diff --git a/client/src/features/reader/components/PdfReaderView.vue b/client/src/features/reader/components/PdfReaderView.vue
index 7b417e15e..b29fb2797 100644
--- a/client/src/features/reader/components/PdfReaderView.vue
+++ b/client/src/features/reader/components/PdfReaderView.vue
@@ -1,133 +1,209 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, nextTick, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
-import { ArrowLeft, Minus, Plus, Maximize2, AlignJustify } from 'lucide-vue-next'
-import { usePdf, type ZoomMode } from '../composables/usePdf'
+import { AlignJustify, ArrowLeft, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, Maximize2, Minus, Plus, RotateCw, Search, X } from 'lucide-vue-next'
+import { usePdf } from '../composables/usePdf'
 import { useReaderProgress } from '../composables/useReaderProgress'
 import { useVisibility } from '../composables/useVisibility'
+import type { PageDim } from '../composables/usePdf'
 
 const props = defineProps<{ bookId: number; fileId: number }>()
-
 const router = useRouter()
-const { pdfDoc, totalPages, loading, error, load, renderPageToCanvas, getPageViewport } = usePdf()
+
+const { pdfDoc, totalPages, loading, error, load, getAllPageDims, renderPage, getTextContent } = usePdf()
 const progress = useReaderProgress(props.bookId, props.fileId)
 const { headerVisible, showHeader } = useVisibility()
 
-// ── Layout ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── State ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 const scrollRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 const currentPage = ref(1)
+const pageInput = ref(1)
+const rotation = ref<0 | 90 | 180 | 270>(0)
+const spread = ref<'none' | 'odd' | 'even'>('none')
+const showFind = ref(false)
+const findQuery = ref('')
+const findMatches = ref(0)
+const PAGE_GAP = 16
+
+// ── Page dimensions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const pageDims = ref<PageDim[]>([])
+
+// After rotation, swap width/height for 90°/270°.
+const effectiveDims = computed(() =>
+  pageDims.value.map((d) => (rotation.value === 90 || rotation.value === 270 ? { width: d.height, height: d.width } : d)),
+)
+
+// ── Container size ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const containerW = ref(0)
+const containerH = ref(0)
+
+// ── Zoom ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+type ZoomMode = 'fit-width' | 'fit-page' | 'custom'
 const zoomMode = ref<ZoomMode>('fit-width')
 const customScale = ref(1.0)
-const PAGE_GAP = 12 // px between pages
-
-// Page dimension cache: pageNum → { width, height } at scale=1
-const pageDims = ref<{ width: number; height: number }[]>([])
-
-// ── Scale computation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-const containerWidth = ref(0)
-const containerHeight = ref(0)
 
 const scale = computed(() => {
-  const first = pageDims.value[0]
-  if (!first) return 1
-  if (zoomMode.value === 'fit-width') return (containerWidth.value - 32) / first.width
-  if (zoomMode.value === 'fit-page') {
-    const sw = (containerWidth.value - 32) / first.width
-    const sh = (containerHeight.value - 48) / first.height
-    return Math.min(sw, sh)
+  const first = effectiveDims.value[0]
+  if (!first || !containerW.value) return 1
+  if (spread.value !== 'none') {
+    // Two-page spread: fit two pages side by side
+    const sw = (containerW.value - 48) / (first.width * 2 + PAGE_GAP)
+    if (zoomMode.value === 'fit-page') return Math.min(sw, (containerH.value - 48) / first.height)
+    if (zoomMode.value === 'fit-width') return sw
   }
+  if (zoomMode.value === 'fit-width') return (containerW.value - 32) / first.width
+  if (zoomMode.value === 'fit-page') return Math.min((containerW.value - 32) / first.width, (containerH.value - 48) / first.height)
   return customScale.value
 })
 
-const zoomPercent = computed(() => Math.round(scale.value * 100))
+const zoomPct = computed(() => Math.round(scale.value * 100))
 
-// ── Page placeholder heights at current scale ─────────────────────────────────
-const pageHeights = computed(() => pageDims.value.map((d) => Math.round(d.height * scale.value)))
+function adjustZoom(delta: number) {
+  customScale.value = Math.round(Math.max(0.25, Math.min(4, (zoomMode.value === 'custom' ? customScale.value : scale.value) + delta) * 20) / 20)
+  zoomMode.value = 'custom'
+}
 
