Extract attachments
Pull the files hidden inside a PDF back out — including the XML in an e-invoice.
- Zero-transmission processing
- No watermark
- Limited daily trial
- Unlimited on Pro
Drop your PDF here
or choose it from your files
Your files are never transmitted. Nothing is uploaded.
Before you start
- Once the file is in, you'll see every attached file with its size.
- E-invoice PDF? The XML inside is what accounting software reads.
Good to know
- Accepts
- Files at once
- One at a time
- Transmission
- None — nothing is uploaded.
Chain it
Run this tool and the next one back to back — nothing to download in between.
How to do it
Add your file
Add the PDF you think is carrying something inside it — most often an invoice, a form or a document from an official system.
Set it up the way you want
There is nothing to configure. The document is searched for embedded files and every one found is listed.
Download the result
Download the attachments. Each one comes back as its own file with its own name and type.
Questions about Extract attachments
- PDFs can contain other files?
- Yes, and most people never find out. A PDF can carry attachments the same way an email does: spreadsheets, XML, images, even other PDFs. They do not show up when you read the document, which is exactly why they get missed.
- Why does an invoice have an XML file in it?
- Because European e-invoices are built that way. ZUGFeRD and Factur-X are a PDF with an XML file embedded: the PDF is for a person to read, the XML is for the accounting system to book. If your software says the invoice is not machine-readable, this is how you get the XML out.
- Should I check my own documents with this?
- Before sending anything sensitive, yes. An attachment is a place data hides — a source spreadsheet left inside a report will not appear anywhere on the page but travels with the file. This shows you what is actually in there.