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Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open any PDF file in Orion.
  2. Press CMD + F to find.
  3. Write anything that is clearly in the PDF file
    Orion does not find the text.

Expected behavior:
Find text in the PDF file, I have tested this functionality in Safari and it works as it should.

Orion, OS version; hardware type:
Version 0.99.120.1-beta (WebKit 614.1.20)
MacBook Air M1
macOS Monterey 12.6

    Merged 2 posts from PDF search not working.
      12 days later

      Replicated here, not working as it should. Confirmed bug.

        2 months later

        Steps to reproduce:
        <Include steps to reproduce the bug; Did you try using Compatibility mode? If applicable, does Safari behave in the same way?>

        1. Open this website with both safari and Orion https://www.bu.edu/danielsen/files/2018/03/Relational-Spirituality.pdf
        2. Safari is able to search "Sandage" and highlight; Orion does not. [upl-image-preview url=

        Expected behavior:
        <What you expected to happen?>
        Orion should highlight the words that I am searching for

        Orion, OS version; hardware type:
        MBP 2021 16gb

        Image/Video:
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          Merged 3 posts from Orion does not "find" and "highlight" a pdf file that was opened in a browser .
            14 days later

            Yes - same issue. Could someone respond if this has been fixed? I would really appreciate some kind of response from the moderators about updates on this. This is really important feature for a lot of us.

            • Vlad replied to this.

              cleandeal07 When a feature is implemented, the status will change to Done. We ar eplanning a large overhaul of PDF viewer which is why is this taking more time.

                  Vlad Would you be able to share the timeline of when this might be release? I appreciate all your help and work you're putting in this.

                  • Vlad replied to this.
                      17 days later
                      Merged 1 post from PDF search not working.
                        22 days later

                        Steps to reproduce:
                        Basically opening any PDF in orion from a web link.

                        Workaround is to open in Preview

                        Expected behavior:
                        Search work on the PDF.

                        Orion, OS version; hardware type:
                        Version 0.99.122.7-rc (WebKit 615.1.16.1)
                        Apple MacBook Pro M1 16"
                        Mac OS Ventura 13.1 (22C65)

                        Image/Video:
                        Video of trying to search a PDF

                          Merged 2 posts from Search not working in PDFs .

                            Steps to reproduce:
                            Find a pdf online and use command+f to search for something

                            Expected behavior:
                            The thing should be found (it works on websites but not pdfs)

                            Orion, OS version; hardware type:
                            Orion 0.99.123 Beta
                            M1 Macbook Air
                            macOS 13.2

                            Image/Video:
                            <Copy/paste or drag and drop to upload images or videos (up to 20MB)>

                              Merged 2 posts from Search Function on pdfs is broken.

                                Currently, the built-in PDF viewer lacks a few key features, in addition to the already-reported missing find functionality (https://orionfeedback.org/d/278-cant-search-text-on-pdf-files)

                                The Firefox one:

                                And the overspill menu:

                                From a minimum viable perspective, I think main feature for me is page counter (to find a given page, or navigate to a page someone refers me to), the download button, and rotation buttons.

                                "Open with Preview" is good to have in the context menu, but I'd also suggest a right-click context menu option for "Download file as..."

                                  gp Can you compare it to the one in Safari to make sure we at least have parity with that?

                                      Having tested Orion and Safari, you're matching Safari with feature-parity for now.

                                      I didn't spot that there is a "pop-over" overlay with a couple of options:

                                      (Both Orion and Safari have this)

                                      It gives you zoom in and out, "open in Preview", and download as a PDF. If you want to be pedantic, the download button should honour the user's preference for storage location vs. "Ask me for each download" for where to save the download - I have that set, but it just defaulted to Downloads.