Installation Guide - RipAI

• Route: `/docs/installation`
• URL: https://rippdf.com/docs/installation
• Source file: `src/pages/docs/InstallationGuide.jsx`

Page Summary

Step-by-step guide to installing RipAI and configuring AI API keys for Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.

Key Headings

• H1: RipAI Installation Guide
• H2: Install RipAI
• H2: Get an AI API Key
• H2: Add Your API Key to RipAI
• H2: Select Your AI Provider
• H2: 🎉 You're Ready!
• H2: 🛠 Troubleshooting

Page Content Extract

• Getting Started
• Installation Guide
• The Data Pack
• Ingesting to Pinecone
• RipAI Loader
• 📖 Documentation
• RipAI Installation Guide
• Welcome to RipAI! This guide will get you up and running in just a few minutes.
• System Requirements:
• Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
• Install RipAI
• Run the installer:
• RipPDF-3.0.0-win64-setup.exe
• Choose your install mode (
• Install for me only
• is recommended)
• Accept the License Agreement
• When prompted for a
• , enter your trial key
• Don't have one yet? Click
• "Get Free Trial Key"
• in the installer to request one from the RipAI team.
• Choose your install location (the default is fine)
• and launch RipAI when finished
• 1) Install mode selection: choose
• Install for me only (recommended)
• unless you need all-users installation.
• 2) License Agreement screen: select
• I accept the agreement
• and continue.
• 3) License Key screen: paste your trial or purchased key, or click
• Get Free Trial Key
• Get an AI API Key
• RipAI uses AI to extract and enrich metadata from your PDFs. You'll need an API key from at least one AI provider. If you already have one, skip to Step 3.
• Google Gemini
• Google AI Studio
• Sign in with your Google account
• Create API Key
• Copy the key - you'll need it in the next step
• platform.openai.com/api-keys
• Sign in or create an account
• Create new secret key
• Copy the key immediately (it won't be shown again)
• Anthropic (Claude)
• console.anthropic.com
• in the dashboard
• Copy the key
• platform.deepseek.com
• Create and copy your key
• Add Your API Key to RipAI
• Edit -> Settings
• AI Providers
• Find your provider in the list (e.g., "Google Gemini") and select it
• Paste your API key into the
• to verify the connection
• Settings to configure AI plugins and provider API keys.
• Select Your AI Provider
• tab in the main window
• Primary AI Provider
• , select your provider from the
• (if you got a Gemini key)
• (if you got an OpenAI key)
• (if you got a Claude key)
• (if you got a DeepSeek key)
• from the dropdown (the default is a good starting point)
• Test Connection
• to confirm everything works
• AI Tools tab for provider selection, model selection, and connection test.
• 🎉 You're Ready!
• Load a PDF using
• File -> Open
• or drag and drop a file into RipAI, then head to the
• tab to convert it to Markdown.
• Explore Docs
• See Product Features
• 🛠 Troubleshooting
• "No API key found" when testing
• Make sure you added the key in
• Edit -> Settings -> AI Providers
• Test Connection fails
• Double-check that you copied the full API key and that your provider account is active
• License activation dialog on launch
• Enter your trial key from your RipAI confirmation email
• Need help? Visit rippdf.com/support ->

Canonical References

• https://rippdf.com/ai/docs.md
• https://rippdf.com/ai/product.md