PDF Attachment Extractor

How to Extract Attachments from a PDF

1. Add your PDFs. Drop one or more onto the tool, or click Select PDF Files. Add More PDFs brings in others later.
2. Look at each PDF card. It lists every attachment with its name and size, or says No attachments found in this PDF.
3. Choose Organize by Source. Separate folders by PDF name is selected to start with. All files in root folder puts everything at the top level of the ZIP.
4. Click Extract All & Download ZIP. The archive is built in your browser tab.
5. Click Download ZIP. The file is named pdf_attachments with the date and time. Extract More starts again with new files.

Why Use This PDF Attachment Extractor

• Your file stays on your device. The PDFs are read and zipped by code running in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
• See what is inside first. Every PDF gets its own card listing the attached files and their sizes before you download anything.
• Several PDFs, one ZIP. Drop a whole batch and get every attachment in a single archive.
• Folders keep things apart. With folders by PDF name, two files that share a name in different PDFs do not collide.

Good to know: the tool finds files stored in the PDF's attachment list. Files pinned to a page as a paperclip note may not be listed, and pictures that are part of the page content are not attachments at all. With All files in root folder, two attachments with the same name overwrite each other inside the ZIP. A PDF that needs a password to open has to go through Unlock PDF first. To put files into a PDF instead, use Embed PDF Attachments.

FAQ

How do I extract attachments from a PDF?

Drop the PDF onto the tool, check the list of attachments on its card, click Extract All and Download ZIP, then click Download ZIP. Your original PDF is not changed.

How can I tell whether a PDF has attachments?

The tool shows a card for each PDF with the number of attachments and their names. A file without any shows No attachments found in this PDF.

Can I extract from several PDFs at once?

Yes. Add as many PDFs as you like and all their attachments go into one ZIP. Separate folders by PDF name keeps each document's files together.

Does it extract the pictures that are on the pages?

No. It only pulls out files that were attached to the PDF. Pictures that are part of the page content are not attachments.

My viewer shows a paperclip, but the tool lists nothing. Why?

A paperclip on a page can be a file attached as a page note, and the tool may not list those. It reads the PDF's main attachment list.

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere, and is there a size limit?

No, the PDFs stay on your device while they are processed in your browser. Your file size limit is shown on this page, and a free account raises it.