CTRL-F - Search the real world

CTRL-F - Search the real world Free App

Rated 4.47/5 (571) —  Free Android application by ctrlf.io

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About CTRL-F - Search the real world

Stop tracing your finger through long documents - CTRL-F allows you to quickly search all types of printed texts: Books, magazines, user manuals, and everything else you can think of!


To search a document, simply scan the page using your device's camera. The app then analyses the document and you'll be able to search within it after a few seconds, just like you would with a digital document and CTRL-F on a PC!


Features:
* Search any printed document!
* Export as a fully searchable PDF
* Searches texts in over 50 languages
* Free and without ads


For best results, please make sure the document is well-lit. Use the flash, if possible. Keep the camera steady - if the image turns out blurry, taking a new picture is often quicker than using the blurry image.


Please note: CTRL-F doesn't work with handwritten notes and can occasionally be stumped by very strange fonts. Please let us know via e-mail if you've got feedback or questions!

How to Download / Install

Download and install CTRL-F - Search the real world version 1.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 50,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.ctrlf.app, download CTRL-F - Search the real world.apk

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Free
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Android
4.0.3+
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Android app

App History & Updates

What's Changed
v1.1:
- Compatibility with Android Nougat
More downloads  CTRL-F - Search the real world reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads

What are users saying about CTRL-F - Search the real world

Y70%
by Y####:

SIMPLY AMAZING. used it for a min and I could see it efficacy. Not sure about its real world use but it's pretty nifty tool. You don't know when it will come to your rescue

Y70%
by Y####:

I dont use the find words feature but I love that i can get documents photos into PDF files, However, it should have an option to use photos from the gallery, so that we dont need to always use this app to take the photo.

Y70%
by Y####:

Does what it says off the most part. One problem I had was when I was testing it out to try and find the word "of". I saw where it was but the app couldn't find it.

Y70%
by Y####:

Would pay 47p to 58p for this app, to the devs try and get this as the 10p app on the Play store because word of mouth will create lots of sales also I read about this app in the Nov version of Stuff Magazine. Cheers AL

Y70%
by Y####:

I never write reviews! This is the first app which seduced Me to click on app store and give them 5*s! Such a crazy product to think of and even execute the same! Find Ur keywords from newspaper articles in a seconds! Only if they could convert the image to editable text! But that's asking for more or am I?

N70%
by N####:

Hey, this is a really neat app. However do you think we will be able to copy the words and be able to paste it - in text format.. Would be really cool

Y70%
by Y####:

Scanned document was a mess. Impossible to see anything. And it only is available with 3 languages.

Y70%
by Y####:

Oh if it just contain more languages such as Arabic and French then it would be officially the best app ever installed on my phone Anyway the Application is extremely awesome

Y70%
by Y####:

Idea is well. But very slow. Even not accurate in detection. Instead use SCANBOT.

K70%
by K####:

Not solving my purpose. I require to use the ctrl-F command, like in windows OS.

N70%
by N####:

It crashes if i try uploading an image for scanning

P70%
by P####:

Ekram backwash aap .. fake

S70%
by S####:

That's a great OCR, with no option to add previously taken photos, nor an option to extract text.

Y70%
by Y####:

Works great, but when I merge pages, I can't access any of the pages other than the first.

Y70%
by Y####:

Innovative however needs bit work keep it up

Y70%
by Y####:

Why you forget (Arabic language )!?

U70%
by U####:

Gr8 app. Kindly make it possible to copy and paste like a normal text anywhere.

Y70%
by Y####:

This thing is amazing. Works best for student.

Y70%
by Y####:

Does what it is supposed to do, will get a thumbs up from me.

C70%
by C####:

Perfect app.. Arabian people are waiting the Arabic language support

Q70%
by Q####:

Needs improvement But works fine..

Y70%
by Y####:

Perfect app for text recognition

Y70%
by Y####:

Great!

Y70%
by Y####:

Like it

Y70%
by Y####:

Great

V70%
by V####:

Handy

G70%
by G####:

Good

D70%
by D####:

Ctrl-F's ability to recognize text and make it searchable is amazing. It worked perfectly every time, even under poor light conditions. That aspect of the App deserves a solid 5 star review, no doubt about it! However, it doesn't allow you to do anything other than search for words! You can't select text, copy it to the the clipboard, mark it... Nothing! And exporting the PDF creates unreadable text. If that's fixed, I'll be happy to give it 5 stars and delete all my other scanning Apps!

D70%
by D####:

It's the only app I needed I have been trying to get pic text on PDF but I couldn't but this app makes it very easy, thank you so much for making such wonderful app I'll be more happy if it take little less size..

U70%
by U####:

I usually scan documents with more than one page and I would prefer if it merged the different pages into one document.

D70%
by D####:

Scanned document was a mess. Impossible to see anything. And it only is available with 3 languages.

K70%
by K####:

Great idea, but the app doesn't allow you to photograph/scan docs in A4 portrait mode which makes it somewhat redundant. Developers please update!

D70%
by D####:

Just add a feature to copy or select text from the photo like an ocr app

D70%
by D####:

Why you forget (Arabic language )!?

D70%
by D####:

لا مزيد من ادخال يدوي. ملاحظة لا تدعم العربية

B70%
by B####:

I can't download gujarati languge please fix it

D70%
by D####:

Loved it

D70%
by D####:

This is a good idea and it works. However if it had feature similar to camscanner I think this app would have been better. Also it can't read cursive. None the less, an awesome idea. Also there is some lag while searching.

X70%
by X####:

I expected you would enter the word, point the phone/camera on to a text, and see it highlighted through your screen. The way it works is - take photo of the page, usually few times to get it right, then crop it, then wait for the app to read it... then finally enter the term to see it highlighted. I could scan with my eyes through the text to find the word I'm searching in about the same time without using a phone. Maybe this is just the beginning and developers are working toward streamlining it.

D70%
by D####:

The current need to scan first, then convert the text and enter a search term renders it slower than my actual skimming, however. Ideally I would enter a term first and then point the phone/ app at the page, which then would yield a result or not. No worries though, I assume the tech is not there yet!


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