Ask questions about and summarize PDFs, with answers linked back to the source text
Free plan
Overview
- Purpose
- Ask questions about and summarize PDFs, with answers linked back to the source text
- Category
- Office
- Pricing
- Free plan available; the official site states 2 documents can be analyzed per day Official pricing (opens in a new tab)
- Developer
- ChatPDF
- Official site
- https://www.chatpdf.com/ (opens in a new tab)
Main features
- Ask questions about an uploaded PDF
- Generates document summaries
- Answers include citations pointing to the original PDF
- Organize material in folders and ask questions across several PDFs
Best for
Suited to locating relevant passages first when reading papers, manuals and long reports, then opening the original to check details; questions can also be asked about the material.
Things to know
- File counts and usage limits for free and paid plans follow the current page
- Citations do not guarantee an answer is accurate; check important conclusions against the original
- Before uploading private or work files, confirm third-party processing is allowed
FAQ
- Can answers lead back to the original PDF?
- The official introduction offers clickable citations for locating the relevant content.
- Can it handle several PDFs?
- The official site describes organizing several PDFs in a folder and asking about them in one chat; quotas follow the current plan.