Compatibility record
Does Perplexity support PDF analysis?
Selected plans
Perplexity supports PDF files in Internal Knowledge Search and file-backed research workflows.
Last verified2026-07-27
Confidencehigh
Primary sources1
What this state means
Selected plans, with the qualification kept attached.
Perplexity has primary evidence for pdf analysis on the reviewed product surface. Plan and platform availability may still change.
Capability definition
Extracts or interprets information from uploaded PDF documents.
Scope boundary
Text extraction, visual PDF understanding, form editing, and PDF creation are distinct capabilities.
Evidence
Primary records behind the answer.
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What is Internal Knowledge Search
“Search across internal files alongside the web.”