Can Grammarly Read PDFs? 3 Ways to Use Grammarly for PDF Content

By Hamidullah Khan I Last updated: November 22, 2024

Grammarly can’t read PDF files directly, but there are some easy ways to get around this so you can still use Grammarly to check your PDF documents.

Can Grammarly Read PDFs? 3 Ways to Use Grammarly for PDF Content

No, Grammarly can’t read PDF files.

However, there are ways around this limitation to make Grammarly work for your PDF or image documents.

How to Use Grammarly for PDF Content?

Since PDFs are not natively supported by Grammarly, you’ll first need to convert your PDF into a Word document or another editable format.

Option 1: Use Online PDF Converters

Visit a free PDF-to-Word converter like Smallpdf, ILovePDF, or PDF2Go.
Upload your PDF file.
Download the converted Word file.

Option 2: Use Adobe Acrobat Pro

If you have access to Adobe Acrobat Pro, open the PDF, click on File > Export To, and choose Microsoft Word or another editable format.

How to Use Grammarly for Image Content?

Option 1: Extract Text Using OCR (Optical Character Recognition):

Upload your PDF to a tool like Google Drive.
Right-click the file and choose Open With > Google Docs to automatically extract the text.

Option 2: Use of Microsoft Copilot to convert images into editable text

Visit MicrosoftCopilot
Click the plus (+) image icon to upload the picture containing the text.
Once the image is uploaded, type: “Extract the text from this image, please.”
Microsoft Copilot will use OCR to recognize the text in the image and display it as editable text in the chat window.

Hamidullah Khan, PhD

Editor

Oncology Researcher by day, tech enthusiast by dusk. With 5+ years of experience in AI and tech, he covers mostly AI innovations, SaaS and the tech industry. On weekends, he loves reading about new technology trends and hiking on beautiful trails.