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title: "Samurai Search: Text/PDF files - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Search source code, plain text files and PDF files on your iOS device or in iCloud/USB/SMB, preview matched files. or open in your favourite editing/viewing app.  Supports flexible search options, inc"
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# Samurai Search: Text/PDF files — United States
> Search, Preview, iCloud sync

![Samurai Search App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/06/d7/67/06d76715-6a88-dd3b-342b-b9402d4b59c0/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Michael Rourke](https://apptail.io/developer/michael-rourke-fRyb)
**Category:** Utilities
**Rating:** 5.0/5 (20 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** net.samarama.Samurai-Search
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.60 (released 2026-06-05)
**Original Release:** 2021-07-15
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1576636770)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/united-states)

## Samurai Search Description
Search source code, plain text files and PDF files on your iOS device or in iCloud/USB/SMB, preview matched files. or open in your favourite editing/viewing app.

Supports flexible search options, including regular expressions (for plain text files). Files searched can be selected from standard or custom text file types or a filename pattern may be specified.

Search files and folders can be selected from On My iPad, iCloud Drive or external file providers (e.g SMB/USB folder). Saved search files and folders are retained by the app where possible.

iCloud files in selected iCloud Drive folders that match the file type (file extension) criteria or pattern, will be synced to device prior to searching.

Searching text files is extremely fast. PDF search speed depends on content. It can be slow.

## Samurai Search Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/df/c4/2f/dfc42ff6-23e1-3f5c-c7a1-df1bf9987ba3/01-iphone_6_5.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/94/5d/7b/945d7bda-00b1-2339-d935-3fbfe079c644/01-iphone_6_5.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/f2/6a/df/f26adfd9-3158-102d-e20e-b3e59668a594/02-iphone_6_5.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e9/a9/3a/e9a93a30-a756-23b2-fe9f-c7f22480171f/02-iphone_6_5.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/6c/83/57/6c8357f3-a750-61ad-28a3-bcc90ba49900/03-iphone_6_5.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/49/e6/27/49e627bf-56c9-bb95-c558-2183374a260e/04-iphone_6_5.png/1242x2688.png)

## Samurai Search Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 20 (100%)
- 4 stars: 0 (0%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 stars: 0 (0%)

## Samurai Search Reviews in United States

### ***** "Fantastic Utility"
Really happy I found this. Need to search against a list and this is perfect. Works well with files downloaded to my phone. 

Only suggestion I’d have is adding another level - search for term, then search for second term in the results. (I sometimes have many matches which I then need to scan by sight.)
-- timojhen, 2025-05-24

### ***** "The best tool for searching text files"
I’ve been keeping a daily journal since 2011. Samurai Search is a great tool for efficiently searching my journal.
-- RJKinsman, 2024-12-08

### ***** "Finally, a great free search app"
Bless the developer for creating this app! Samurai Search is terrific. It's very intuitive. You add a search folder and then put in your search parameters. It's supports every text format you can think about as well as PDFs. You can also add your own text extensions if you want. 

For power users, it supports Regex, file filters, and so on. It ripped through a multi megabyte list of hundreds of json files immediately. The search terms were highlighted in each indicated file. You can export that list. It's a huge time saver if you are working on an iPad or iPhone.

Sure, there are tons of websites that will do this. You could also run a terminal app. However, Samurai Search makes it easy and keeps your local searches local. 

 Finally, it is truly free. No cripple-ware, no ads, no registration required. Still, if I had to pay a reasonable fee for this app, I absolutely would. Thumbs up!
-- inthesand, 2024-08-18

### ***** "Great App with Amazing Support"
Downloaded app May 3 and made an enhancement request. The developer responded immediately, submitted an App Store update the next day, and got approved by Apple on May 6!

The search now works perfectly for my needs — looks for whole words in various Files directories, shows me the surrounding context, and lets me tap to see the original file (text in my case, which I then search through again in Koder).

Thank you so much for making my day (and week).
-- THETA Poker, 2024-05-06

### ***** "Wow! Solves the iCloud 'not downloaded' problem!"
'Files' on my iPad will search 'Contents' of iCloud files, but it only sees the files that are currently downloaded. Even after various tricks that supposedly force downloads, it doesn't see the new files (yet?)...  

Samurai with the download option sees all the hits in the folder, quickly and simply, with option to share to reader apps. 

Thank You!
-- LorenAmelang, 2022-09-24

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## Samurai Search Discovered Keywords
- text/pdf files

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## Samurai Search Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/united-states)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/germany)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/china)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/russia)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/japan)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/united-kingdom)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/india)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/canada)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/slovakia)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/ireland)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/australia)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/brazil)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/turkey)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/denmark)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/dominican-republic)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/algeria)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/ecuador)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/estonia)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/egypt)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/spain)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/finland)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/france)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/greece)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/hong-kong)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/croatia)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/hungary)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/indonesia)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/israel)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/italy)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/south-korea)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/kuwait)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/kazakhstan)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/lebanon)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/sri-lanka)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/lithuania)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/luxembourg)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/latvia)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/madagascar)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/malta)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/mexico)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/nigeria)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/netherlands)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/norway)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/nepal)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/new-zealand)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/peru)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/philippines)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/pakistan)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/poland)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/portugal)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/romania)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/saudi-arabia)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/sweden)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/singapore)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/slovenia)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/samurai-search-textpdf-files-nZVd/thailand)
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