-// ── Canvas render tracking ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-const canvasRefs = ref<(HTMLCanvasElement | null)[]>([])
-const rendered = new Set<number>() // 1-based page numbers already rendered
+// ── Spread pages into rows ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Returns array of rows, each row = [pageNum] or [pageNum, pageNum+1]
+const pageRows = computed<number[][]>(() => {
+  const rows: number[][] = []
+  const total = totalPages.value
+  if (spread.value === 'none') {
+    for (let i = 1; i <= total; i++) rows.push([i])
+    return rows
+  }
+  // 'odd' spread: page 1 alone, then pairs [2,3], [4,5]...
+  // 'even' spread: pairs [1,2], [3,4]...
+  let i = spread.value === 'odd' ? 1 : 0
+  if (spread.value === 'odd' && total >= 1) {
+    rows.push([1])
+    i = 2
+  }
+  while (i < total) {
+    const a = i + 1
+    const b = i + 2
+    rows.push(b <= total ? [a, b] : [a])
+    i += 2
+  }
+  return rows
+})
+
+// Height of each row in px
+const rowHeights = computed(() =>
+  pageRows.value.map((row) => {
+    const maxH = Math.max(...row.map((n) => Math.round((effectiveDims.value[n - 1]?.height ?? 842) * scale.value)))
+    return maxH
+  }),
+)
+
+// ── Canvas / text-layer tracking ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+const canvasMap = ref(new Map<number, HTMLCanvasElement>())
+const textLayerMap = ref(new Map<number, HTMLElement>())
+const rendered = new Set<number>()
 let renderQueue: number[] = []
-let rendering = false
+let isRendering = false
 
 async function flushQueue() {
-  if (rendering || renderQueue.length === 0) return
-  rendering = true
+  if (isRendering) return
+  isRendering = true
   while (renderQueue.length > 0) {
     const pageNum = renderQueue.shift()!
     if (!pdfDoc.value) break
-    const canvas = canvasRefs.value[pageNum - 1]
+    const canvas = canvasMap.value.get(pageNum)
     if (!canvas) continue
-    await renderPageToCanvas(pdfDoc.value as Parameters<typeof renderPageToCanvas>[0], pageNum, canvas, scale.value)
+    await renderPage(pageNum, canvas, scale.value)
     rendered.add(pageNum)
+    // Text layer
+    await renderTextLayer(pageNum)
   }
-  rendering = false
+  isRendering = false
 }
 
-function enqueuePage(pageNum: number) {
+async function renderTextLayer(pageNum: number) {
+  const container = textLayerMap.value.get(pageNum)
+  if (!container) return
+  const result = await getTextContent(pageNum)
+  if (!result) return
+  const { content, viewport } = result
+  const scaledVp = viewport.clone({ scale: scale.value, rotation: rotation.value })
+  container.innerHTML = ''
+  container.style.width = `${scaledVp.width}px`
+  container.style.height = `${scaledVp.height}px`
+
+  for (const item of content.items) {
+    if (!('str' in item) || !item.str.trim()) continue
+    const [a, b, c, d, e, f] = item.transform
+    const span = document.createElement('span')
+    span.textContent = item.str
+    const tx = pdfjsLib_scaleTransform([a, b, c, d, e, f], scale.value, scaledVp.height)
+    span.style.cssText = `position:absolute;left:${tx[4]}px;top:${scaledVp.height - tx[5] - (item.height ?? 0) * scale.value}px;font-size:${Math.abs(tx[0]) || Math.abs(tx[1])}px;transform-origin:0% 0%;white-space:pre;color:transparent;cursor:text;`
+    container.appendChild(span)
+  }
+}
+
+// Scale a 2D transform matrix
+function pdfjsLib_scaleTransform([a, b, c, d, e, f]: number[], s: number, _h: number) {
+  return [a * s, b * s, c * s, d * s, e * s, f * s]
+}
+
+function enqueue(pageNum: number) {
   if (rendered.has(pageNum) || renderQueue.includes(pageNum)) return
   renderQueue.push(pageNum)
   flushQueue()
 }
 
