# PrivyPDF: PDF Agent — Private PDF Chat & RAG

> Private PDF Chat & RAG (iPhone/iPad app by GUOYU WANG.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/privypdf-pdf-agent/id6758668283 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [GUOYU WANG](https://appshunter.io/developer/1873302677)
- Category: Productivity, Developer Tools
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-02-10
- Data updated: 2026-07-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/privypdf-pdf-agent/id6758668283/reviews.md

## What is PrivyPDF?

PrivyPDF lets you chat with your PDF documents using your own AI—powered by Ollama on your local network. Your data stays on your device and your LAN.

FEATURES
• Chat with the current PDF: ask questions and get answers grounded in the document
• Local AI via Ollama: set your server URL and choose Chat, Embedding, and OCR models in Settings
• Parse & Index: extract text and optional embeddings; trigger automatically on import (when Ollama is configured) or manually from Library or Chat
• Remove documents: long-press a PDF in Library to remove it
• Export answers to Markdown, JSON, or Word (RTF)
• Library: import, open, and manage multiple PDFs
• First-time setup: prompt to configure Ollama Base URL and models

SETTINGS
• Ollama Base URL, request timeout
• Chat, Embedding, and OCR model pickers (refresh from Ollama)
• Model temperature slider
• Use Embeddings toggle for semantic retrieval
• Retrieval options: TopK, history turns, chunk size

Requires an Ollama server on your network (e.g. http://192.168.x.x:11434). or LM Studio on your network  (e.g. http://192.168.x.x:1234/v1)
No cloud; all processing is local or on your LAN.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 0.5.2 — 2026-07-24

PrivyPDF 0.5.0 adds document scanning:

- Scan paper documents with your camera, with automatic edge detection and perspective correction.
- Capture multiple pages in one continuous session.
- Review pages, name the document, and save it as a local multi-page PDF or export the pages as images.
- Scanned PDFs land in your Library, ready to read, index, and chat with.

### 0.5.1 — 2026-07-17

PrivyPDF 0.5.0 adds document scanning:

- Scan paper documents with your camera, with automatic edge detection and perspective correction.
- Capture multiple pages in one continuous session.
- Review pages, name the document, and save it as a local multi-page PDF or export the pages as images.
- Scanned PDFs land in your Library, ready to read, index, and chat with.

### 0.5.0 — 2026-06-28

PrivyPDF 0.5.0 adds document scanning:

- Scan paper documents with your camera, with automatic edge detection and perspective correction.
- Capture multiple pages in one continuous session.
- Review pages, name the document, and save it as a local multi-page PDF or export the pages as images.
- Scanned PDFs land in your Library, ready to read, index, and chat with.

### 0.4.2 — 2026-06-23

- Added image upload to the chat composer: a photo picker (up to 4 images per message), a removable thumbnail strip for pending attachments, and inline image rendering inside message bubbles.
- Picked images are downscaled (longest edge ≤ 1024 px) and re-encoded as JPEG before storage, keeping request payloads small and avoiding HEIC compatibility issues with vision models.
- Wired multimodal messages end to end: user turns now carry text plus image content parts through to the inference provider.
- Persisted image attachments with a new database migration (`messages.images`) so attached images survive app restarts and remain part of multi-turn vision context.
- Ensured the current turn (and its images) is always included in the request, including Pro cross-PDF context mode, so uploaded images are never silently dropped.

### 0.4.1 — 2026-05-25

PrivyPDF 0.4.1 improves the core PDF chat experience:

Cleaner native iOS navigation with less wasted space.
Improved Library screen with faster import, indexing, and document removal actions.
Better PDF reading flow with Preview and Chat modes in the same document view.
Refined chat composer, message layout, indexing status, and export/indexing menu.
More reliable LLM setup after skipping first-run configuration.
Better Settings layout for Ollama, LM Studio, and model selection.
Updated app icon assets for iOS.

## More apps by GUOYU WANG

- [PrivyMermaid: AI Diagram](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/privymermaid-ai-diagram/id6758518978)
- [FlightLedger](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flightledger/id6758533176)
- [PrivyFeed: News Butler](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/privyfeed-news-butler/id6758854675)
- [PrivyMermaid Pro: AI Diagram](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/privymermaid-pro-ai-diagram/id6759026916)
- [GeftLedger](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geftledger/id6759418549)

All apps by GUOYU WANG: https://appshunter.io/developer/1873302677

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