Chat with PDF

Chat with PDF— Free Chat PDF Tool

Chat with PDF to summarize, extract key points and asking questions. Get answers with page citations and quotes.

Free to use
Answers with citations
No file storage
Not used for training

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FEATURES

What you can do with Chat PDF

Ask questions, get summaries, and verify claims with quoted evidence — without guessing where an answer came from.

Ask Questions

Ask questions and get direct answers from your PDF.

Summarize

Summarize the whole document or a specific section.

Extract Key Information

Extract key definitions, metrics, and requirements.

Identify Conclusions

Identify conclusions, risks, and recommendations.

Quote the Evidence

Quote the evidence with citation — page references and direct quotes.

Turn PDFs into Action

Turn dense PDFs into action items you can execute.

HOW IT WORKS

How to Chat with a PDF

Four simple steps to ask questions and get answers with page citations.

1

Upload your PDF

Drag & drop a PDF (≤ 5MB) or choose a file. Your PDF opens instantly in the preview panel.

2

We find the right passages

We extract text and select the most relevant snippets to answer your question, so answers stay grounded in your document.

3

Ask questions and chat

Ask anything: summaries, definitions, steps, key takeaways, comparisons, and action items.

4

Verify with citations

Every answer includes page citations. Click a citation to jump to the exact place in the PDF.

USE CASES

What people use Chat PDF for

From quick summaries to deep text-dependent analysis — ask the right question and get cited answers.

Quick Summary

Get a fast, actionable summary of any PDF — no more skimming 50 pages to find the key points.

"Summarize this PDF in 8 bullet points."

Decision Support

Extract recommendations, risks, and next steps from long reports or policy documents.

"What are the key risks and proposed mitigations?"

Definition & Terminology Extraction

Build a glossary from technical, legal, or policy documents with exact page citations.

"List key terms and quote their definitions with page citations."

Text-Dependent Analysis

Do text-dependent analysis where every claim must be backed by the PDF.

"What evidence does the author provide to support the main argument? Cite page and quote."

PROMPTS

Try these Chat PDF questions

Copy any prompt, paste it into the chat, and get a cited answer from your PDF.

Quick Summary

Get a fast, actionable summary

Summarize this PDF in 8 bullet points.
Give me a 1-paragraph executive summary.
Evidence & Citations

Text-dependent analysis with proof

Quote the paragraph that supports the main conclusion, with page citation.
Which page mentions limitations or risks? Quote it with citation.
Extraction

Pull out structured information

Extract all KPIs/metrics mentioned and explain each one.
Create a glossary of key terms from this PDF.
Critique & Compare

Evaluate arguments and gaps

What are the strongest arguments? What are the weakest?
What's missing from this document?
WHY SIDE SPACE

Make Chat PDF part of your daily browsing with Side Space

This page is great for one-off PDF Q&A. If you want the same "ask, summarize, verify with quotes" workflow while you browse, Side Space keeps your AI agent in the browser side panel , so you can understand content without switching tabs.

This free tool

Single PDF

Side Space

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ScopeChat with one PDF at a timeChat with PDFs + webpages + docs while you browse
WorkflowGreat for one-off questionsAlways available in your browser side panel — less tab switching
ProductivityCopy answers manuallySave & organize insights and keep context across sessions

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FAQs

Chat with PDF FAQs

Need help with something? Here are our most frequently asked questions.

Chat PDF lets you upload a PDF and ask questions about it in natural language. You can also request summaries, extract key points, and verify answers using citations and quotes.