Chat with PDF — Ask Questions About a Document
Ask a question about a PDF and get an answer drawn only from the document.
Before you use this: These AI tools run on a free Cloudflare allowance, so they are limited to 5 requests per person per day. Every other tool on this site is unlimited — the difference is that those run entirely on your device, while this one needs a server.
Result
How to use this tool
- Select your file, drag it onto the box above.
- Processing starts automatically — there is nothing to configure.
- Check the result panel, which shows the original size, the final size and the page count.
- Click Download to save it.
One question at a time rather than an ongoing conversation — that keeps it inside the free allowance. The model is instructed to answer only from the document and to say when something is not stated, rather than guessing.
The specification
| Input | A PDF plus your question |
|---|---|
| Answer source | The document only |
| If not stated | Says so rather than guessing |
| Text sent | Up to 6,000 characters |
| Limit | 5 per day per person |
How it works
This is the one part of the site that needs a server. A language model cannot run in a browser at usable speed, so your text is sent to a small Cloudflare Worker, processed at the edge, and returned. The file — where there is one — never leaves your device; only text does.
How it is kept safe and free: there is no API key anywhere, because Cloudflare's AI is bound directly to the Worker rather than authenticated with a token that could be stolen from the page. The prompts live on the server, not in your browser, so the endpoint cannot be repurposed as somebody's free chatbot. An invisible human check and a per-person daily cap keep the shared free allowance available to actual visitors.
Nothing you send is stored, logged, or used for training.
Who uses this
Finding a specific clause in a contract, a figure in a report, or a date in a policy without reading the whole thing.
Other names for this tool
People look for this under several different names. If you arrived searching for any of the following, this is the right page — they all describe the same thing:
- chat with pdf — ask questions about a document online
- free chat with pdf — ask questions about a document
- chat with pdf — ask questions about a document tool
- online chat with pdf — ask questions about a document free
Frequently asked questions
Why one question at a time?
A running conversation resends the whole document with every message, which would exhaust the free daily allowance very quickly. One question, one answer keeps the tool available for everyone.
Can it answer about a long document?
Only the first ~6,000 characters are sent. If your answer lives on page 30, extract that section and paste it in instead.
Should I rely on the answer?
Verify it against the document. The model is told to quote the relevant wording — check that quote is really there before acting on anything important.
Is my text sent to a server?
Yes — and this is the one part of the site where that is true. AI needs a model that cannot run in a browser, so your text goes to a Cloudflare Worker, is processed, and comes straight back. It is not stored, not logged, and not used for training. If that matters for your document, use the tools that run fully on your device instead.
Why only 5 uses a day?
The AI runs on Cloudflare's free tier, which gives the whole site a fixed daily allowance. Without a per-person cap, one script could drain it before breakfast and nobody else would get to use it. The limit resets at midnight UTC.
Can I trust the output?
Read it before you use it. Language models produce fluent text that can still be wrong, and they occasionally invent detail. The prompts here explicitly instruct the model not to add facts you did not provide, but treat every result as a first draft to check, not a finished document.
Is this tool really free?
Yes — no account, no trial, no watermark, and no cap on usage. It runs on your own device rather than our servers, so there is no cost for us to pass on.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. The interface adapts to phone and tablet screens, and everything runs in the browser, so there is no app to install.
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Your files stay on your device. This tool runs entirely in your browser. No file is uploaded, transmitted, or stored. You can verify this by opening your browser's Network tab while using the tool.
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