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24 alternatives to PDFx – Extract Metadata and URLs from PDFs, and Download Referenced PDFs

PDFx is a tool to extract infos and URLs from a PDF, and to easily download all referenced PDFs

PDFx is a tool that extracts metadata and URLs from PDF documents and downloads all referenced PDFs automatically. Users can process a PDF file to identify links and references, optionally outputting all references… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PDFx – Extract Metadata and URLs from PDFs, and Download Referenced PDFs launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    PDFx▲3

    Extract data from complex, untemplated PDF files in seconds.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    CanaryPDF▲114

    Extract tables and edit PDF files right in your browser

    2025 · canarypdf.com · its alternatives →

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    A command-line tool to turn web pages into readable PDF, EPUB, HTML, or Markdown docs. - danburzo/percollate

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Your PDF link extractor - fast, accurate, reliable

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Free browser-based PDF toolkit — no uploads, no sign-up

    2025 · pdf-vert.com · its alternatives →

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    57 private document tools that run in your browser

    Aug 2026 · toolpdfs.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, Like everyone, I'm working on an product that uses LLMs to extract data from photos and documents. Part of the processing pipeline is extracting data from PDFs as raw text or a raster image. As part of our leadgen strategy, we've opened our REST API that lets you process pages of a PDF. The API is completely free to use anonymously, but is rate limited to 1 page per 30 seconds. Creating a free account removes this restriction. The two endpoints are: - https://extract.dev/api/pages/extract/raster - Rasterize a page of a PDF -…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Hello It's been quite frustrating to find an online tool that will easily extract tables from PDFs. So I built one. https://www.tablex.dev Hope you enjoy it.

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Extract links from PDFs and websites – looking for feedback!

    2025 · tarikdev.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Free online pdf tools | convert, merge, split pdfs

    2024 · pdftip.com · its alternatives →

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    Automated document data extraction

    2025 · extractx.dev · its alternatives →

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    Extract JSON data from PDFs with a developer-friendly API

    Jan 2026 · pdf-extractor.com · its alternatives →

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    Free online PDF tools — no signup needed

    2025 · pdf.turcoazapps.com · its alternatives →

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    Download all images from any website or url

    2025 · image-extractor.com · its alternatives →

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    Parse text contents from common file formats. Contribute to pzaich/doc_ripper development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Extract text, images and metadata from PDF files online

    2023 · onepdf.online · its alternatives →

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    Fast, private PDF tools that work in your browser

    Aug 2026 · pdflexa.com · its alternatives →

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    PDF Tools - All PDF tools in one place

    Jul 2026 · pdftoword.ai · its alternatives →

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    Batch extract content from PDF to Excel

    2024 · drive.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I built PDFly — a PDF toolkit that runs entirely client-side. No file uploads, no server processing, no account needed. It has 56 tools including merge, split, compress, convert, redact, compare, and an AI chat feature to ask questions about your PDF content. Everything runs in your browser using [mention your tech stack if relevant, e.g., WASM/JS libraries]. Would love feedback on the tools, UX, or anything else!

    Jul 2026 · pdfly.uk · its alternatives →

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    PDFx▲3

    Reinventing how we work with PDFs - a 2D Canvas

    Jul 2026 · pdfx.zip · its alternatives →

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    PDF-X▲2

    All-in-one offline PDF tools for Android

    Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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