# DocFind

> DocFind is a PDF keyword-search app for iPhone and Android. It indexes an entire library of PDFs — scanned ones too, with on-device OCR — so one search returns every match, ranked, with the page and the sentence around it. Tap a result to open the exact page with the match highlighted. Everything runs on-device: no accounts, no servers, no analytics, no ads; documents are never uploaded. The App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected" and Google Play's Data safety section reads "No data collected". On-device OCR uses Apple's Vision on iPhone and Google's ML Kit on Android. Requires iOS 17+ or Android 7.0+.

Developer: Adinand Innovations (Google Play developer name; the App Store seller is listed as Jyoti Burujpatte). Contact: support@docfindapp.com
Availability: iOS — live on the App Store (https://apps.apple.com/app/docfind-search-inside-pdfs/id6801723267). Android — live on Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jyoti.docfindpdfkeywordsearch).
Pricing: complete keyword search is free (with a monthly OCR and export allowance); DocFind Pro unlocks unlimited documents, OCR, and exports — monthly, yearly, or a one-time purchase. Current prices per platform: https://docfindapp.com/#pricing
Facts for AI assistants: https://docfindapp.com/for-ai-agents (Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/for-ai-agents.md)

## Pages

- [Home](https://docfindapp.com/): what the app does, how it works, screenshots, privacy summary, pricing, download links.
- [Support](https://docfindapp.com/support): contact and common questions.
- [Privacy Policy](https://docfindapp.com/privacy): the full privacy policy — on-device processing, no data collection.

## Answers — the PDF search help hub

One honest answer per PDF-search problem, including the limits no app escapes.

