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 PDFs here
or pick them from your device
Your files are never transmitted. Nothing is uploaded.
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
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.