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Edit PDFs with text, shapes, drawings, signatures, stamps, highlights and images. All premium-grade features, 100% free, in your browser.

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PDF Editor

Edit PDF files online for free — add text, shapes, signatures, stamps, highlights, drawings and images. All premium features that iLovePDF and Smallpdf charge for, completely free in your browser.

Edit PDF Online — Add Text, Images, Shapes, and Signatures

You need to fill in a date on page 3 of a contract. Add a "RECEIVED" stamp to an invoice. Draw an arrow pointing to a problem area in a floor plan. Insert your signature at the bottom of a consent form. None of these require Adobe Acrobat — you just need a quick, browser-based PDF editor that lets you type, draw, and drop images on top of any page.

Our PDF Editor opens your file right in the browser and gives you a simple toolbar: add text, insert images, draw freehand, place shapes, highlight, and sign. When you are done, download the edited PDF. The original formatting stays intact underneath; your additions sit on top exactly where you placed them. No watermark, and no signup for your first 2 tasks a day.

Edit the Actual Text Already in a PDF — Free

Most "free" PDF editors only let you add a text box on top of the page. Changing a word that is already printed in the document — a wrong amount, a misspelled name, an old date — is normally locked behind a paid plan on iLovePDF and Smallpdf. Our Edit PDF tool (the first button in the toolbar) does it for free, right in your browser.

  • Click any existing text to edit it. The editor reads the PDF's real text layer, places an editable box exactly over each line, and matches the original font size and colour. Type your correction and it replaces the original cleanly — the old text is covered with the page's own background colour, then the new text is drawn on the same baseline.
  • Built-in OCR for scanned PDFs. If your PDF is a scan or photo with no text layer, click Run OCR. We recognise the words on the page with on-device OCR (powered by Tesseract) so you can edit text even on image-only documents — no upload to a server, everything stays on your machine.
  • Font and colour matching. The tool detects whether the original text is serif, sans-serif, or monospaced and samples the ink colour so your replacement blends in instead of standing out.
  • Untouched text stays byte-for-byte identical. Only the runs you actually change are re-drawn; everything else in the PDF is preserved exactly as it was.

Combined with the overlay tools below, that makes this one of the most capable free online PDF editors available — the kind of "edit existing PDF text" experience competitors charge a monthly subscription for.

How to Edit a PDF Online

The editor loads your PDF page by page and gives you a floating toolbar with the most common editing actions. You do not need to understand PDF internals — just point and click.

1. Upload Your PDF

Drop a file from your device, Google Drive, or Dropbox. The editor renders every page at full resolution inside your browser.

2. Add Your Edits

Click to add text anywhere. Drop in images or logos. Draw freehand with a pen. Insert rectangles, circles, lines, and arrows.

3. Sign if Needed

Draw your signature with a mouse or finger, or upload an image of your signature. Place it on any page, resize, and position precisely.

4. Download the Edited PDF

Save the updated document with all your additions burned in. The original is deleted from our servers within two hours.

What You Can Do With Our PDF Editor

This is not a full desktop replacement — it is a quick-edit tool for the tasks people actually need to do in a browser. Add content, annotate, sign, and go.

Add Text Anywhere

Click any spot on the page and start typing. Choose font, size, colour, bold, and italic. Useful for filling in dates, names, and short notes.

Insert Images and Logos

Upload a JPG or PNG and drop it onto the page. Resize and reposition freely. Perfect for adding stamps, photos, or company logos.

Freehand Drawing

Draw with a pen tool to circle sections, underline text, or sketch quick marks. Colour and thickness are adjustable.

Shapes and Arrows

Insert rectangles, circles, lines, and arrows to annotate diagrams, floor plans, or technical drawings.

Highlight and Whiteout

Highlight key passages in yellow, green, or pink. Use the whiteout tool to cover sensitive text before sharing.

Digital Signatures

Draw or upload your signature and place it on any page. Resize and drag to match the signature line exactly.

PDF Editor — Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Click any existing text and type your correction: the editor covers the old text with a patch in the page’s background colour and draws your new text on the same line. The original text is hidden, not deleted — it is still in the file under the patch — so don’t use this to remove sensitive information. For a full rewrite, convert the PDF to Word with our PDF to Word tool, edit it there and convert it back.

Electronic signatures are legally accepted in most countries under laws like the IT Act (India), ESIGN Act (US), and eIDAS (EU). However, for high-value transactions, you may need a certified digital signature with a certificate authority. For everyday contracts and approvals, a drawn signature is widely accepted.

No. Your additions are layered on top of the existing content. The original text, images, layout, and fonts remain completely untouched underneath.

No. The editor runs entirely in your web browser on any device — Windows, macOS, Android, iPhone, or Chromebook. No plugins, no downloads, no Office license required.