AskYourPDF

Overview

AskYourPDF is a document-focused AI service for getting answers and summaries from files. Users can chat with uploaded PDFs or text documents, create an AI agent for a website, and fill PDF forms using information supplied separately. The company is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia.

Its document chat lets users ask questions and retrieve insights from the contents of an uploaded file. A website agent can draw on website pages and uploaded PDF, TXT, PPT, PPTX, EPUB, or RTF files. AskYourPDF says the agent answers only from the sources provided to it.

The service also supports webpage summarization, file uploads, API access, a Chrome extension, and plugins for Zotero and ChatGPT. It sits among AI PDF Assistants, AI PDF Tools, and Text Summarization Software.

Key features

• Document chat: Upload a PDF or text document, ask questions, and use the responses to locate information and key insights in its contents.
• Website agent: Embed an agent on a website and provide web pages or supported files as sources. Listed integrations include plain HTML, WordPress, Webflow, Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, React, Vue, and Next.js.
• PDF form filling: Pair a fillable or non-fillable PDF form with a second PDF, a text file, or pasted content to complete the form fields automatically.
• Extension and plugins: The Chrome extension also works with PDFs opened from Google Drive in Chrome. Plugins are available for Zotero and ChatGPT.
• API: The API supports PDF data extraction, document chatbot creation, PDF search and navigation, and conversations that span multiple documents.
• Plan limits: Free allows one document per day, up to 100 pages and 15MB per document, 50 questions per day, and three conversations per day. Premium and Pro include multi-document Knowledge Base chat, summarization, Chrome extension access, and OCR. Pro also lists priority support and longer replies.

Pricing

AskYourPDF uses a freemium model with a free plan and a free trial offer for Premium and Pro. The pricing page displays “Start Free Trial” but does not state a trial duration. The listed starting price is $11.99/mo (annual).

The plan details give annual prices for Premium and Pro while describing them as billed per month, billed yearly. Compare the listed quotas and billing details before choosing a plan. AskYourPDF directs users to its support team for account, billing, and document-processing issues, and to sales for plan questions and demos.

Platforms

AskYourPDF is listed for Android, iOS, and web, and offers an API and browser extension. Its website agent integrates with plain HTML, WordPress, Webflow, Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, React, Vue, and Next.js. The Chrome extension can also work with PDFs opened from Google Drive in Chrome.

Who it's for

AskYourPDF describes its audience as students, researchers, professionals, and businesses. Its document chat and summarization can suit people who need to query file contents, while its website agent is aimed at those who want an embedded assistant grounded in supplied pages and files. The API use cases listed by the company include education, legal research, finance, technical documentation, healthcare, and customer support.

The company says AskYourPDF is GDPR compliant and uses encryption alongside strict data security and privacy standards. Users handling sensitive material may want to review the service's policies and the terms for their chosen plan.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Supports several document formats for website agents; combines document chat with form filling and website embedding; offers browser, plugin, and API options; the free plan has stated daily and file limits.
• Cons: The free plan is limited to one document per day and three conversations per day; trial duration is not stated; some plan prices are not listed, and the Premium and Pro price descriptions have potentially confusing billing wording.

Alternatives

For other summarization-focused options, consider Summify, genei, Podwise, SMMRY, TLDR This, TurboSum, Scholarcy, and Aginsi.

Verdict

AskYourPDF brings document questions, summaries, PDF form completion, website agents, and API capabilities into one service. Its broad integration options may be useful for both individual document workflows and website or developer use cases. The free plan provides a way to begin, though its daily document and conversation caps are modest. Before paying, check the exact billing terms, plan quotas, and whether the available source types and integrations fit the work you need to do.