How to Find and Replace Text in PDF

Looking for an easy way to find and switch out text in PDF? You’re in luck! This guide will show you how to replace specific words in a PDF using Python. With just a few lines of code, you’ll be able to scan through the whole document and swap out whatever words you want.

So, to swap out text in PDF, we’re gonna dive into Aspose.PDF for Python. It’s a super solid Python library that makes creating and handling PDF a piece of cake. Plus, it’s got this awesome feature that lets you quickly and accurately find and replace text in your PDF.

To get the library up and running, just toss in this pip command.

pip install aspose-pdf 

Find and replace text

Here’s how you can find and switch up text in a PDF using Python with the Aspose.PDF library:

• Load up the PDF from its path by utilizing the Document class.
• Make an instance of the TextFragmentAbsorber class and feed it the text you’re hunting for.
• Let the text absorber go through all the PDF pages using doc.pages.accept(text_absorber).
• Gather up those text bits you found.
• Go through each found text chunk and replace the text in each one.
• Finally, keep those changes by saving the updated PDF document with the Document.save() method.

Check out this code snippet to see it in action:

    # Load the PDF document 
    document = ap.Document("input.pdf") 
 
    # Instantiate a TextFragmentAbsorber object 
    txtAbsorber = ap.text.TextFragmentAbsorber("text-to-replace") 
 
    # Search text 
    document.pages.accept(txtAbsorber) 
 
    # Get reference to the found text fragments 
    textFragmentCollection = txtAbsorber.text_fragments 
 
    # Parse all the searched text fragments and replace text 
    for txtFragment in textFragmentCollection: 
	txtFragment.text = "replaced-text" 
 
    # Save the updated PDF 
    document.save("output.pdf")

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Documentation Aspose.PDF for .NET Library

Aspose.PDF for .NET is a real powerhouse library for devs, letting you beef up your apps with all sorts of PDF magic. With this cool API, you can craft 32-bit and 64-bit apps that create, read, convert, and tweak PDF files, all without needing Adobe Acrobat. Explore other features of Aspose.PDF for .NET library using Documentation. To resolve particular cases you can visit our forum.

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Conclusion

In this write-up, you’ve picked up the knack for parsing PDFs and swapping out specific text using Python. With just a few lines of code, you can rummage through a bunch of PDFs and make text changes. Plus, we’ve hooked you up with a free online tool for PDF text replacement. It’s a breeze to use from any device connected to the internet. If you want more details about Aspose.PDF libraries - visit our landings pages