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OK I've been critical of Mistral AI but credit where credit is due. Mistral OCR seems cool.

So cool in fact, I got distracted and ended up building an open source PDF parser and chat app!

Presenting Auntie PDF - your all-knowing guide that unpacks every PDF into clear, actionable insights.

You can upload a pdf or point to a public link, parse it, and then ask questions. All open source and free.




Lovely idea.

Not working for me on a file like this: https://files.catbox.moe/gii0pu.pdf It says that is larger than 10MB (it's 7MB), or failed on url.


thanks. yeah there is an annoying limit on vercel's end for body size of 4.5 mb. there are solutions to get around it by uploading directly to a storage solution but i wanted to keep the app simple for folks who want to dive into the code.


That's pretty impressive for a project just released yesterday. I wish I had the energy and wherewithal to put stuff together that fast.


Thanks! Cursor definitely helps me speed things up haha.




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