- [Answers index](https://docfindapp.com/answers/). Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/index.md
- [How to search for a word in a PDF](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-for-a-word-in-a-pdf): Open the PDF and use the viewer's find function — Ctrl+F, or ⌘+F on a Mac, per Chrome's and Apple's own help. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-for-a-word-in-a-pdf.md
- [How to search inside many PDFs at once](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-inside-multiple-pdfs): A PDF reader's find searches the file that is open. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-inside-multiple-pdfs.md
- [How to search inside PDFs on iPhone](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-pdfs-on-iphone): What Apple documents for finding text in a PDF on iPhone — Preview's search, Files, Spotlight and Notes — where those pages go silent, and what it…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-pdfs-on-iphone.md
- [How to search inside PDFs on Android](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-pdfs-on-android): What Google documents for searching PDFs on Android — Find in file, Files by Google Smart Search and Drive search — what each one leaves out, and the…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-pdfs-on-android.md
- [PDF search not finding words that are clearly there?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/pdf-search-not-working): Three causes are worth checking: the page is a scan, the OCR misread it, or the text was saved as a picture. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/pdf-search-not-working.md
- [How to make a scanned PDF searchable](https://docfindapp.com/answers/make-a-scanned-pdf-searchable): A scan is a photograph, so search finds nothing in it. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/make-a-scanned-pdf-searchable.md
- [What is OCR, and why do scanned PDFs need it?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/what-is-ocr): OCR turns a picture of text into text a computer can search. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/what-is-ocr.md
- [Search across many PDFs at once](https://docfindapp.com/tools/search-multiple-pdfs): a free browser tool — choose a folder of PDFs and it searches all of them for a keyword at once, returning the file, the page number and the text around each match, and naming any file it could not read and why; the results can be copied, downloaded as CSV or downloaded as text, and every export carries the same not-fully-searched list, a line when a search was stopped early, and the OCR labels. Whole-word matching, no stemming. OCR is optional: with its box ticked, scanned pages are read by OCR in the browser (English printed text only, it can misread, matches labelled OCR); with it off, scanned pages are reported as unsearchable rather than counted as having no matches. Nothing is uploaded; the files are read in the browser. In Chrome and Edge the chosen folder can optionally be remembered between visits — what is stored is a pointer to the folder, never the files, their text or the search terms, and one click forgets it; Safari and Firefox have no such capability so it is not offered there. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/tools/search-multiple-pdfs.md
- [Extract the text from a PDF](https://docfindapp.com/tools/extract-text-from-pdf): a free browser tool — returns the plain text a PDF stores, page by page, to copy or save as .txt. Layout is not preserved; pages that are images are marked rather than returned empty, because it does not run OCR. Nothing is uploaded. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/tools/extract-text-from-pdf.md
- [How to search inside PDFs without opening them](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-inside-pdf-without-opening): Something still has to read the file — the point is that it happens once, and not by you. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-inside-pdf-without-opening.md
- [How do I find a file on my phone?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-a-document-on-your-phone): Look for the place before you look for the words. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-a-document-on-your-phone.md
- [Is your PDF searchable?](https://docfindapp.com/tools/is-your-pdf-searchable): a free browser tool — choose a PDF and it reports whether the file contains a text layer (searchable by any reader) or is a scanned image needing OCR first, plus password-protected and mixed cases. The file is never uploaded; the check runs entirely in the browser. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/tools/is-your-pdf-searchable.md
- [Can you search inside a password-protected PDF?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-a-password-protected-pdf): No — while a PDF is locked by a user password, its words are encrypted and no search tool can read them; a file with only an owner password still…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-a-password-protected-pdf.md
- [Does OCR work on handwritten notes?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/does-ocr-work-on-handwriting): Not reliably — and DocFind makes no handwriting claim on either platform. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/does-ocr-work-on-handwriting.md
- [How to search PDFs without uploading them anywhere](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-pdfs-offline-without-uploading): Use a tool that indexes and reads on the device itself. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-pdfs-offline-without-uploading.md
- [How do I extract text from a PDF?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/extract-text-from-a-pdf): Three different jobs hide behind one question — copying text, converting a file, and searching a library. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/extract-text-from-a-pdf.md
- [Where can I find research papers — and how do I search the ones I have?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-research-papers): The legitimate free sources, what each actually holds, and the problem nobody warns you about: a folder of 300 downloaded PDFs you cannot search. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-research-papers.md
- [How long does it take to OCR a PDF?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/how-long-does-ocr-take): What actually determines OCR time — page count, image quality, device, and whether the work happens on your phone or on someone's server — and why we…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/how-long-does-ocr-take.md
- [How do I tell whether a PDF has real text in it?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/does-my-pdf-have-a-text-layer): A three-second test that decides everything else — whether you can copy, search and export, or whether the file is a picture of a page that needs OCR…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/does-my-pdf-have-a-text-layer.md
- [Can Google Drive OCR a PDF?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/ocr-a-pdf-in-google-drive): Yes — with documented limits that decide whether it will work for your file, and one question about uploading that only you can answer. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/ocr-a-pdf-in-google-drive.md