-// When scale changes, clear rendered cache and re-render visible pages.
-watch(scale, () => {
+// Invalidate and re-render on zoom/rotation change
+watch([scale, rotation], () => {
   rendered.clear()
   renderQueue = []
-  rendering = false
-  nextTick(() => observerCallback(currentObserverEntries))
+  isRendering = false
+  nextTick(() => ioEntries.forEach((e) => ioCallback([e])))
 })
 
-// ── IntersectionObserver — detects visible pages ──────────────────────────────
-let currentObserverEntries: IntersectionObserverEntry[] = []
-let observer: IntersectionObserver | null = null
+// ── IntersectionObserver ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+let ioEntries: IntersectionObserverEntry[] = []
+let io: IntersectionObserver | null = null
 
-function observerCallback(entries: IntersectionObserverEntry[]) {
-  currentObserverEntries = entries
-  for (const entry of entries) {
-    if (!entry.isIntersecting) continue
-    const idx = Number((entry.target as HTMLElement).dataset.page)
-    enqueuePage(idx)
-    // Preload adjacent pages
-    if (idx > 1) enqueuePage(idx - 1)
-    if (idx < totalPages.value) enqueuePage(idx + 1)
+function ioCallback(entries: IntersectionObserverEntry[]) {
+  for (const e of entries) {
+    if (!e.isIntersecting) continue
+    const nums = (e.target as HTMLElement).dataset.pages?.split(',').map(Number) ?? []
+    for (const n of nums) {
+      enqueue(n)
+      if (n > 1) enqueue(n - 1)
+      if (n < totalPages.value) enqueue(n + 1)
+    }
   }
+  ioEntries = entries
 }
 
-function setupObserver() {
-  observer?.disconnect()
-  observer = new IntersectionObserver(observerCallback, {
-    root: scrollRef.value,
-    rootMargin: '200px',
-    threshold: 0,
-  })
-  nextTick(() => {
-    const items = scrollRef.value?.querySelectorAll('[data-page]') ?? []
-    items.forEach((el) => observer!.observe(el))
-  })
+function setupIO() {
+  io?.disconnect()
+  io = new IntersectionObserver(ioCallback, { root: scrollRef.value, rootMargin: '300px', threshold: 0 })
+  nextTick(() => scrollRef.value?.querySelectorAll('[data-pages]').forEach((el) => io!.observe(el)))
 }
 
-// ── Scroll → current page tracking ───────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── Scroll → page tracking ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 let saveTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
 
 function onScroll() {
   const el = scrollRef.value
-  if (!el || !pageHeights.value.length) return
+  if (!el || !rowHeights.value.length) return
 
   let offset = el.scrollTop
-  let pg = 1
-  for (let i = 0; i < pageHeights.value.length; i++) {
-    const h = (pageHeights.value[i] ?? 0) + PAGE_GAP
+  let rowIdx = 0
+  for (let i = 0; i < rowHeights.value.length; i++) {
+    const h = (rowHeights.value[i] ?? 0) + PAGE_GAP
     if (offset < h) {
-      pg = i + 1
+      rowIdx = i
       break
     }
     offset -= h
-    pg = i + 2
+    rowIdx = i + 1
   }
-  currentPage.value = Math.min(pg, totalPages.value)
+  const row = pageRows.value[rowIdx]
+  currentPage.value = row?.[0] ?? totalPages.value
 
-  // Debounced progress save
   if (saveTimer) clearTimeout(saveTimer)
   saveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
     progress.pageNumber.value = currentPage.value
@@ -136,65 +212,77 @@ function onScroll() {
   }, 2000)
 }
 
-// ── Keyboard navigation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-function onKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-  if (!scrollRef.value) return
-  const pageH = pageHeights.value[currentPage.value - 1] ?? containerHeight.value
-  if (e.key === 'ArrowDown' || e.key === 'PageDown') {
-    e.preventDefault()
-    scrollRef.value.scrollBy({ top: pageH + PAGE_GAP, behavior: 'smooth' })
-  } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp' || e.key === 'PageUp') {
-    e.preventDefault()
-    scrollRef.value.scrollBy({ top: -(pageH + PAGE_GAP), behavior: 'smooth' })
-  } else if (e.key === 'Home') {
-    goToPage(1)
-  } else if (e.key === 'End') {
-    goToPage(totalPages.value)
-  }
-}
-
-// ── Navigation helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-function goToPage(n: number) {
-  const el = scrollRef.value
-  if (!el) return
-  const clamped = Math.max(1, Math.min(n, totalPages.value))
-  let top = 0
-  for (let i = 0; i < clamped - 1; i++) top += (pageHeights.value[i] ?? 0) + PAGE_GAP
-  el.scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' })
-}
-
-const pageInput = ref(1)
 watch(currentPage, (v) => {
   pageInput.value = v
 })
 
