Ask Socrates Introduction
Ask Socrates is a powerful tool designed to help users summarize and explain PDFs or DOCXs. With its advanced AI models, it provides quick and accurate information extraction from various documents. Whether you're dealing with books, papers, reports, or articles, Ask Socrates is here to assist you in understanding the content better.
Ask Socrates Features
Free Private ChatGPT on Books, Papers, Reports, Articles, or any Long Document
One of the standout features of Ask Socrates is its ability to offer free private ChatGPT on a wide range of documents. This allows users to have personalized conversations with the AI, enabling a deeper understanding of the subject matter.
Support for Various Platforms
Ask Socrates is available on multiple platforms, ensuring accessibility for all users. It supports:
- Windows
- Mac M1+
- Mac + Intel
- Web
Secure & Private
With Ask Socrates, users can rest assured that their documents are secure and private. The app does not upload files to the cloud unless explicitly shared. Additionally, the web app ensures end-to-end encrypted communication.
How It Works
The process of using Ask Socrates is straightforward:
- Choose Documents: Select PDF or DOCX documents you'd like to know more about. The files are not uploaded to the cloud.
- Get Answers: Ask questions and extract information using state-of-the-art AI models.
- Sources Included: Every response includes citations from the documents, allowing users to verify the information.
Additional Features
- Go 100% Offline with Local LLMs: Use Llama 3 to analyze documents without sending data to the cloud.
- Inline Citations in Chat Responses: Double-check answers quickly by referencing sources.
- Ask Questions of Multiple Documents at the Same Time: Select any set of documents to ask questions.
- Apply Custom Instructions to Highlighted Text: Curious about a specific section? Highlight it and ask a question.
- Search Specific Pages within Documents: Get more focused answers by specifying sections for the AI to search.
- Save Frequently Used Prompts: Reuse simple or complex prompts with any chat.
- Use Documents located on Disk or in the Cloud: Supports Local Disk, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Public URLs.
Ask Socrates Pricing
Free Plan
The generous free plan offers:
- Unlimited open source model use on Win/Mac (beta) and capped web model use.
- Unlimited document processing using open source models.
- Unlimited chats using open source models.
- Easy download of Llama 3.
- Capped GPT-4 use.
Paid Plan
The paid plan, starting at $9/month, includes:
- Advanced web models.
- GPT 4 models.
- Up to unlimited cloud document processing.
- Up to unlimited GPT 4 messages.
- Team and External Access to Chats (coming soon).
Ask Socrates FAQs
Is this free?
Yes, there is a free plan that allows you to explore all the features of the product. Using Llama 3 is completely free.
What files are supported?
Currently, Ask Socrates supports PDFs and DOCX files. The team is open to supporting other document formats based on user feedback.
Are my documents kept private and secure?
Absolutely. If you use the Mac or Windows apps, your documents remain local and never leave your computer. For the web app, end-to-end encryption is used to ensure privacy.
Will my data end up in OpenAIβs ChatGPT or GPT-5?
No. The agreement between Ask Socrates and OpenAI prevents the latter from using the data to train subsequent commercially-available AI models.
Tips for Windows and Mac Users
- Windows users with an nVidia GPU can install CUDA for the speediest local LLM experience. Other GPUs will automatically use Vulkan for acceleration.
- Mac users with an M1+ processor can enjoy GPU acceleration using Metal.
Conclusion
Ask Socrates is a versatile and secure tool designed to help users extract and understand information from PDFs and DOCXs. With its advanced AI models, easy-to-use interface, and multiple platform support, it is a valuable asset for anyone dealing with lengthy documents. Get started with the free desktop app today and experience the power of Ask Socrates.
