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Highlight Text in PDF

Search for a word or phrase and highlight every match

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About Highlight Text in PDF

PDF Highlight Search finds every occurrence of a word or phrase in your PDF and adds a coloured highlight annotation over each match. Choose from yellow, green, cyan, red, or magenta highlights. This is useful for marking key terms in research papers, contracts, or reports before sharing or reviewing.

How to use Highlight Text in PDF

1

Upload your PDF

Upload the PDF you want to highlight.

2

Enter search term

Type the word or phrase to search for. The search is case-insensitive.

3

Choose colour and download

Select a highlight colour, then download the highlighted PDF.

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