Docs & PDF Q&A

fully-local-pdf-chatbot

Chat with a PDF without anything leaving the browser tab

Visit official page 日本語で詳しく見る

Popularity

★ 1.8k

Last update

December 2025

License / pricing

MIT

What it does

Three ways to run the same document chat: weights downloaded into the browser via WebLLM, a local Ollama instance, or Chrome's built-in model. The first option means genuinely no server and no network — and correspondingly heavy dependence on the device, with large PDFs feeling it. A hosted demo lets you try the browser path immediately. Answer quality tracks whatever model your machine can carry. MIT.

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

Screenshots & visuals

Before you start

Setup difficultySome setup needed
Command lineRequired
API keyNot required
Sends data onlineNo

Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.

fully-local-pdf-chatbot FAQ

Is fully-local-pdf-chatbot free?: Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.
Do I need to install anything or write code to use fully-local-pdf-chatbot?: It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
Does fully-local-pdf-chatbot work on a phone?: No. It needs a computer.
Can I use fully-local-pdf-chatbot commercially?: The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
fully-local-pdf-chatbot (this page)	Required	Not needed	No	No	Yes
OCRmyPDF	Required	Not needed	No	No	Yes
zerox	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
paper-qa	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.

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What it does

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

fully-local-pdf-chatbot FAQ

Is fully-local-pdf-chatbot free?

Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.

Do I need to install anything or write code to use fully-local-pdf-chatbot?

It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.

Does fully-local-pdf-chatbot work on a phone?

No. It needs a computer.

Can I use fully-local-pdf-chatbot commercially?

The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
fully-local-pdf-chatbot (this page)	Required	Not needed	No	No	Yes
OCRmyPDF	Required	Not needed	No	No	Yes
zerox	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
paper-qa	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.