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Add a watermark to a PDF
Mark a document as a draft, a copy or confidential before you send it. Type the words, see them across the pages, adjust them and apply to every page at once.
Drop a PDF here
or
- Every page at once
- Preview before applying
- Change or remove later
How it works
How to watermark a PDF
Open the PDF
Drop the document here or choose it. The editor opens with the Watermark tool and DRAFT as a start.
Type and adjust
Write your words and set the color, opacity, size and angle. The preview shows them on every page.
Apply and download
Apply, and the watermark becomes part of the pages. A free account downloads the PDF.
What you get
A watermark the way you want it
Your words
Up to 60 characters: DRAFT, COPY, CONFIDENTIAL or your company’s name.
Its look
Any color, opacity from 5 to 100 percent, from a fifth of the page’s width to all of it, at an angle from −90° to 90°.
In the file
The watermark is written into every page of the PDF, so every reader and every printout shows it.
Change it later
Update the words or remove the watermark at any time; undo takes back any change.
FAQ
Questions and answers
Can I use a logo as a watermark?
The watermark is text. To put a logo on a page, add it as an image with the Image tool.
Can I watermark only some pages?
No: the watermark goes on every page of the document.
Does a watermark stop people from copying?
It marks the document, it does not lock it: a PDF editor can remove page content. To keep a file from being opened, put a password on it.
Do I need an account?
Not to add the watermark. To download the PDF, create a free account.