Every match in its own font
A name in a heading and the same name in small print each keep their own font, size and colour after the change.
Find and replace text in a PDF
Type a word or a name, see every place it appears, and replace one match or all of them at once. Each replacement keeps the font, size and colour of the words it replaces. Free, in your browser.
or drop it here
- Runs in your browser
- Free, no account needed
- Works on phones
How it works
How to find and replace text in a PDF
- 01
Choose your PDF. It opens in the editor, in your browser.
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Open Find and replace, then type the word to find and the word to put in its place.
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Replace one match or all of them, check the pages, and download the PDF.
Why GenPDF
Find and replace with GenPDF: what is different
Check before you change
Step through the matches page by page, replace only the ones you choose, and undo a Replace all in one step.
Real text, not a patch
The old words are replaced in the PDF itself, so the new ones can be searched and copied, and nothing is pasted over the page.
Questions
Find and replace: questions and answers
Does the search match capital letters?
It ignores them: “paris” finds “Paris” and “PARIS”. Your replacement is written exactly as you type it.
What if the new word is longer?
Each match is rewritten where it stands. A replacement much longer than the original can run into the words after it, so check those lines before you download; undo puts everything back.
Can I find words in a scanned PDF?
Once its words are text. GenPDF reads scanned pages if you agree; choose Make text editable to save their words into the PDF, and the search finds them.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Finding and replacing happen in your browser. A scanned page is sent as an image only if you agree to have its words read, and deleted as soon as they are read.