MB per PDF
Federal district court
S.D. New YorkU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- 15 MB per PDF
Federal district court
N.D. IllinoisU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- 35 MB per PDF
Federal appeals court
9th CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- 100 MB per PDF
Private by design
Your documents stay with you
Court filings are full of private information. Docket Prime has no server that receives files, so there is nothing to upload, store or leak. All checking and fixing runs inside your web browser, on your own device.
- Processed on your device. Your PDF is read into your browser's memory, never sent over the internet.
- Nothing stored. Close the tab and it's gone. No accounts, no file history.
- Works offline. Once the page has loaded, you can disconnect and keep checking.
Coverage
Every state, every federal court
Each limit comes from the court's own published rules or its e-filing system, with a link to the source and the date we last checked it.
- 293courts and e-filing systems
- 55states, D.C. and territories
- 202federal courts: district, bankruptcy, appeals and more
- 91state court systems, including 29 county courts