-function onPageInputCommit() {
+// ── Navigation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function goToPage(n: number) {
+  const el = scrollRef.value
+  if (!el) return
+  const clamped = Math.max(1, Math.min(n, totalPages.value))
+  // Find which row contains this page
+  const rowIdx = pageRows.value.findIndex((row) => row.includes(clamped))
+  if (rowIdx < 0) return
+  let top = 0
+  for (let i = 0; i < rowIdx; i++) top += (rowHeights.value[i] ?? 0) + PAGE_GAP
+  el.scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' })
+}
+
+function onPageCommit() {
   const n = parseInt(String(pageInput.value))
   if (!isNaN(n)) goToPage(n)
 }
 
-// ── Zoom helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-function setZoom(mode: ZoomMode) {
-  zoomMode.value = mode
-  if (mode !== 'custom') return
+// ── Keyboard ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function onKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (showFind.value && (e.target as HTMLElement)?.tagName === 'INPUT') return
+  const el = scrollRef.value
+  if (!el) return
+  const ph = (rowHeights.value[pageRows.value.findIndex((r) => r.includes(currentPage.value))] ?? containerH.value) + PAGE_GAP
+  if (e.key === 'ArrowDown' || e.key === 'PageDown') {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    el.scrollBy({ top: ph, behavior: 'smooth' })
+  } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp' || e.key === 'PageUp') {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    el.scrollBy({ top: -ph, behavior: 'smooth' })
+  } else if (e.key === 'Home') goToPage(1)
+  else if (e.key === 'End') goToPage(totalPages.value)
+  else if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === 'f') {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    showFind.value = true
+  } else if (e.key === 'Escape') showFind.value = false
 }
 
-function adjustZoom(delta: number) {
-  const next = Math.max(0.25, Math.min(4, (zoomMode.value === 'custom' ? customScale.value : scale.value) + delta))
-  customScale.value = Math.round(next * 20) / 20 // snap to 5% increments
-  zoomMode.value = 'custom'
+// ── Rotation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function rotate() {
+  rotation.value = ((rotation.value + 90) % 360) as 0 | 90 | 180 | 270
 }
 
-// ── Resize observer ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-let resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null
+// ── Find ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+watch(findQuery, (q) => {
+  if (!q.trim()) {
+    findMatches.value = 0
+    return
+  }
+  // Naive: count rendered text spans containing query
+  let count = 0
+  scrollRef.value?.querySelectorAll('[data-text-layer] span').forEach((el) => {
+    if (el.textContent?.toLowerCase().includes(q.toLowerCase())) count++
+  })
+  findMatches.value = count
+})
 
-function measureContainer() {
+// ── Resize ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+let ro: ResizeObserver | null = null
+
+function measure() {
   if (!scrollRef.value) return
-  containerWidth.value = scrollRef.value.clientWidth
-  containerHeight.value = scrollRef.value.clientHeight
+  containerW.value = scrollRef.value.clientWidth
+  containerH.value = scrollRef.value.clientHeight
 }
 
-// ── Initialisation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── Mount ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 onMounted(async () => {
   window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
 
@@ -202,30 +290,24 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   await load(props.fileId)
   if (!pdfDoc.value) return
 
-  // Fetch all page natural dimensions (scale=1) upfront
-  const dims: { width: number; height: number }[] = []
-  for (let i = 1; i <= totalPages.value; i++) {
-    const vp = await getPageViewport(i, 1)
-    dims.push(vp ? { width: vp.width, height: vp.height } : { width: 595, height: 842 })
-  }
-  pageDims.value = dims
-  canvasRefs.value = new Array(totalPages.value).fill(null)
+  pageDims.value = await getAllPageDims()
+  canvasMap.value = new Map()
+  textLayerMap.value = new Map()
 
   await nextTick()
-  measureContainer()
+  measure()
 