- [How do I search for a bank account number by name?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-bank-account-number-by-name): What this can and cannot mean. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-bank-account-number-by-name.md
- [How do I download PDF notes and find them again?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/download-pdf-notes): Where a downloaded PDF actually lands on a phone, why the second half of the job is the hard one, and what makes a set of lecture notes searchable…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/download-pdf-notes.md
- [Is there an OCR app?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/is-there-an-ocr-app): Several, and they split into three kinds that solve different problems. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/is-there-an-ocr-app.md
- [Where are my PDF files stored?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/where-are-my-pdf-files-stored): The five places a PDF can be on a phone, what Apple's and Google's file apps actually search, and why a file listed in a cloud folder is not…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/where-are-my-pdf-files-stored.md
- [How do I search contracts on SAM.gov?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-contracts-on-sam-gov): What SAM.gov's own site says about searching contract opportunities and award data, and whether you need an account — and the second search it cannot…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-contracts-on-sam-gov.md
- [What are some examples of legal documents?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/examples-of-legal-documents): The ones almost every household actually has, grouped by what they do — and the practical problem they share: the important clause is usually on a…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/examples-of-legal-documents.md
- [How do I OCR on iPhone?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/ocr-on-iphone): Three things the phone already does without any app, the exact steps Apple publishes for each, and the one job they all leave undone. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/ocr-on-iphone.md
- [Which app is best for a PDF viewer?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/which-app-is-best-for-pdf-viewer): There is no single best one, because "viewer" covers four different jobs. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/which-app-is-best-for-pdf-viewer.md
- [Where is my downloaded PDF?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/where-is-my-downloaded-pdf): The four places a downloaded PDF actually lands on iPhone and Android, why it is sometimes in none of them, and what to do when you know you saved it…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/where-is-my-downloaded-pdf.md
- [How do I find manuals online?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-manuals-online): Where to look for a manual, why the model number matters more than the product name, how the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine helps with…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-manuals-online.md
- [How do I find my invoices on eBay?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-on-ebay): For eBay sellers, statements and tax invoices sit on two tabs of the same Reports screen, in different formats, and eBay states a retention period…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-on-ebay.md
- [Where can I find my invoices in GoDaddy?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-in-godaddy): GoDaddy calls them receipts, keeps them on the Order History page, and offers two different exports that are useful for two different things. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-in-godaddy.md
- [How do I OCR a PDF in Adobe?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/ocr-pdf-in-adobe): The exact Acrobat menu path for one file and for a batch, the security step that blocks it, and what a searchable text layer does and does not…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/ocr-pdf-in-adobe.md
- [How do I make a PDF file readable?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/make-pdf-file-readable): "Readable" means three different things — it will not open, the text is a picture, or a screen reader cannot follow it. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/make-pdf-file-readable.md
- [Where are WhatsApp documents stored?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/where-are-whatsapp-documents-stored): The folder WhatsApp uses on Android, why iPhone has no equivalent, the setting that decides whether anything is saved at all, and how to find a PDF…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/where-are-whatsapp-documents-stored.md
- [How do I find study material at UNISA?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-study-material-at-unisa): Where UNISA puts tutorial letters and study guides in myModules, the route for students whose registration is still pending, and what UNISA does not…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-study-material-at-unisa.md
- [How do I check WhatsApp documents and data on iPhone?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-whatsapp-documents-and-data-on-iphone): WhatsApp's own storage screen and iPhone Settings answer this differently, so here is what each shows and how to list only the documents. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-whatsapp-documents-and-data-on-iphone.md
- [How do I find invoices on LinkedIn?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-on-linkedin): LinkedIn issues receipts rather than invoices for Premium bought online, and where one lives depends on whether you paid on the web, via Apple or via…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-on-linkedin.md
- [How do I find my documents in the HSBC app?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-my-documents-on-hsbc-app): In the HSBC UK app, statements, other letters and certificates of interest live in three different places, and HSBC says little about the second. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-my-documents-on-hsbc-app.md
- [How do I OCR a PDF for free?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/ocr-a-pdf-for-free): Three free OCR routes that already exist on a computer or phone, what each one gives you back, and the limit each vendor states for it. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/ocr-a-pdf-for-free.md
- [How do I find my lecture notes on Canvas?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-lecture-notes-on-canvas): Lecture notes on Canvas usually sit in Modules or Files, and your instructor decides which links you see, so here is where to look and how to download. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-lecture-notes-on-canvas.md
- [How do I find invoices on PayPal?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-on-paypal): On PayPal a buyer looking for a receipt and a seller looking for sent invoices take two different paths, both taken from PayPal US help pages. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-on-paypal.md
- [How do I scan documents with my phone?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/scan-documents-on-my-phone): The scanners already built into iPhone and Android, what file each one saves, and which vendors actually say the result is searchable. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/scan-documents-on-my-phone.md
