Drag a PDF file from your computer directly onto the canvas. Ryzome will create a PDF reader node that displays the document content.
When you create a PDF node, you get:
Full document preview - Browse through all pages of the PDF
Text extraction - Ryzome automatically extracts text content for AI processing
Page navigation - Jump to specific pages or sections
Zoom and scroll - View documents at comfortable reading sizes
PDFs are excellent sources of context for AI generation. When you connect a PDF node to other nodes, the AI can:
Summarize the entire document or specific sections
Extract key insights and main points
Answer questions based on the PDF content
Compare information across multiple connected PDFs
Generate content that references and builds on the PDF material
Drop a research paper PDF onto your canvas
Create a text node and connect it to the PDF
Use the prompt hat to ask: “Summarize the key findings and methodology from this paper”
The AI will analyze the full PDF content and provide a comprehensive summary
Research workflow: Connect multiple related PDFs to a single analysis node to have AI synthesize insights across multiple documents.
File size: Keep PDFs under 7MB for optimal processing speed
Text-based PDFs: Work best - scanned images may have limited text extraction
Academic papers: Excellent for research synthesis and literature reviews
Reports and documentation: Perfect for extracting key insights and summaries
Multiple PDFs: Connect several related documents to build comprehensive context
Current limitations: - PDF files should be under ~7MB for best performance - Scanned PDFs (image-only) may have limited text extraction capabilities if the content is hard to read - Very long documents may take longer to process initially - Password-protected PDFs are not currently supported
Popular ways to use PDF nodes with AI:
Literature reviews: Connect multiple research papers and generate synthesis
Document analysis: Extract key points from reports and presentations
Fact checking: Use PDFs as authoritative sources for AI responses
Content creation: Reference PDF material when generating new content
Research organization: Build knowledge graphs from academic papers
The PDF reader node makes Ryzome particularly powerful for research-heavy workflows where you need to work with and reference multiple documents simultaneously.