-  resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => {
-    measureContainer()
+  ro = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+    measure()
     rendered.clear()
     renderQueue = []
-    rendering = false
-    nextTick(() => observerCallback(currentObserverEntries))
+    isRendering = false
+    nextTick(() => ioEntries.forEach((e) => ioCallback([e])))
   })
-  if (scrollRef.value) resizeObserver.observe(scrollRef.value)
+  if (scrollRef.value) ro.observe(scrollRef.value)
 
-  setupObserver()
+  setupIO()
 
-  // Restore saved page
   if (progress.pageNumber.value && progress.pageNumber.value > 1) {
     await nextTick()
     goToPage(progress.pageNumber.value)
@@ -234,43 +316,32 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
   window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
-  observer?.disconnect()
-  resizeObserver?.disconnect()
+  io?.disconnect()
+  ro?.disconnect()
   if (saveTimer) clearTimeout(saveTimer)
 })
 
 // ── Derived ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-const progressPercent = computed(() => (totalPages.value ? Math.round((currentPage.value / totalPages.value) * 100) : 0))
+const progressPct = computed(() => (totalPages.value ? Math.round((currentPage.value / totalPages.value) * 100) : 0))
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="fixed inset-0 bg-[#404040] flex flex-col overflow-hidden" @mousemove="showHeader()">
-    <!-- Header -->
+  <div class="fixed inset-0 bg-[#525659] flex flex-col overflow-hidden select-none" @mousemove="showHeader()">
+    <!-- ── Header ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
     <div
-      class="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 z-50 h-12 flex items-center px-3 gap-1 transition-all duration-300"
+      class="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 z-50 flex flex-col transition-all duration-300"
       :class="headerVisible ? 'opacity-100 translate-y-0' : 'opacity-0 -translate-y-full pointer-events-none'"
-      style="background: rgba(30, 30, 30, 0.92); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)"
     >
-      <!-- Back -->
-      <button
-        class="flex items-center justify-center w-8 h-8 rounded-md text-white/80 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors shrink-0"
-        @click="router.back()"
-        title="Go back"
+      <!-- Main toolbar -->
+      <div
+        class="h-12 flex items-center px-2 gap-0.5"
+        style="background: rgba(50, 54, 57, 0.96); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08)"
       >
-        <ArrowLeft :size="18" />
-      </button>
+        <button class="pdf-btn" @click="router.back()" title="Back"><ArrowLeft :size="16" /></button>
+        <div class="w-px h-5 mx-1 bg-white/15 shrink-0" />
 