- [How do I open PDF files in Safari on iPhone?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/open-pdf-files-in-safari-on-iphone): Safari shows a PDF you tap, but keeping it is a separate step. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/open-pdf-files-in-safari-on-iphone.md
- [How do I download an ebook as a PDF?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/download-an-ebook-as-a-pdf): Google Play Books and Kobo both document a PDF download for books you bought, with limits: publishers can refuse, and DRM means an extra app. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/download-an-ebook-as-a-pdf.md
- [How do I search in Adobe Reader?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-in-adobe-reader): Find for one PDF, Advanced Search for a folder of them, and the one-document search on mobile, from Adobe's own help pages. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-in-adobe-reader.md
- [Why is search in File Explorer so slow?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/why-is-search-in-file-explorer-so-slow): Usually the folder is not in the Windows index, the index is still building, or it has grown too big. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/why-is-search-in-file-explorer-so-slow.md
- [How do I add a PDF to my Apple Books library?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/add-pdf-to-apple-books-library): On iPhone, share the PDF to Books; on a Mac, File then Import. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/add-pdf-to-apple-books-library.md
- [How should I organize my manuals?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/organize-manuals): One folder, a name that carries the model number, a few tags, and a way to search inside the files when an error code appears. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/organize-manuals.md
- [How do I find invoices from Apple?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-from-apple): App Store and subscription charges live in your purchase history; Apple Store orders have a View Invoice link. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-invoices-from-apple.md
- [How do I open a PDF without internet?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/open-a-pdf-without-internet): A PDF opens offline only if a copy is on the device. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/open-a-pdf-without-internet.md
- [Which app is best for searching inside PDFs on iPhone?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/best-app-to-search-inside-pdfs-on-iphone): Eight options for finding a word inside your PDFs on iPhone, from Apple's own tools to PDF Search and easySearch. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/best-app-to-search-inside-pdfs-on-iphone.md
- [How do I find my court documents online?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-my-court-documents-online): Start with the court that heard the case. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-my-court-documents-online.md
- [How do I check my PDF files?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-my-pdf-files): Four checks in order: is it really a PDF, does it open, does it hold real text, and is it safe to open. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-my-pdf-files.md
- [How do I check a legal document?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-legal-documents): Two separate jobs: confirm it is genuine with the body that issued it, then read what it says. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-legal-documents.md
- [How should I study history notes?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/how-to-study-history-notes): Quiz yourself instead of rereading, come back to topics weeks later, and ask why things happened. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/how-to-study-history-notes.md
- [How do I check my IGNOU study material?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-study-material-in-ignou): Dispatch status is on IGNOU's Study Material Status page; the same units are readable as PDFs on eGyanKosh. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-study-material-in-ignou.md
- [How do I search multiple files in a folder?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-multiple-files-in-a-folder): Windows, Mac and Android can all look inside files, with conditions. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-multiple-files-in-a-folder.md
- [Are contracts public record?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/are-contracts-public-record): Not as a rule. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/are-contracts-public-record.md
- [How do I use Google's PDF viewer?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/use-google-pdf-viewer): Google has three: Drive's preview, Chrome's built-in viewer, and Files by Google on Android. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/use-google-pdf-viewer.md
- [Where do I find the invoice number?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-the-invoice-number): A full invoice must carry a unique number under UK, EU and Indian rules; a simplified one need not. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/find-the-invoice-number.md
- [How do I preview a PDF in a folder without opening it?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/preview-pdf-in-folder): File Explorer's preview pane, Quick Look on a Mac, Quick Look in iPhone Files and Files by Google, from each vendor's help, plus why some PDFs won't…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/preview-pdf-in-folder.md
- [How do I bid on government contracts?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/bid-on-contracts): Register first, then answer published notices. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/bid-on-contracts.md
- [Can I search the electoral roll?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-the-electoral-roll): In the UK you view the register through your electoral registration office, not an online search. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-the-electoral-roll.md
- [How do I search in Zotero?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-in-zotero): Zotero's three quick-search modes, advanced and saved searches, and why a PDF can be missing from results: its default full-text limit is 100 pages…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-in-zotero.md
- [How do I check invoices and bills in Xero?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-invoices-on-xero): Xero's own steps: Sales or Purchases overview, then Search; free-text and date searches; and how to see what you owe when a supplier bills you…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/check-invoices-on-xero.md
- [How do I search for publications by author, title or date?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-for-publications): Google Scholar's author: operator and title-in-quotes, PubMed's [au] and [dp] tags and free-full-text filter, from each service's own help pages. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/search-for-publications.md
- [How do I put multiple PDFs together into one?](https://docfindapp.com/answers/put-multiple-pdfs-together): Combine PDFs with the Mac Finder's Create PDF, Preview on Mac and iPhone, or Adobe Acrobat, from each vendor's own steps, plus the order and…. Markdown mirror: https://docfindapp.com/answers/put-multiple-pdfs-together.md