Where does the processing actually happen?

In this tab. The file is read locally, converted or edited locally, and handed back as a download — no copy is sent to a server, so there is nothing for anyone to breach or keep.

Will it work on a phone?

Yes. The layout adapts to a small screen and the processing runs in the mobile browser, so a photo or a downloaded document can be handled on the device it arrived on.

Because the expensive part — the server farm — does not exist. Processing runs on your device, so the site can stay free without a signup wall in front of it or an upsell in the middle of a job.

Which file types does Detect PDF Links accept?

The drop area takes PDF. Files are read from your device in the browser, so the format has to be one a browser can decode — that is why the accepted list on this page is finite and honest rather than "everything".

Detect PDF Links

Enumerate URL link annotations.

Drag & drop your PDF here

or click to browse — .pdf · up to 1 files

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About Detect PDF Links

Detect PDF Links is here for reading and pulling content out of files: enumerate URL link annotations. It takes PDF. Files up to 100 MB each, 50 at a time, and the work happens on your own machine rather than on a server.

The slow route to reading and pulling content out of files is installing something, making an account and uploading the file; this is the fast route.

How to use Detect PDF Links in 3 steps

Drop the file on the page — PDF, one file up to 100 MB.
Set the link annotations to list or strip — this tool reports back on the page rather than writing a file.
Press Extract and save the result.

What you get with Detect PDF Links

One job, done in the browser: enumerate URL link annotations.
Free to use, with no signup and no account
No watermark or logo added to your output
Works on desktop and mobile, no install

Detect PDF Links: questions

Where does the processing actually happen?: In this tab. The file is read locally, converted or edited locally, and handed back as a download — no copy is sent to a server, so there is nothing for anyone to breach or keep.
Will it work on a phone?: Yes. The layout adapts to a small screen and the processing runs in the mobile browser, so a photo or a downloaded document can be handled on the device it arrived on.
Why is it free?: Because the expensive part — the server farm — does not exist. Processing runs on your device, so the site can stay free without a signup wall in front of it or an upsell in the middle of a job.
Which file types does Detect PDF Links accept?: The drop area takes PDF. Files are read from your device in the browser, so the format has to be one a browser can decode — that is why the accepted list on this page is finite and honest rather than "everything".