PrivyPDF vs PDFChat AI

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.

Chat with any PDF. Ask questions, get instant answers with page citations. Scan paper documents with your camera — AI reads even handwriting. Summarize, extract key points, translate to 50+ languages. Built for students, researchers, professionals, and anyone who reads more than they have time for. WHY PDFCHAT AI • Ask anything — answers cite the exact page they came from • One-tap summaries and key points for any document • Scan paper with auto-crop and OCR, or import PDF, DOCX, RTF and TXT • Translate documents to 50+ languages • Private by default — your documents stay on your device • AI processing is opt-in and only sends the text needed to answer HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan or import a document 2. PDFChat AI indexes it right on your device 3. Ask questions — get cited answers in seconds PDFCHAT AI PREMIUM • Weekly — $4.99 per week • Yearly — $29.99 per year with a 3-day free trial (best value) Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. Cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://pdfchatai-landing.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://pdfchatai-landing.vercel.app/terms.html AI answers are generated with OpenAI models via a secure proxy. Documents are processed only with your consent.