PDF Pals

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PDF Pals

Revolutionize Your PDF Interaction with PDF Pals

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About PDF Pals

PDF Pals is an innovative tool designed to revolutionize how professionals interact with PDFs. Whether you're a software developer, academic researcher, product manager, legal professional, or HR professional, PDF Pals has features tailored to your specific needs. It allows users to instantly extract key information from complex documents, saving valuable time and boosting productivity. One of the standout aspects of PDF Pals is its user-centered design. It operates as a native macOS app, ensuring fast and powerful performance without the bloat of large, inefficient applications. The app employs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to effectively handle scanned documents, and all data remains securely on your device, ensuring privacy and data protection. Users can also customize AI interactions by bringing their own API key, offering flexibility across various API providers like OpenAI, Azure OpenAI Service, and OpenRouter. PDF Pals is more than just a PDF reader; it's a comprehensive solution for anyone needing to analyze, review, or summarize documents efficiently. From customizing the AI model settings to supporting multi-PDF interactions, the tool is designed to enhance your workflow in a secure, privacy-friendly manner. Experience the best way to chat with and analyze PDFs with PDF Pals' powerful, locally stored features and user-friendly interface.

Key Features

  • Native macOS application
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
  • Supports OpenAI, Azure OpenAI Service, and OpenRouter
  • Local data processing for enhanced security
  • Multi-PDF support
  • User-friendly interface
  • Customizable API endpoint
  • Perpetual license
  • Discounts for students and educators
  • Privacy-centric with no data uploading

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FAQs

How does PDF Pals work?
After setting your API key, you can open your PDF document with PDF Pals and start asking questions. The app ingests the document and performs a similarity search to retrieve relevant information.
What is the cost to process a 2,000-page PDF?
It costs nothing. All document processing is performed locally, ensuring the security and privacy of your data.
Does PDF Pals support scanned PDFs?
Yes, PDF Pals employs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to process scanned PDF documents.
Can I use PDF Pals without an OpenAI API key?
Yes, PDF Pals supports multiple API providers such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI Service, and OpenRouter.
Is PDF Pals available on Windows or Linux?
Currently, PDF Pals is only available for macOS. Expansion to other platforms may be considered in the future based on user demand.
How does the license work?
The license is a perpetual license, allowing you to use the current app version indefinitely. You also receive one year of free updates.
Do you use my chat data for training?
No, PDF Pals does not store or analyze your chat data. All data processing is done locally on your device to ensure privacy.
Can I chat with a different document type other than PDF?
Currently, you can only chat with PDF documents. Plans to support additional document types are in the works.
Can I chat with multiple PDFs?
Yes, you can select multiple PDFs and open them with PDF Pals for simultaneous interaction.
Do you provide discounts for students and educators?
Yes, students and educators can receive a 50% discount by sending an email from their university address to [email protected].