PDF Editor – Edit Text Inside a PDF Free

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Change the words inside your PDF

Fix a typo, update a date, correct a name — click any line of real text in your PDF, retype it, match font, size and color, and download. Free to start, no watermark.

What you can do with PDF Editor

Everything this tool helps you accomplish — no learning curve, no setup.

  • Edit the real text already inside your PDF
  • Change words, font, size and color on a page
  • White-out mistakes and add new text boxes
  • Find and replace text across the document
  • Sign, stamp and watermark pages in one editor
  • Insert, delete, reorder and number pages
  • Add shapes, borders and decorative elements

Settings information

61 settings

Every control in PDF Editor, explained — what it does and when to use it.

Edit

EditPresets
Picks the active tool: select and retype existing text, drop new text, insert images or signatures, highlight, underline, strike through, draw freehand, add lines and shapes, white-out, or redact regions.Options: SelectAdd textImageSignHighlightUnderlineStrikePenLineRectangleEllipseWhite-outRedact

Run OCR to edit this pageOne-click
Shown on scanned pages — recognises the printed words so every line becomes clickable and editable, just like a born-digital PDF.

ImageFile input
Inserts a PNG or JPEG picture onto the current page; drag to reposition and pull the corner handle to resize it.

ColorColor picker
Color of the markup you draw — highlights, pen strokes, lines and shapes, recolouring the selected annotation if one is picked — and, in the text style panel, the ink color of the selected text, which starts from the color detected on the original page.

StrokeSliderRange: 1–12 · Default: 2
Line thickness for pen strokes, lines, underlines, strikethroughs and shape outlines — raise it for bolder, easier-to-see markup.

Fill shapeOn / Off
Fills rectangles and ellipses solid with the chosen color instead of drawing only their outline.

Apply to all pagesOne-click
Copies the selected image, signature or stamp to the same position on every page — perfect for letterheads or approval marks on multi-page files.

Edit textText input
Retype the selected line's wording in place; the original print is covered and redrawn with your text, and leaving it empty whites the line out.

New text boxText input
Content of a text box added with the Add text tool; type anything and drag the box wherever it should sit.

FontDropdown
Typeface for the selected text — switch between sans-serif, serif and monospaced to blend with the document's original fonts.Options: Sans (Helvetica)Serif (Times)Mono (Courier)

SizeNumber inputRange: 4–200 · Default: 16
Point size of the selected text; edited lines keep their measured size and new text boxes start at 16.

BoldOn / Off
Toggles bold weight on the selected text to add emphasis or match the original styling.

ItalicOn / Off
Toggles italic slant on the selected text for emphasis or to match italicised passages.

Elements

Search elements…Text input
Filters the entire element library by name so you can jump straight to a particular shape, graphic or currency symbol.

ElementsPresets
Style switcher that redraws the shapes — and single-color graphics — in one of six looks before you place them; Flat is preselected.Options: OutlineBlackFlatGradientLineal colorHand drawn

BasicPresets
Core geometric shapes; click one to drop it on the page as a movable, resizable element in the active style.Options: RectangleRoundedCircleTriangleStarLine

ShapesPresets
Extra polygon and symbol shapes for callouts, diagrams and decoration — placed on the page with one click.Options: PentagonHexagonOctagonDiamondHeartArrowCrossChevronSpeechCloud

NaturePresets
Floral and leaf motifs for invitations, certificates and decorative page accents.Options: FlowerDaisyRoseTulipLeaf

DecorativePresets
Badges, banners and ornamental flourishes — useful for award seals, price tags and highlight bursts.Options: BannerRibbonTagShieldSealBurstSparkleFlourish

BordersPresets
Rectangular and arched frame outlines to border a page, photo area or certificate.Options: FrameDoubleDashedDottedArch

GraphicsGallery
A themed illustrated icon library you can browse or search and place with one click; signing in with a free account unlocks it.

CurrencyPresets
Drops a currency symbol as editable text, so it can be recoloured and resized like any other text box.Options: DollarEuroPoundYenRupeeWonCentBitcoin

Sign

SignPresets
Chooses what to add to the document — a signature, a plain text note, a formatted date, or a round company stamp.Options: SignatureTextDateStamp

SignaturePresets
How the signature is created: draw it by hand, type your name in a script font, or upload a photo of your signature; Type is preselected.Options: DrawTypeUpload

InkColor picker
Ink color for drawn and typed signatures — a classic blue-black by default — and, on the Date tab, the color of the stamped date.

DrawDraw on image
Freehand signing pad — sign with mouse, finger or stylus and the drawing is trimmed and placed on the page.

Type your nameText input
The name rendered as a typed signature; each style card previews it live in that handwriting font.

