A step-by-step guide for beginners. It takes about 2 minutes, and you don't need an account.
Click Try it in the top menu, or go to the Try it page.
In the box "1. Your document", do one of these:
A progress bar shows "Reading page…" and then "Understanding passages…". A short PDF takes a few seconds; a long one can take up to a minute.
When it's ready, you'll see the file name, the number of pages, and a message in the chat: "I've read … Ask me anything about it."
Type your question in the box at the bottom of "2. Ask questions" and press Enter or click Ask.
Not sure what to ask? Click one of the suggestion buttons: Summarise this document, What are the key points? or List any dates, deadlines or numbers.
Ask follow-up questions like "And for part-time staff?". The chatbot remembers your last few messages.
To switch documents, click "Use a different PDF" on the left.
Every fact in an answer ends with a small page chip, like p. 3. This tells you which page of your PDF the fact came from.
| Instead of… | Try… |
|---|---|
| "leave?" | "How many days of annual leave do full-time staff get?" |
| "Tell me everything" | "Summarise this document" or "What are the key points?" |
| "What about it?" | "What is the notice period after probation?" |
| "Is this good?" | "What does the document say about refunds?" |
| PDF type | Works? |
|---|---|
| PDFs made from Word, Google Docs or a website (you can select the text) | Yes |
| Manuals, handbooks, policies, contracts, reports, course books | Yes |
| Up to 20 MB in size | Yes |
| Scanned paper or photos of pages (you can't select the text) | No |
| Password-protected PDFs | No |
Quick test: open your PDF and try to highlight a sentence with your mouse. If you can, it will work.
| You see… | What to do |
|---|---|
| "No text found. This PDF is probably scanned images…" | The PDF is a scan. Use a text version of the document, or run it through an OCR tool first. |
| "This file is over 20 MB" | Use a smaller PDF, or split it into parts. |
| "Please choose a PDF file" | Only .pdf files work. Save Word files as PDF first (File → Save As → PDF). |
| "The free AI quota is busy right now" | Many people are using the demo. Wait a minute, then ask again. |
| "You've reached the hourly limit of this free demo" | Each visitor can ask about 40 questions an hour. Come back a little later. |
| A yellow note: "Smart search is unavailable right now…" | It still works, using keyword search only. Answers may be a little less accurate. |
| "I couldn't find that in this document." | The answer isn't in the PDF, or it's worded differently. Rephrase using the document's own words. |
| The page looks old or broken | Press Ctrl + Shift + R (on Mac: Cmd + Shift + R) to reload it. |
Yes. The demo runs on Google Gemini's free tier, so there are fair-use limits per hour.
No. Just open the Try it page and add a PDF.
Not in this demo: one PDF at a time. A custom version can search many documents together.
Yes. Tap the dashed box to choose a PDF from your phone's files.
Yes. I build custom chatbots trained on your documents, website or product data, with your branding. See the Developer section to get in touch.