Searching Text in PDF Files

[thebassoonist]

I know Google can search text in PDF files, so I was wondering if there is a way to do this on my Mac. If there's a way to do it in Spotlight that would be best, but if not, any free search software? Thanks!

 

[72930]

CMD+F in Preview

 

[WildCowboy]

Spotlight automatically does it, as long as the PDF is properly converted from text and not just a scanned image.

 

[telecomm]

Spotlight does search the content of PDFs, so does the default PDF reader (Preview), and the free Adobe Reader.

Edit: Wow, beaten twice!

 

[thebassoonist]

Spotlight automatically does it, as long as the PDF is properly converted from text and not just a scanned image.

Oh, okay, that must be the problem. Thanks!