Terms of service

Using PDF2Talk

These terms govern your use of PDF2Talk at pdf2talk.com. PDF2Talk provides a browser PDF reader, playback controls, optional account libraries and saved reading positions, and optional Pro Natural narration. For questions, contact support@pdf2talk.com.

Use the service lawfully, with documents you own or have permission to process. You retain your rights to your documents. Don’t use PDF2Talk to infringe copyright, impersonate others, distribute unlawful content, interfere with the service, or access someone else’s account.

What’s available

The free reader uses speech voices available through your browser or operating system. Pro adds English Natural voices from the Ember and Rune collections. Natural narration sends sentence text for cloud processing and requires an internet connection. Generation may take time when the service is starting or busy. Word highlighting is approximate. PDFs need selectable text for narration; OCR for scanned documents is not included.

Chat is a planned feature and is not included as an available service. Purchase Pro for the features currently described on the pricing page.

Guest PDFs are limited to 5 MB and are saved with reading progress in this browser, so you can refresh or reopen their reader URLs here. New PDFs opened while signed in automatically save to your account, up to 20 MB. Samples stay in the tab. Choose Save progress to upload a PDF and remember where you stopped, including across devices. If you need to sign in, the upload continues immediately afterward. Signing in alone does not upload it. Free accounts can store 3 active cloud PDFs and Pro accounts 100, with a 20 MiB file limit and 200 MiB total storage per account. Existing PDFs remain accessible after downgrading, but additional uploads require space under the current limit. Clearing site data removes local copies and pending changes. Keep your own copies of important files.

Notes and highlights require an account and a saved account PDF. Free accounts can create 10 notes or highlights per document; an attached annotation is part of the same item. Pro has no note-count cap. Both plans save notes server-side and make them available across devices. Per-item size and request-rate limits apply to protect service availability. Existing items remain readable, editable and deletable after downgrade, even above the Free allowance. Unsaved drafts require an explicit Save and do not survive reloads.

Accounts and Pro delivery

A Google account is required to purchase and use Pro. Keep your account secure. Pro is linked to the signed-in account and unlocks after our server verifies an active subscription with Polar. Return to PDF2Talk after checkout and check your subscription if access has not appeared. Contact support if delivery fails.

PDF2Talk is licensed for your use while your access is active. Subscriptions do not transfer ownership of PDF2Talk or third-party software. Applicable open-source licenses continue to apply to their components.

Prices, payments, and renewal

Our launch plans are USD 9 per month or USD 90 per year, with the yearly amount charged upfront. The plan you choose renews automatically at the displayed interval until canceled. Applicable taxes and the final total are shown at checkout. We’ll disclose material subscription price changes before they apply to a future renewal.

Polar is the merchant of record and authorized reseller for purchases. Its Buyer Terms and payment privacy terms also apply to checkout. PDF2Talk does not receive your full payment-card number.

You can cancel renewal through Manage subscription in Voice settings or Polar’s customer portal. Access normally continues through your paid period. See our 7-day refund policy for full refunds requested within 7 days of a payment and your statutory rights.

Availability and changes

Speech and text extraction may contain errors. Review the original PDF when accuracy matters. Availability depends in part on your browser, device, network, and third-party services. To the extent permitted by law, we do not promise uninterrupted or error-free service.

We may address abuse, security risks, or unlawful use by restricting access. If we discontinue a paid feature, we’ll notify affected subscribers and address unused prepaid access as required by law. We may update these terms, with notice of material changes. No term excludes rights or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Privacy and support

Our privacy policy explains local documents, account data, and analytics. Contact support about the service, your account, or these terms.