Edit a PDF
Add text, images, shapes, highlights and handwriting to a PDF, for free. There is no usage limit. Your PDF is processed in your browser and never uploaded. Place items on the page, move them and resize them. To change text that is already in the PDF, use Edit PDF text. You can open PDFs of up to 200 MB per file (100 MB on phones and tablets).
You can open one PDF at a time (up to 200 MB on this device). The PDF is processed in your browser and never uploaded.
How to use
- 1
Open a PDF
Choose or drop the PDF to write on. PDFs are never uploaded.
- 2
Add text and shapes
Choose a tool above, then place, draw or trace on the page. Use "Select" to move and resize what you placed.
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Save your changes
Press "Write and save" to create the PDF. Use the button that appears to save it.
About writing on PDFs
Choose "Text" and click the page to place text. Enter the text in the panel on the right, and change the typeface, size, bold and color. Drag to draw "Rectangle", "Circle" and "Line", and trace to draw "Highlighter" and "Pen". "Image" places an image such as a logo or a signature image. With "Select" you can move items and drag their corners to resize them.
Items are burned into the page content when you save. They are not annotations, so they look the same in any software. The original content is not rewritten, so bookmarks, form fields and tags stay as they are. After saving, items can no longer be moved individually, so keep the original PDF if you might want to change them.
Specifications of this tool
- Input
- Output
- Limits
- One file at a time. Up to 200 MB per file (100 MB on phones and tablets)
- Free, no sign-up, no app to install
- Files are never uploaded (processed in your browser)
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Opening the PDF, writing and saving all happen in the browser on your device. Statistics that help us fix bugs (the page count range, the range of how many pages were written on, the ranges of the numbers of text, image, shape and handwriting items, error types and so on) are sent to this site's server. They do not include the content of the PDF, file names, the text and images you add, or passwords. You can turn the statistics off with the "Send processing statistics" switch at the bottom of the page.
Can I write on a password-protected PDF or one with editing restricted?
Yes. A password-protected PDF opens once you enter its open password. If the author has restricted changing the content, you cannot write on it until you enter the permissions password. This tool does not guess passwords, so if you do not know the permissions password, ask the person who created the PDF. The original PDF's encryption stays as it is in the saved PDF.
Can I delete or change text that is already in the PDF?
Not with this tool. Writing is laid over the content, so the text underneath stays in the data. To change text, use Edit PDF text. To delete text from the data, use Redact PDF.
May I change a PDF without the author's permission?
Please do not use this tool to change documents without permission or to create documents that differ from the facts. Placing handwriting or a signature image does not make an electronic signature. If you need proof of identity or tamper protection, use an electronic signature service. Saving invalidates any electronic signature in the PDF.
Help us improve the service
If a conversion fails, sending us the circumstances helps us track down the cause. Knowing which devices and formats fail most often, and how long processing takes, lets us revise the supported formats and fix the bugs behind them. If you don't mind, leaving this on is a real help.
What is sent
- The tool you used and the settings you chose (output format, quality, etc.)
- Your device specs (GPU, memory, core count)
- The input format with a rough size
- How many files succeeded or failed and how long it took
- The error type and details when something fails
What is never sent
- The files themselves and file names
- The text in PDFs, the text you rewrote or redacted, passwords, font names and the page ranges you enter
- IP addresses
The data goes only to this site's own server, never to a third-party service.
For the full list, including the details each tool sends, see “Processing statistics” in the privacy policy.
Details sent by this tool (counts, times, kinds and yes/no only)
In addition to “What is sent”, this tool sends the following details.
- PDF tools (all)
- The page count range, whether editing is restricted, whether a permissions password was entered, and whether the PDF is signed or encrypted.
- PDF writing
- The numbers of inputs and outputs, the range of how many pages were written on, the ranges of the numbers of text, image, shape and handwriting items, and whether the original protection was reapplied. The text, images and positions you add are never sent.