Best PDF Text Search Apps

3.0(2 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Easily find specific text within PDF documents. Import PDFs, convert them to searchable text, and locate exact phrases or keywords. Advanced features include AI training for similar text identification and TF-IDF analysis for document comparison.

Samurai Search: Text/PDF files by Michael Rourke

iCloud sync, Search, Preview

Strong Contender

5.0(20 ratings)

Free

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Efficiently search text and PDF files across your device, iCloud, and external storage. Preview matched files or open them in other applications. Supports advanced search options like regular expressions.

SwiftSearch in PDFs by Nazmi Yavuz

Quick Search in All PDF Files

Worth Considering

Search & scan PDFs instantly

0.0(0 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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