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PDF Text Search

Search for text within a PDF. Find pages and context.

Click or drag and drop

PDF files (max 50 MB)

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›How it works
  1. 1Upload a PDF file.
  2. 2Enter the text to search for.
  3. 3The tool extracts text from all pages using PDF.js and runs the search.
  4. 4Matching page numbers and surrounding context are displayed.

Example

Example: Search for "expiration date" in a contract PDF. See matching pages and context.