Find and Replace Text in a PDF: quick answer
To find and replace in pdf files, upload the document, open Text, choose Find & Replace and type the word and its replacement. Matches on all pages are found, ignoring upper and lower case, and replaced in the document’s own font and size. Free, in your browser, no sign up.
Type what you are looking for, see every match highlighted on all pages, and replace them with one click.
How to find and replace in PDF
- Upload the PDF.
- Open Text and choose Find & Replace.
- Type the word and its replacement.
- Replace, apply changes and download.
Why use PDFPro to find and replace in PDF?
All pages at once
Matches are found across the whole document.
Keeps the style
Replacements reuse the original font and size.
What can you use it for?
- Change a company name that appears on every page of a proposal.
- Update a year or a date throughout a brochure.
- Fix a misspelled client name across a multi-page quotation.
- Replace an old phone number in a price list.
Guides
Find & Replace in PDF: frequently asked questions
＋Is the search case sensitive?
The search ignores upper and lower case, so “invoice” also finds “Invoice”.
＋Will find and replace change the font of the new word?
No. The replacement reuses the original font and size where it can. If a letter is missing from the embedded font, a close match is used for that letter, and you can pick another font from the Fonts menu.
＋Does it work on scanned PDFs?
No. A scan is a picture, so there is no text to search. Find and replace works on PDFs that contain real text, such as those exported from Word, browsers and invoicing tools.
＋Can I replace only some of the matches?
You can edit an individual occurrence by clicking it, or replace all of them at once. Check the pages afterwards, because a longer word can wrap or push content down.
＋Can I replace text in PDF online on every page at once?
Yes. Enter the word and its replacement, and every match across the pages is replaced in one go, using the document’s own font.
＋Is there a search and replace PDF tool that keeps the layout?
PDFPro keeps the original font and size, and content below shifts only if the new word is longer. Check wrapped lines before you download.