To search a PDF on your Mac for a specific word or phrase, you can use the search function in the built-in Preview app.

If you want to extract highlighted text from PDF file as a plain text file, then this post covers some good free PDF Highlight Extractor software to do that.

In other words, Adobe Reader won't let you add text. What you need is a program that's a little more accommodating, PDF-wise. Try Foxit Reader 4.3, which allows you to add text to any PDF.

There's nothing worse than opening a PDF and realizing you can't use the search function or even highlight text. This typically happens when a PDF was created by scanning a paper document—it's ...

If you're wanting to convert an image into text, Google Docs has a powerful Optical Character Recognition feature built right in. Here's how to make it work.

Need to edit a PDF document but don’t want to pay for the more expensive Adobe editors? You can add text to and sign a PDF with just the free Reader program.

Adobe Acrobat Pro’s optical character recognition feature converts scanned documents into editable PDFs. Just click on the Edit PDF tool to create a fully editable copy with searchable text.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to strikethrough text in a PDF document on Windows 11/10 using a freeware and an online tool.