AskYourPDF

Chat with a PDF: upload a document and ask questions about its contents

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What is AskYourPDF?

AskYourPDF is a document question-answering tool. You upload a PDF and it indexes the text so you can ask questions in plain language and get answers taken from the file, usually with the relevant passage shown so the claim can be checked. An account keeps a library of documents, so a set of papers or contracts can be queried together rather than one at a time, and conversations can be shared by link with colleagues. A plugin and an API make the same capability available inside other tools. It is aimed at anyone who reads long documents and wants to stop scrolling through them.

Last updated: 2026-09-20. This site only provides an index; for exact features, pricing, and licensing, see the official website.

Key features

Upload PDFs and query them with natural-language questions
Answers point back to the passages used so claims can be checked
Document library that lets several files be queried in one chat
Shareable conversation links for colleagues who need the same answer
Summaries and key-point extraction from long documents
Plugin and API access for embedding document Q&A in other tools

Pros & cons

Strengths

Fast route to an answer inside a long contract or research paper
Source passages make verification a matter of seconds
Free tier is enough to test the tool on a few real documents

Watch out for

Scanned PDFs without a text layer need OCR and often fail
Tables and figures are frequently misread or skipped entirely
Page and message limits on the free plan are reached quickly

Best for & use cases

contract review, paper reading, report summarising and study notes

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FAQ

Does it work with scanned documents?

Only when the PDF has a usable text layer. Scanned images need optical character recognition first, and accuracy still drops on handwriting, complicated layouts and low-resolution pages.

Can I ask questions across several documents?

Yes, the library supports multiple files in one conversation. More documents mean more retrieved context, so keep questions specific about which file you are asking about.

Is my document kept private?

Files are uploaded to the service, so sensitive material should follow your organisation's rules. Check the current privacy terms for retention and deletion before uploading anything confidential.