Pick a stylePresets
Handwriting style for a typed signature — eight script fonts previewed with your own name.Options: CaveatDancing ScriptGreat VibesSacramentoAlluraPacificoHomemade AppleKalam

UploadFile input
Places a PNG or JPEG image of your real handwritten signature; it is kept for one-click reuse on later documents.

Type text to place…Text input
Free text note to drop on the page — names, titles, remarks or any short wording.

TextDropdown
Typeface for the placed text note — sans-serif, serif or monospaced.Options: SansSerifMono

Text colorColor picker
Color of the placed text note; dark grey by default.

BOn / Off
Makes the placed text bold for stronger emphasis.

IOn / Off
Sets the placed text in italics for a softer, handwritten feel.

DateDropdown
Calendar date to stamp on the document — a Today shortcut fills in the current date — written in one of five formats, each shown with a live preview of the chosen date.Options: MM/DD/YYYYDD/MM/YYYYYYYY-MM-DDMonth DD, YYYYDD Month YYYY

StampPresets
Builds a round stamp from your own wording, or switches to uploading an image of an existing stamp.Options: CreateUpload

Company nameText input
The organisation name that curves around the rim of the generated round stamp.

APPROVED / PAID / DRAFTText input
Status word across the centre of the stamp — for example APPROVED, PAID or DRAFT.

Add to pageOne-click
Drops the finished signature, text, date or stamp onto the current page, where it can be dragged into position and resized.

Find

Find in documentText input
Word or phrase to locate across the whole document; matching is case-insensitive and a counter shows how many matches were found.

Replace withText input
Replacement wording; replaced text keeps the original line's font, size and color.

ReplaceOne-click
Swaps only the currently highlighted match, letting you review occurrences one at a time.

Replace allOne-click
Swaps every match in the document at once — ideal for correcting a repeated name, price or date.

Mark

Stamp a watermark on every pageOn / Off
Turns on a text watermark that is stamped across every page of the downloaded PDF.

MarkPresets
One-click watermark presets that fill in common wording together with a matching color.Options: CONFIDENTIALDRAFTCOPYAPPROVEDFINALSAMPLEPAIDDO NOT COPY

Watermark textText input
The watermark wording — start from a preset or type anything, such as a company name.

PositionPresets
Places the watermark in any of nine page positions or diagonally across the middle; Diagonal is preselected.Options: Diagonal

OpacitySliderRange: 5–100% · Default: 25%
Transparency of the watermark — low values keep the page readable underneath, high values make the mark unmistakable.

RotationSliderRange: -90–90° · Default: -30°
Angle of the diagonal watermark; only shown when the Diagonal position is active.

Watermark colorColor picker
Watermark ink color — nine ready-made swatches plus a full custom color picker.

Pages

Insert pages from another PDFFile input
Appends every page of a second PDF to the page list so you can merge, reorder, rotate or delete them alongside the original pages.

Move page leftOne-click
Shifts the page one position earlier in the order; thumbnails can also be dragged to reorder.

Move page rightOne-click
Shifts the page one position later in the document's page order.

Rotate page 90 degreesOne-click
Rotates the page clockwise in 90° steps; the rotation is applied in the exported file.

Duplicate pageOne-click
Inserts an exact copy of the page immediately after it.

Insert blank page afterOne-click
Adds an empty page after this one, sized to match the rest of the document.

Delete pageOne-click
Removes the page from the exported document; at least one page must remain.

ExtractOne-click
Exports only the pages you have selected as their own PDF, with all pending edits still applied.

Add page numbersOn / Off
Stamps a page number on every page of the exported file, with a position dropdown offering Bottom center (the default), Bottom left, Bottom right, Top center, Top left and Top right.

Page {n} of {total}Text input
Numbering template — {n} inserts the page number and {total} the page count, so formats like 'Page 3 of 12' or '- 3 -' are possible.

StartNumber input
The value printed on the first page — raise it when this document continues numbering from another file; minimum 0, default 1.

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How PDF Editor helps you get it done

Real problems it solves every day — for businesses, creators, and everyday tasks. Find the use case that fits you and start in seconds.

Sign Contracts Without Printing or Scanning

Draw, type or upload a signature and drop it straight onto a contract page, then reuse the same saved signature on every future document with one click — no printer, scanner or third-party e-sign subscription needed.

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Drag the Redact tool over an SSN, account number or medical note and it's permanently removed — the page is flattened to an image on export so the hidden text can never be recovered, unlike simply drawing a box over it.

Turn a Scanned Form Into an Editable PDF

Run OCR on a photographed or scanned page to recognize its text, then click straight into any line to fix a typo or update a value — useful when the original source file no longer exists and a plain scan is all you have.

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Fix a Name or Price Everywhere It Appears

Use Find & Replace to correct a misspelled name, an outdated price, or an old address wherever it shows up across a multi-page PDF, instead of hunting through each page and retyping it by hand.

Combine Sections From Multiple PDFs Into One Custom Report

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