-      <div class="w-px h-5 mx-1 bg-white/15 shrink-0" />
-
-      <!-- Page navigation -->
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-        <button
-          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/70 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors text-sm font-medium disabled:opacity-30"
-          :disabled="currentPage <= 1"
-          @click="goToPage(currentPage - 1)"
-        >
-          ‹
-        </button>
+        <!-- Page nav -->
+        <button class="pdf-btn" :disabled="currentPage <= 1" @click="goToPage(currentPage - 1)"><ChevronLeft :size="16" /></button>
         <div class="flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-white/80">
           <input
             v-model.number="pageInput"
@@ -278,109 +349,161 @@ const progressPercent = computed(() => (totalPages.value ? Math.round((currentPa
             min="1"
             :max="totalPages"
             class="w-10 text-center bg-white/10 rounded px-1 py-0.5 text-white text-sm outline-none focus:bg-white/20 [appearance:textfield] [&::-webkit-outer-spin-button]:appearance-none [&::-webkit-inner-spin-button]:appearance-none"
-            @keydown.enter="onPageInputCommit"
-            @blur="onPageInputCommit"
+            @keydown.enter="onPageCommit"
+            @blur="onPageCommit"
           />
-          <span class="text-white/50">/</span>
-          <span>{{ totalPages }}</span>
+          <span class="text-white/40">/</span>
+          <span class="tabular-nums">{{ totalPages }}</span>
         </div>
-        <button
-          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/70 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors text-sm font-medium disabled:opacity-30"
-          :disabled="currentPage >= totalPages"
-          @click="goToPage(currentPage + 1)"
-        >
-          ›
+        <button class="pdf-btn" :disabled="currentPage >= totalPages" @click="goToPage(currentPage + 1)"><ChevronRight :size="16" /></button>
+
+        <div class="w-px h-5 mx-1 bg-white/15 shrink-0" />
+
+        <!-- Zoom -->
+        <button class="pdf-btn" @click="adjustZoom(-0.1)" title="Zoom out"><Minus :size="14" /></button>
+        <span class="w-12 text-center text-xs text-white/60 font-mono tabular-nums">{{ zoomPct }}%</span>
+        <button class="pdf-btn" @click="adjustZoom(0.1)" title="Zoom in"><Plus :size="14" /></button>
+        <button class="pdf-btn" :class="zoomMode === 'fit-width' ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : ''" @click="zoomMode = 'fit-width'" title="Fit width">
+          <AlignJustify :size="14" />
+        </button>
+        <button class="pdf-btn" :class="zoomMode === 'fit-page' ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : ''" @click="zoomMode = 'fit-page'" title="Fit page">
+          <Maximize2 :size="14" />
+        </button>
+
+        <div class="w-px h-5 mx-1 bg-white/15 shrink-0" />
+
+        <!-- Rotation -->
+        <button class="pdf-btn" @click="rotate" title="Rotate 90°"><RotateCw :size="14" /></button>
+
+        <!-- Spread -->
+        <div class="flex items-center gap-0.5 ml-0.5">
+          <button
+            v-for="s in [
+              ['none', '▬'],
+              ['odd', '▬▬'],
+              ['even', '▬▬'],
+            ] as const"
+            :key="s[0]"
+            class="pdf-btn text-[10px] font-bold px-1.5"
+            :class="spread === s[0] ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : ''"
+            :title="s[0] === 'none' ? 'Single page' : s[0] === 'odd' ? 'Spread (cover)' : 'Spread'"
+            @click="spread = s[0]"
+          >
+            {{ s[1] }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="flex-1" />
+
+        <!-- Find -->
+        <button class="pdf-btn" :class="showFind ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : ''" @click="showFind = !showFind" title="Find (⌘F)">
+          <Search :size="14" />
         </button>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="flex-1" />
-
-      <!-- Zoom controls -->
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-0.5">
+      <!-- Find bar -->
+      <div
+        v-if="showFind"
+        class="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2"
+        style="background: rgba(50, 54, 57, 0.98); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08)"
+      >
+        <Search :size="13" class="text-white/40 shrink-0" />
+        <input
+          v-model="findQuery"
+          type="text"
+          placeholder="Find in document…"
+          class="flex-1 bg-transparent text-sm text-white outline-none placeholder:text-white/30"
+          autofocus
+          @keydown.escape="showFind = false"
+        />
+        <span v-if="findQuery" class="text-xs text-white/40 tabular-nums shrink-0">{{ findMatches }} match{{ findMatches !== 1 ? 'es' : '' }}</span>
         <button
-          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/70 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors"
-          @click="adjustZoom(-0.1)"
-          title="Zoom out"
+          class="pdf-btn w-6 h-6"
+          @click="
+            showFind = false
+            findQuery = ''
+          "
         >
-          <Minus :size="14" />
-        </button>
-        <span class="w-12 text-center text-xs text-white/70 font-mono tabular-nums">{{ zoomPercent }}%</span>
-        <button
-          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/70 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors"
-          @click="adjustZoom(0.1)"
-          title="Zoom in"
-        >
-          <Plus :size="14" />
-        </button>
-
-        <div class="w-px h-4 mx-1 bg-white/15 shrink-0" />
-
-        <button
-          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded transition-colors text-xs font-bold"
-          :class="zoomMode === 'fit-width' ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : 'text-white/60 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10'"
-          @click="setZoom('fit-width')"
-          title="Fit width"
-        >
-          <AlignJustify :size="14" />
-        </button>
-        <button
-          class="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded transition-colors"
-          :class="zoomMode === 'fit-page' ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : 'text-white/60 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10'"
-          @click="setZoom('fit-page')"
-          title="Fit page"
-        >
-          <Maximize2 :size="14" />
+          <X :size="12" />
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Hover zone to re-show header -->
+    <!-- Hover zone -->
     <div class="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 z-40 h-16 pointer-events-auto" @mouseenter="showHeader()" />
 
