# Search PDF

> Find every occurrence of a word or phrase across the document. Free search PDF — needs a text layer. No upload.

Canonical: https://mypdf.space/tools/search-pdf
Last updated: 2026-10-26

## Short answer

Search PDF runs entirely in your browser. Find every occurrence of a word or phrase across the document. No account, no watermark, and the file never leaves your device.

## About this tool

Find every occurrence of a word or phrase across the document.

Find a word or phrase across pages — scanned PDFs need OCR first.

Find every occurrence of a word or phrase across the document — text layer required. Scanned PDFs need OCR first.

## How to use

1. Open a PDF with selectable text.
2. Enter your search term.
3. Review matches page by page.

## What you need

- A PDF with a text layer

## Notes

- Scanned PDFs need OCR before search finds anything.

## FAQ

### Why are there no matches?

Image-only scans have no text layer. Run OCR PDF, then search again.

### Does search upload my PDF?

No. Matching runs locally against extracted text.

### Case sensitivity?

Search is practical find-in-document matching on extractable text in your browser.

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