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Analyzing your PDF...
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How It Works
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Upload Your PDF
Drag and drop or browse for any PDF up to 20MB. Text is extracted directly in your browser.
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We Analyze the Document
AI reads the full document and generates 3 suggested questions to help you get started.
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Ask Questions Naturally
Type any question about the PDF. The AI answers based only on the document content, with page references.
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Continue the Conversation
Ask follow-up questions. The AI remembers context from your conversation (up to 10 messages per session).
Use Cases
Research papers
Ask about methodology, findings, and conclusions without reading every page.
Legal contracts
Quickly find specific clauses, obligations, and terms buried in dense legal language.
Financial reports
Extract key metrics, trends, and forecasts from quarterly earnings and annual reports.
Technical manuals
Find specific procedures, specifications, and troubleshooting steps instantly.
Academic textbooks
Study smarter by asking questions about specific chapters or concepts.
Business proposals
Understand scope, deliverables, timelines, and pricing without reading the full document.
3 sessions/day, 10 messages each
More sessions, larger PDFs
Priority document tools, full suite
Frequently Asked Questions
What does ChatPDF do?
Upload any PDF and ask questions about it in natural language. The AI reads your document and provides answers with page references.
Is it free?
The free tier includes 3 chat sessions per day, each with up to 10 messages. You can upload a PDF and start the first session before creating an account.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
Your PDF is processed in the browser. Only the extracted text is sent to our server to enable AI chat. No files are stored — sessions expire after 1 hour.
What types of PDFs work best?
Text-based PDFs work best — reports, papers, contracts, manuals. Scanned or image-based PDFs may not have extractable text. Try our OCR tool first.
Can I chat about scanned PDFs?
Scanned PDFs that are image-only cannot be processed directly. Use our OCR tool to convert the images to text first, then upload the result.
How many questions can I ask?
Up to 10 messages per session. Start a new session (upload again) for more questions.
Does it remember previous questions?
Yes. Within a session, the AI remembers all previous questions and answers, so you can have a natural back-and-forth conversation.
What happens after the session expires?
Sessions last 1 hour. After expiry, upload the PDF again to start a new session. No data is retained.
Can I use it for long documents?
Yes, PDFs up to 20MB and 200 pages are supported. Very long documents may be truncated, but the AI still answers based on the available content.
How accurate are the answers?
The AI answers based only on document content. It includes page references when possible. For critical decisions, always verify against the original document.
How does this compare to ChatGPT for reading PDFs?
ChatGPT is a broader assistant for many file and chat workflows. This tool focuses on PDF-first Q&A: text is extracted in your browser, answers stay tied to the document, and page references are built into the workflow. If you want a direct-use PDF reading flow, ChatPDF is a better fit. If you want a general assistant for broader tasks, ChatGPT may fit better.
Can I use ChatPDF on my phone?
Yes. The tool is fully responsive. Upload PDFs from your phone Files app or cloud storage. The chat interface works well on mobile screens, though the PDF preview is best viewed on desktop.
What if my PDF is a scanned document?
Scanned PDFs contain images, not extractable text. Upload the scanned PDF to our <a href="/image-to-text">OCR tool</a> first to convert images to text, then use ChatPDF with the result. For text-based PDFs, you can also extract content with <a href="/pdf-to-word">PDF to Word</a>.
Can I summarize the PDF instead of chatting with it?
ChatPDF is best for targeted questions. If you want a quick overview of the entire document, paste the text into our <a href="/ai-summarizer">AI Summarizer</a> which generates a concise summary in one click.
Coda One's ChatPDF lets you upload any PDF document and have an AI-powered conversation about its contents. Ask questions in natural language and get answers with page references. Works with research papers, legal contracts, financial reports, technical manuals, and more. Text is extracted in your browser before AI chat, which keeps the first task direct and document-focused.
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