     <!-- Loading -->
     <div v-if="loading" class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center">
       <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
-        <div class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-white/30 border-t-white animate-spin" />
-        <p class="text-sm text-white/60">Loading PDF…</p>
+        <div class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-white/20 border-t-white/80 animate-spin" />
+        <p class="text-sm text-white/50">Loading PDF…</p>
       </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Error -->
-    <div v-else-if="error" class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center p-8">
-      <div class="text-center max-w-sm">
-        <p class="text-sm font-medium text-white/90 mb-2">Failed to load PDF</p>
-        <p class="text-xs text-white/50">{{ error }}</p>
+    <div v-else-if="error" class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center p-8 text-center">
+      <div>
+        <p class="text-sm font-medium text-white/80 mb-1">Failed to load PDF</p>
+        <p class="text-xs text-white/40">{{ error }}</p>
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Pages -->
-    <div v-else ref="scrollRef" class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-auto" @scroll="onScroll">
-      <div class="flex flex-col items-center py-4" :style="{ gap: `${PAGE_GAP}px` }">
+    <!-- ── Pages ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
+    <div v-else ref="scrollRef" class="flex-1 overflow-auto" @scroll.passive="onScroll">
+      <div class="flex flex-col items-center py-4" :style="{ gap: `${PAGE_GAP}px`, paddingTop: '56px' }">
+        <!-- Each row = one or two pages side-by-side -->
         <div
-          v-for="n in totalPages"
-          :key="n"
-          :data-page="n"
-          class="bg-white shadow-lg"
-          :style="{
-            width: `${Math.round((pageDims[n - 1]?.width ?? 595) * scale)}px`,
-            height: `${pageHeights[n - 1] ?? 0}px`,
-          }"
+          v-for="(row, ri) in pageRows"
+          :key="ri"
+          :data-pages="row.join(',')"
+          class="flex gap-1 items-start"
+          :style="{ height: `${rowHeights[ri] ?? 0}px` }"
         >
-          <canvas
-            :ref="
-              (el) => {
-                canvasRefs[n - 1] = el as HTMLCanvasElement | null
-              }
-            "
-            class="block"
-          />
+          <div
+            v-for="pageNum in row"
+            :key="pageNum"
+            class="relative bg-white shadow-xl overflow-hidden"
+            :style="{
+              width: `${Math.round((effectiveDims[pageNum - 1]?.width ?? 595) * scale)}px`,
+              height: `${Math.round((effectiveDims[pageNum - 1]?.height ?? 842) * scale)}px`,
+            }"
+          >
+            <!-- Canvas -->
+            <canvas
+              class="block"
+              :ref="
+                (el) => {
+                  if (el) canvasMap.set(pageNum, el as HTMLCanvasElement)
+                }
+              "
+            />
+            <!-- Text layer (for selection / find highlight) -->
+            <div
+              data-text-layer
+              class="absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden"
+              style="pointer-events: none"
+              :ref="
+                (el) => {
+                  if (el) textLayerMap.set(pageNum, el as HTMLElement)
+                }
+              "
+            />
+            <!-- Find highlight overlay -->
+            <div v-if="showFind && findQuery" class="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none" />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Footer progress bar -->
+    <!-- Progress bar -->
     <div v-if="!loading && !error && totalPages > 0" class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 h-0.5 bg-white/10">
-      <div class="h-full bg-white/40 transition-all duration-300" :style="{ width: `${progressPercent}%` }" />
+      <div class="h-full bg-blue-400/60 transition-all duration-500" :style="{ width: `${progressPct}%` }" />
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.pdf-btn {
+  @apply flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded text-white/60 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors shrink-0 disabled:opacity-30 disabled:cursor-not-allowed;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/client/src/features/reader/composables/usePdf.ts b/client/src/features/reader/composables/usePdf.ts
index 4c7022572..06956a1ff 100644
--- a/client/src/features/reader/composables/usePdf.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/reader/composables/usePdf.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { onUnmounted, ref } from 'vue'
+import { onUnmounted, shallowRef, ref } from 'vue'
 import * as pdfjsLib from 'pdfjs-dist'
 import pdfWorkerUrl from 'pdfjs-dist/build/pdf.worker.min.mjs?url'
 
@@ -6,23 +6,19 @@ pdfjsLib.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = pdfWorkerUrl
 
 export type ZoomMode = 'fit-width' | 'fit-page' | 'custom'
 
