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Find and Replace Text in PDF using C#

Wordize provides C# developers with powerful high-level tools for programmatic modification of PDF documents. By integrating search and replace capabilities into their .NET projects, developers can create robust solutions for comprehensive PDF document updates.

Find and Replace in PDF - Key Features

  • RegEx support for efficient processing of varying text combinations and complex data patterns.
  • Support for special characters and formatting elements to correctly handle paragraph breaks, section breaks, page breaks, and other structural elements of PDF documents.
  • Comprehensive search throughout the entire document hierarchy, including headers, footers, and tables.
  • Flexible settings to exclude specific content elements during bulk text replacement.

Practical Use Cases

  • Automated PDF template processing. Fast and error-free bulk population of PDF files by replacing placeholders with dynamic content from databases, CRM systems, or user input.
  • Content updates in PDF documentation. Efficiently update product information, technical specifications, price lists, calendar dates, and contact details across multiple documents.
  • Format unification and standardization. Use regular expressions to detect and correct inconsistent formatting, outdated terminology, and styling to maintain corporate standards compliance.
  • Document preparation before publication. Automatically remove confidential information, add necessary metadata, and ensure documents comply with official publication requirements.
  • Document workflow automation. Integrate programmatic search and replace functions into your existing business processes to create comprehensive document management solutions.

Our interactive online demo with C# code examples helps you explore the possibilities of programmatic text search and replacement in PDF documents. To try it, upload any PDF file, specify the required search/replace strings, click the process button, and then download the modified PDF file for verification.

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using Wordize.Replacing;

Replacer.Replace("Input.pdf", "Output.pdf", "Text or RegEx", "Text or RegEx");
using Wordize.Replacing;

Replacer.Replace("Input.pdf", "Output.pdf", new Regex(@"Text or RegEx"), "Text or RegEx");
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How to replace text in PDF with C#

  1. Install Wordize for .NET.
  2. Add a reference to the library in your C# project.
  3. Set search and replace parameters for text in your PDF document.

System Requirements

Our product is fully cross-platform and supports all major .NET implementations:

  • .NET ≥ 5.0
  • .NET Core ≥ 2.0
  • .NET Standard ≥ 2.0
  • .NET Framework ≥ 3.5
  • MonoMac
  • MonoAndroid
  • Xamarin

As far as .NET code doesn't depend on the underlying hardware or operating system, but only on a Virtual Machine, you are free to develop any kind of software for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Linux. Just make sure you have installed the corresponding version of .NET Framework, .NET Core, Windows Azure, Mono or Xamarin.

We recommend using Microsoft Visual Studio, Xamarin, and MonoDevelop integrated development environments to create C#, F#, VB.NET applications.

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