Show HN: PDF.chat

PDF.chat launched an AI-powered tool that lets users upload PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint files, or text and chat with them to get instant, cited answers. The tool supports long documents, OCR for scanned files, summaries, starter questions, side-by-side reading, and a simple API for integration. It offers a free tier with paid plans for more features.

Chat with any PDF PDF.chat is an AI PDF chat tool — upload a document and chat with your PDF to get instant, cited answers. Drop a PDF to start chatting PDF, Word, PowerPoint or text — drop it, browse, or paste a link. Cited, verifiable answers Every claim links to the page it came from. Click a citation to jump to the exact passage and check it yourself. Long docs & whole books Hundred-page reports, textbooks, contracts and dockets — PDF.chat finds the relevant pages and answers from them. Summaries & starter questions Get an instant summary on upload plus suggested questions, so you know what to ask first. Side-by-side reading Read the original PDF beside the chat. Ask a question, click a citation, and the page scrolls into view. Free OCR for scans Scanned or photographed PDFs are read with OCR first, so you can chat with paper documents too. Simple API Chat with a PDF from your own app with one request. Metered per page, no surprises. Create a free account Get more questions every month, multi-document chat, and save your library — free to start, no card required. Sign up free /signup/ See plans /pricing/ How it works Upload your PDF Drop a PDF, choose a file, or paste a link. Scanned documents are read with OCR automatically. Ask anything Ask questions in plain language — summaries, specific facts, dates, totals, clauses. Multi-turn, with memory. Get cited answers Answers come back grounded in your document with page citations. Click one to jump to the exact passage. Chat with PDFs from your own app A simple REST API: upload a PDF, ask a question, get an answer cited to the page. 1. Upload a PDF curl -X POST https://pdf.chat/api/v1/ocr/ \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR API TOKEN" \ -F "file=@contract.pdf" 2. Ask a question — the answer cites the page it came from curl -X POST https://pdf.chat/api/v1/chat/UUID/ \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR API TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"message": "What is the termination notice period?"}'