-// Renders one page onto the given canvas at the given scale (pdfjs-dist v5 API).
-async function renderPageToCanvas(doc: pdfjsLib.PDFDocumentProxy, pageNum: number, canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, scale: number) {
-  const page = await doc.getPage(pageNum)
-  const viewport = page.getViewport({ scale })
-  canvas.width = viewport.width
-  canvas.height = viewport.height
-  await page.render({ canvas, viewport }).promise
-  page.cleanup()
+export interface PageDim {
+  width: number
+  height: number
 }
 
 export function usePdf() {
-  const pdfDoc = ref<pdfjsLib.PDFDocumentProxy | null>(null)
+  // shallowRef is critical — Vue's deep proxy breaks PDF.js internal state
+  const pdfDoc = shallowRef<pdfjsLib.PDFDocumentProxy | null>(null)
   const totalPages = ref(0)
   const loading = ref(false)
   const error = ref<string | null>(null)
 
-  async function load(fileId: number) {
+  async function load(fileId: number): Promise<void> {
     loading.value = true
     error.value = null
     try {
@@ -39,13 +35,47 @@ export function usePdf() {
     }
   }
 
-  // Returns the natural width/height of a page at scale=1 (used to size placeholder divs).
-  async function getPageViewport(pageNum: number, scale: number) {
-    if (!pdfDoc.value) return null
-    const page = await pdfDoc.value.getPage(pageNum)
-    const vp = page.getViewport({ scale })
+  // Fetch ALL page natural dims in parallel (capped at 10 concurrent).
+  async function getAllPageDims(): Promise<PageDim[]> {
+    const doc = pdfDoc.value
+    if (!doc) return []
+    const total = doc.numPages
+    const results: PageDim[] = new Array(total)
+    const CONCURRENCY = 10
+
+    async function fetchDim(i: number) {
+      const page = await doc.getPage(i + 1)
+      const vp = page.getViewport({ scale: 1 })
+      page.cleanup()
+      results[i] = { width: vp.width, height: vp.height }
+    }
+
+    for (let start = 0; start < total; start += CONCURRENCY) {
+      const batch = Array.from({ length: Math.min(CONCURRENCY, total - start) }, (_, k) => fetchDim(start + k))
+      await Promise.all(batch)
+    }
+    return results
+  }
+
+  async function renderPage(pageNum: number, canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, scale: number): Promise<void> {
+    const doc = pdfDoc.value
+    if (!doc) return
+    const page = await doc.getPage(pageNum)
+    const viewport = page.getViewport({ scale })
+    canvas.width = viewport.width
+    canvas.height = viewport.height
+    await page.render({ canvas, viewport }).promise
     page.cleanup()
-    return vp
+  }
+
+  async function getTextContent(pageNum: number) {
+    const doc = pdfDoc.value
+    if (!doc) return null
+    const page = await doc.getPage(pageNum)
+    const content = await page.getTextContent()
+    const viewport = page.getViewport({ scale: 1 })
+    page.cleanup()
+    return { content, viewport }
   }
 
   onUnmounted(() => {
@@ -53,5 +83,5 @@ export function usePdf() {
     pdfDoc.value = null
   })
 
-  return { pdfDoc, totalPages, loading, error, load, renderPageToCanvas, getPageViewport }
+  return { pdfDoc, totalPages, loading, error, load, getAllPageDims, renderPage, getTextContent }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json b/server/src/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
index 49719b479..425b14ecf 100644
--- a/server/src/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/server/src/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
@@ -5,28 +5,28 @@
     {
       "idx": 0,
       "version": "7",
-      "when": 1766926208614,
+      "when": 1766937175999,
       "tag": "0000_init_schema",
       "breakpoints": true
     },
     {
       "idx": 1,
       "version": "7",
-      "when": 1766926208614,
+      "when": 1766937175999,
       "tag": "0001_lethal_pixie",
       "breakpoints": true
     },
     {
       "idx": 2,
       "version": "7",
-      "when": 1766926208614,
+      "when": 1766937175999,
       "tag": "0002_powerful_thundra",
       "breakpoints": true
     },
     {
       "idx": 3,
       "version": "7",
-      "when": 1766926208614,
+      "when": 1766937175999,
       "tag": "0003_reading_progress_by_file",
       "breakpoints": true
     }