Play hangman with the words in your PDF.
Each round hides one key term from your document. The clue is a real sentence from it with the word cut out. Six wrong letters and the page is torn.
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Step 1 — add a document
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Step 2 — pick a game
How it works.
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Add your PDF or notes.
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A key term is hidden; its clue is a sentence from your text.
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Type letters or tap the keyboard. Six misses are allowed.
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Your streak carries across rounds.
Why play your notes?
Clue + spelling
You have to recall the concept from the clue and then spell it, which exercises both meaning and form.
Low pressure
It feels like a game, so it's easy to keep going for ten rounds.
Best for
- Spelling of subject vocabulary
- Language learners reading in English
- A lighter break between harder study
Six ways to play a document.
Questions.
Q1Can I use my physical keyboard?
Yes, just type letters. On phones, use the on-screen keys.
Q2Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is opened by PDF.js inside your browser tab, the text is analysed on your device, and the game is built locally. Nothing is sent to PDFGame or anyone else, and closing the tab forgets it.
Q3Which PDFs work best?
Text-based PDFs: lecture notes, textbook chapters, articles, manuals, study guides. Scanned pages that are only images contain no text to read, so run them through OCR first. Plain .txt files and pasted text work too.
Q4Is it free?
Yes. There is no account, no limit on files and no watermark. The site is supported by ads on the page, never inside the game.