Edit a PDF in your browser, free
Open a PDF and change it on the page: fix a word in the existing text, type new text anywhere, sign, add a photo or a highlight, and tidy up the pages. It runs entirely in your browser, so the file is never uploaded, and saving gives you a new PDF while the original stays as it was.
How to edit a PDF
- 1
Open the PDF
Drop it on the editor or press Open file. Page previews appear on the left. You can also start from a blank page with New document.
- 2
Make your changes
Double-click text on the page to edit it in place, or double-click an empty spot to add new text. The toolbar has images, signatures, notes, drawing, highlights and shapes. Drag page previews to reorder them.
- 3
Save
Press Save to download the edited PDF. Undo and Back to original are there until then, and the original file is never touched.
What the editor can and cannot do
What you can do
Edit existing text in place when the PDF contains real text. If the original font is missing a character you type, the editor offers a replacement font so nothing comes out blank.
Add text with a choice of font, size, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and colour. Add images, a signature (drawn, typed or from a picture), notes, freehand drawing, highlights, rectangles, ellipses and lines.
Organise pages: drag to reorder, rotate, duplicate, delete, or add a blank page or pages from another PDF. Find text, print, and save as a new file.
What it cannot do (yet)
A scanned page is a picture, so there is no text to edit. You can cover a word with a filled white shape and type over it, but the editor does not read text out of images (no OCR).
A PDF that asks for a password to open has to be unlocked first. Very long documents work but take longer to draw, especially on a phone.
New text in Arabic, Persian or Hindi (Devanagari) script does not come out correctly in the saved PDF yet. Signatures, images, highlights and page tools work in any language.
Why nothing is uploaded
The editor is downloaded into your browser and does all the work there. Contracts, forms and IDs stay on your device, and you can check it yourself: open the browser developer tools and watch the network tab while you edit.
Common questions
Can I edit the text that is already in the PDF?+
Yes, when the PDF contains real text. Double-click a line on the page and type. If the document font lacks a character you need, the editor offers a replacement font for it.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?+
No. Everything runs in your browser and the file stays on your device.
Does saving overwrite my original?+
No. Save downloads a new PDF. The original stays exactly as it was.
How do I sign a PDF?+
Choose Sign, then draw your signature, type your name, or pick an image of it, and place it on the page. You can move and resize it before saving.
Can I edit a scanned PDF?+
You can add text, signatures, images and highlights on top, and rotate or delete pages. The scanned words themselves are a picture, so they cannot be edited as text.
Does it work on a phone?+
Yes, in the phone browser. Large files are slower to draw on a phone than on a computer.
Is it free?+
Yes, with no sign-up and no watermark.
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