Chat with a PDF
Ask questions about a PDF — our self-hosted LLM answers using its contents.
- PDF & Office
- Account required
- Server processed
Add your file
Set your options
Run Chat with PDF
Processed on our servers. Uploaded over TLS and deleted an hour later — 24 hours if you are signed in.
Three steps
How to use Chat with PDF
- Step 01
Pick your input
Drag a single application/pdf into the upload area, or click to browse.
- Step 02
Configure & run
Adjust the options (question) and click Run. We process the file on our own infrastructure — no third-party APIs in the path.
- Step 03
Download the result
A JSON document is downloadable below.
Server-processed files are encrypted at rest with a per-tenant key and deleted an hour after upload — 24 hours if you are signed in. We do not use third-party processing APIs.
About chat with pdf
Ask any question about a PDF; our self-hosted LLM retrieves the relevant chunks and answers. It sits in the pdf & office shelf alongside 83 other pdf & office tools, needs no account, and keeps the same behaviour whether you open it here or call it through the REST API.
It takes a file in PDF and gives back JSON. It is built for files larger than the usual upload ceiling. It uses a model we host ourselves, not a third-party API. The work happens on our servers, and the upload is encrypted per file and deleted an hour later — 24 hours if you are signed in. The same operation is available programmatically at POST /v1/pdf/chat.
Chat with PDF questions
Where does Chat with PDF process my file?
On our own servers. This tool needs more than a browser tab can provide, so the file is uploaded over TLS, processed on our infrastructure — no third-party processing APIs are in the path — and both the input and the result are deleted within an hour.
Can I run Chat with PDF on several files at once?
Yes. Chat with PDF takes one file at a time, so selecting several runs it once per file, one after another, and you get a result for each.
Do I need an account to use Chat with PDF?
No. Chat with PDF works without signing in, and that is not a trial — it is how the free tier works. An account only matters for things that need one to exist at all: larger server jobs against your quota, API keys, saved workflows and billing.
Can I run Chat with PDF from my own code?
Yes. Every tool on the site is reachable from the REST API with the same slug — `pdf-chat` — and the same options as this page, so anything you can do here you can automate against your own files.
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