Upload any PDF and get high-quality questions with sources in minutes.
PDF is the most common format for textbooks, lecture slides exported as handouts, research papers, employee handbooks, and compliance manuals. Yet most of that content sits unused after the first read. Quizzen's PDF to quiz converter reads the actual text layer of your PDF — including multi-column academic layouts, numbered headings, and footnoted references — and turns the key facts, definitions, and processes into ready-to-use questions. Instead of manually re-reading a 40-page manual to write ten questions, you upload the file and get a structured quiz back in under a minute.
Unlike generic AI chat tools where you have to paste text manually and it forgets your instructions between prompts, this PDF to quiz workflow is purpose-built: it keeps track of page numbers so you can double-check any question against the source, it avoids repeating the same fact twice, and it balances question difficulty using Bloom's taxonomy so you get a mix of recall, application, and analysis questions rather than ten near-identical trivia items.
Most PDFs contain a searchable text layer that Quizzen extracts directly using PyMuPDF, preserving reading order even in two-column research papers or slide-style handouts. If your PDF is a scanned image — a photocopied worksheet, a scanned textbook chapter, or a fax-quality manual — the text layer won't exist, so Quizzen automatically falls back to Tesseract OCR (optical character recognition) to read the words off the page. This two-step pipeline means both "born-digital" PDFs and scanned paper documents can be converted into a quiz without any manual retyping.
Once the text is extracted, it's split into logical chunks so the AI has enough context to write a coherent question without losing track of what section of the document it's reading. This chunking step is what prevents the common problem of AI question generators producing vague, out-of-context questions when given very long documents.
Every quiz generated from a PDF can be reviewed and edited question-by-question before export — flag anything that needs a human check, fix a wrong distractor, or delete a question entirely. Once you're happy with the set, export to CSV, PDF (with or without an answer key), Moodle XML for direct LMS import, or Kahoot/Wooclap format for a live, gamified session with a class or team. That flexibility means the same PDF-to-quiz workflow works whether you're prepping a pop quiz for tomorrow's class, building a self-study deck from a textbook chapter, or generating a compliance test from a policy PDF for new hires.
Large PDFs are handled the same way as short ones: a 20-page handout and a 200-page ebook go through the same extraction and chunking pipeline, so you're not limited to short excerpts. The Free plan covers PDFs up to 20 pages with up to 10 questions per quiz, which is plenty for a single chapter or short handout, while Pro and Enterprise plans lift both the page and question limits for full textbooks, employee manuals, and multi-chapter training material.
• Ideal for syllabi, research papers and manuals.
• Automatic citation of page and paragraph for traceability.
• Balanced distractors and configurable difficulty.
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We analyze context and terminology in the PDF and generate well-formed items you can edit.
Yes, choose the types before generation.
Up to 100MB in the current plan.
Transform any document into engaging quizzes in just three simple steps.
Upload your PDF, Word, or PowerPoint file. Our system supports files up to 100MB and automatically extracts text using advanced OCR for scanned documents.
Our advanced AI analyzes your content and generates high-quality questions with multiple choice options, true/false statements, and fill-in-the-blank exercises.
Review, edit, and export your quiz in multiple formats including PDF, Word, CSV, and Moodle XML for seamless integration with your learning management system.
Everything you need to create professional educational content from your documents.
Support for PDF, Word (.docx), and PowerPoint (.pptx) files with intelligent text extraction.
Advanced OCR automatically reads scanned documents and images to extract text content.
Generate multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions.
Direct export to Moodle XML format for seamless LMS integration and online testing.
Review and edit all generated questions before export with our intuitive interface.
Questions designed following educational best practices with configurable difficulty levels.
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Everything you need to know about creating quizzes with AI.
Yes! Quizzen supports PDF, Word (.docx), and PowerPoint (.pptx) files up to 100MB. Upload any of these formats to generate questions.
No problem! Our OCR technology automatically extracts text from scanned PDFs and images, so you can create quizzes from any document.
Absolutely! Select from multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions. Set difficulty levels from basic to advanced.
After generating your quiz, click the "Moodle" export button. The XML file can be directly imported into any Moodle LMS for online testing.
The Free plan includes 2 quiz creations per month, up to 10 questions each, PDF support up to 20 pages, and basic export formats.
We use enterprise-grade security, validate all uploads, limit access with rate controls, and automatically delete files after processing completes.
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