Chat with a Document (Word, PPT, EPUB, scans)

Chat with a Document lets you upload a Word doc, PowerPoint, EPUB, text file, or scan and ask it questions instead of reading the whole thing. pdf.chat reads the document and answers from what is actually inside it, summaries, specific facts, definitions, with a citation on every answer so you can verify it against the source. It is built for documents beyond PDFs; for PDFs specifically, use Chat with PDF.

It is for the moments when you have a document in front of you and a question about it, not time to read it end to end. Drop in a slide deck and ask for the three key takeaways. Upload a Word report and ask what it concludes. Open an EPUB and ask where a topic is covered. Because every answer is grounded in the text of your document and cites where it came from, you get something you can trust and check rather than a generic guess.

There is nothing to install and no signup to start. Upload your document, watch it load beside the chat, and start asking. pdf.chat works in 100+ languages, your files are deleted automatically after processing, and nothing is ever sold or shared. Document chat runs on a free account, with paid plans from $5/mo for more pages, longer documents, and unlimited questions. Scanned or image-only files are read with OCR automatically, so you can chat with those too.

How to chat with a document (word, ppt, epub, scans)

Common uses

• Pulling the three key points out of a slide deck or report before a meeting.
• Asking a Word document or EPUB where a specific topic, term, or figure is covered.
• Getting a single fact, a date, an amount, a reference number, out of a long document fast.
• Understanding forms, contracts, and official paperwork without reading every line.
• Studying from notes, slides, and ebooks by asking questions instead of rereading them.
• Chatting with a scanned letter or receipt, which pdf.chat reads with OCR automatically.

Frequently asked questions

Use this via the API

Run this tool programmatically with a single POST. Authenticate with the API token from your account page.

curl -X POST https://pdf.chat/api/v1/ocr/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -F "file=@your-file.png" \
  -F "tool=document"

Files of 5 pages or fewer return the result inline; otherwise poll the job, then download it as md:

curl -L "https://pdf.chat/api/v1/ocr/JOB_UUID/download/?format=md" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" -o result.md

Then ask questions about the document, with answers cited to the page:

curl -X POST https://pdf.chat/api/v1/chat/JOB_UUID/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"message": "Summarize this document"}'