Inspiration search and tools for PDF files
Find inspiration from PDF files and use tools to edit, annotate and analyze these documents. Search for a specific region, city, event or topic in travel guides, tourist brochures and other PDF resources to discover new travel ideas.
Tools for finding inspiration from PDF files
- eBook Hunter — search by title or ISBN; catalogs by category and bestsellers.
- PDFBooksWorld — search by title, subject, author; navigation by genres/popularity.
- PDFDrive — vast index of searchable and downloadable eBooks; alerts/subscription by email.
- Project Gutenberg — large free library (≈70,000 titles) to find classic texts.
- ReadAnyBook — eBook discovery and download engine; sort by genres and notes.
PDF editing, annotation and analysis tools
- UPDF — full suite:
- word search (filters, case sensitive, whole words)
- OCR to make scans searchable
- annotation: highlighting, notes, shapes
- text editing and font modification
- conversion to other formats and compression
- AI functions: summary, explanation of passages, translation
- Online OCR/annotation tools:
- Smallpdf — quick conversion, compression, annotation
- ILovePDF — merging, cutting, OCR
- Adobe Acrobat Online — online editing and signing
(quick, but limited gains; pay attention to confidentiality and size limits)
Quick best practices:
- use OCR to make a scan usable
- use AI summaries to quickly extract key ideas
