Add a watermark to a PDF
Stamp text like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL across every page. Size, angle and opacity are yours.
- Free
- Runs on your device
- No account
- No limits
How to add a watermark to a pdf
- Drop a PDF in the box above.
- Type your text and set the size, opacity and angle.
- Download the watermarked PDF.
About watermarking a PDF here
The text is drawn into each page as part of the document, not added as a note someone can click away.
Everything happens in your browser, so a confidential draft stays on your machine.
Like everything on this site, this tool runs in your browser. Your image is never uploaded.
Common questions
Is the watermark pdf tool free?
Yes, properly free. No paid tier, no trial, no watermark on the result and nothing to sign up for. Put as many files through it as you like, as often as you like.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. The watermark pdf tool runs inside your browser, on your own machine, so your files never go anywhere. Big ones are fine too, up to whatever your browser can hold.
How do I add a DRAFT watermark to a PDF?
Type the word, set the size, the angle and how see-through it should be, and it's stamped across every page. Large, diagonal and faint is the usual recipe, so the word is unmistakable while the text underneath stays readable. CONFIDENTIAL, SAMPLE and a company name work the same way.
Can the watermark be removed afterwards?
It's drawn into each page rather than hidden in the file properties, so it won't come off by changing a setting. Someone determined enough could still edit it out with the right software, as with any watermark. Treat it as a clear statement of status rather than a lock on the document.
What people usually do next
- Add page numbers to a PDF Number the pages, in any corner.
- Merge PDF files Several PDF files into one, in your order.