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Extract PDF Links

Pull every URL, internal destination and link coordinate out of a PDF into structured JSON. Useful for auditing where a document sends its readers, and for checking a document set for dead or unexpected links. It is free, needs no account, and adds no watermark to your result.

Built for: extract pdf links

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Drop PDF files hereJSON output · up to 100 files

Included in this tool

External URLsInternal linksPage coordinatesJSON export

When you need this

What people use it for.

Auditing a document for links to sites you did not intend to reference

Extracting a bibliography of URLs from a report or paper

Checking a published PDF for broken or outdated links

How it works

What happens to your file.

Every page is scanned for link annotations and destinations, and each result is returned as JSON with its target and its position on the page.

What this tool includes

Everything you need, without a paywall.

External URLs

Internal links

Page coordinates

JSON export

Questions

Common questions.

Does this find plain text URLs too?

It extracts link objects, which is what a viewer treats as clickable. A URL typed as plain text with no link attached is text, not a link, so extract the text instead.

Are internal links included?

Yes. Internal destinations, such as a table-of-contents entry pointing to a page, are reported alongside external URLs.

Can I check whether the links still work?

This extracts them; testing them is a separate step. The JSON output is designed to feed straight into a link checker.

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