{"version":"2.1.323","anchor":"large-pdfs-can-be-read-whole-as-page-images-behind-new-gate","canonical_anchor":"large-pdfs-can-be-read-whole-as-page-images-behind-new-gate","heading":"Large PDFs can be read whole as page images, with optional page text","tier":"soon","area":"PDF Reading","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.323\/e\/large-pdfs-can-be-read-whole-as-page-images-behind-new-gate","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.323","markdown":"### Large PDFs can be read whole as page images, with optional page text\n\nReading a large PDF without naming pages can now send every page to Claude as an image, optionally with each page's extracted text\n\n**What**\n\nThe Read tool is the action Claude uses to open files. When Claude asks it for a whole PDF without naming any pages, and that PDF is over a certain file size and its page count is known, Claude Code can now read it as a page range covering page 1 through the last page. Each page then reaches Claude as an image.\n\nA second switch can add the text extracted from each page alongside its image. That text is left out when adding it would make the result larger than a size limit.\n\nBoth switches are off unless they are turned on remotely. A separate switch, also off by default, still decides whether a PDF with too many pages returns its first pages instead of an error.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis changes the form in which big PDFs reach Claude: as page images, with the page text attached when that option is on. Because it is switched on remotely, the same PDF may be read differently from one account to another.\n\n- Flag `tengu_clever_fern`: Off in both readings (read for one account on one subscription tier against v2.1.323; this account: off, anonymous baseline: off, compiled default: off) These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.\n- Flag `tengu_precious_crab`: Off in both readings (read for one account on one subscription tier against v2.1.323; this account: off, anonymous baseline: off, compiled default: off) These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.\n- Flag `tengu_misty_sunbeam`: Off in both readings (read for one account on one subscription tier against v2.1.323; this account: off, anonymous baseline: off, compiled default: off) These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.\n- Area: PDF Reading\n- Tier: Nothing to try yet\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no\n- Present in the build but not switched on"}