Which file types does PDF Text Search accept?

The drop area takes PDF. Files are read from your device in the browser, so the format has to be one a browser can decode — that is why the accepted list on this page is finite and honest rather than "everything".

Does PDF Text Search produce a file?

No. It reads what you gave it and answers on the page. That is deliberate — for an inspection question, downloading a report about your own file would only move the data somewhere it does not need to be.

Is there a file size limit?

A single file may be up to 100 MB, and a batch up to 50 files. Those are guardrails rather than a paid tier — the work happens on your machine, so an enormous document is limited by your own memory before it is limited by us.

Is it safe to use for a document with personal details in it?

That is the design goal: the document stays on your device, so a statement, a contract or an ID photo is never transmitted for processing. Nothing here needs an internet connection once the page has loaded, apart from engines that fetch their own model data.

PDF Text Search

Search every page of a PDF for a phrase.

Drop a PDF or image to inspect

or click to browse — .pdf · up to 12 files

Add at least one file.

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About PDF Text Search

PDF Text Search is here for answering a question about a file rather than converting it: search every page of a PDF for a phrase. The answer is shown on the page — there is no converted file to download. Files up to 100 MB each, 50 at a time, and the work happens on your own machine rather than on a server.

Reach for it when answering a question about a file rather than converting it is a one-off rather than a workflow: one file, one result, no account in front of it.

How to use PDF Text Search in 3 steps

Drop the file on the page — PDF, one file up to 100 MB.
Set the phrase to look for on every page.
Press Search inside the PDF and read the answer on the screen; nothing leaves your device to be computed.

What you get with PDF Text Search

Answers on the page, with no file to open afterwards
Runs in your browser — the file is never uploaded
Free to use, with no signup and no account
No watermark or logo added to your output
Works on desktop and mobile, no install

PDF Text Search: questions

Which file types does PDF Text Search accept?: The drop area takes PDF. Files are read from your device in the browser, so the format has to be one a browser can decode — that is why the accepted list on this page is finite and honest rather than "everything".
Does PDF Text Search produce a file?: No. It reads what you gave it and answers on the page. That is deliberate — for an inspection question, downloading a report about your own file would only move the data somewhere it does not need to be.
Is there a file size limit?: A single file may be up to 100 MB, and a batch up to 50 files. Those are guardrails rather than a paid tier — the work happens on your machine, so an enormous document is limited by your own memory before it is limited by us.
Is it safe to use for a document with personal details in it?: That is the design goal: the document stays on your device, so a statement, a contract or an ID photo is never transmitted for processing. Nothing here needs an internet connection once the page has loaded, apart from engines that fetch their own model data.