What is ChatWithPDF?
ChatWithPDF is a ChatGPT plugin that allows users to query against small or large PDF documents directly in ChatGPT.
Features of ChatWithPDF
ChatWithPDF offers a variety of features to help you get the most out of your PDF documents. These include:
Search PDFs directly in ChatGPT
Search PDFs of any size
Search PDFs of any language
Search PDFs of any topic
Search PDFs of any length
Search PDFs of any quality
How to use ChatWithPDF
To use ChatWithPDF, simply provide a publically accessible PDF URL to be loaded and processed. You can use a publically accessible Google Drive link to a PDF document (no photocopies) or upload your documents to a service like tmpfiles.org and use that while chatting with ChatWithPDF.
How does ChatWithPDF work?
Users provide a publically accessible PDF URL to be loaded and processed (should be able to be accessed from Incognito mode for instance). The plugin downloads and processes the PDF document, extracting relevant information. User queries are matched with the processed information from the PDF. The most relevant matches are returned and displayed to the user.
Privacy of ChatWithPDF
ChatWithPDF does not intentionally store any data permanently. All PDFs are embedded and immediately wiped. Embeddings are stored with ChromaDB on the same deployment server and are wiped with each new deployment. Typically embeddings are manually purged due to limitations in our vector database every 12-24 hours due to size+memory constraints. In the future, all embeddings will be deleted 1hr after the user requests them. If someone has your link, they can also fetch embeddings from it since it is already cached in our vector database, however, users cannot figure out what other users have searched or embedded.
Helpful Tips
- You can use a publically accessible Google Drive link to a PDF document (no photocopies) or upload your documents to a service like tmpfiles.org and use that while chatting with ChatWithPDF.
- Make sure the PDF URL is accessible from Incognito mode.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I search PDFs of any size?
Yes, ChatWithPDF allows you to search PDFs of any size.
Can I search PDFs of any language?
Yes, ChatWithPDF allows you to search PDFs of any language.
How does ChatWithPDF ensure privacy?
ChatWithPDF does not intentionally store any data permanently. All PDFs are embedded and immediately wiped. Embeddings are stored with ChromaDB on the same deployment server and are wiped with each new deployment.