How to edit a PDF online
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Select your PDF
Click “Select PDF file” or drag and drop the document you want to edit.
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Pick a tool
Choose Edit Text, Add Text, Highlight, Shapes, Stamp, Images, Drawing, Redact or any other tool from the toolbar.
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Make your changes
Click on the page to type, drag to draw or select, and move or resize anything you add. Undo and redo at any time.
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Save and download
Click “Save & download” and your edited PDF downloads straight away.
Why use Edit PDF
Every tool, free
Edit text, images, shapes, stamps, redaction, find & replace and more. No premium plan and no daily limit.
Edit the text that is already there
Click a line, change the words and keep the colour, size and style. Fix typos, dates, names and prices.
Private by design
Editing happens in your browser. Your document is never uploaded or stored on a server.
All the PDF editing tools you need
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Pointer | Select, move and resize anything you added. Arrow keys nudge, Delete removes. |
| Edit Text | Click any line of existing text and type to change it. Clear it to delete the line. |
| Add Text | Click anywhere and type. Choose the font, size, bold, italic and colour. |
| Redact | Black out private details. Redacted pages are flattened so the text is really gone. |
| Highlight | Drag across text to highlight it in yellow, green, blue, pink or orange. |
| Underline / Strikeout | Drag across text to underline it or strike it through. |
| Stamp | Approved, Rejected, Draft, Confidential, Paid and more, or your own text, with the date. |
| Add Images | Insert a logo, photo or scan (PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG) and resize it. |
| Shapes | Rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows and whiteout boxes with your colours. |
| Drawing | Draw freehand with a mouse, finger or stylus. |
| True Eraser | Paint over anything on the page to wipe it off. |
| Find & Replace | Search every page and replace a word or phrase in one click. |
| Spell checker | Underlines spelling mistakes while you type. |
| Sign | Draw, type or upload your signature and place it on the page. |
Edit Text or Add Text: which one do I need?
Use Edit Text to change words that are already in the PDF. Every line of text gets a dashed outline; click one and type. The editor covers the old line with its own background colour and writes your new text in the closest matching font, size and colour.
Use Add Text to write something new, such as filling in a form, adding a note or a label. Click where you want it and start typing. To replace a whole block, draw a Whiteout box from the Shapes menu and add new text on top.
Redaction that really removes the text
Drawing a black box in most editors only hides the text: anyone can still copy it from underneath. Here, every page with a redaction is flattened into an image when you save, so the covered text, links and hidden layers under the black box are permanently removed. Pages without redactions stay as they are, with selectable text.
Tips for editing PDFs
- Use Find & Replace to change a name, date or price that appears on many pages at once.
- Hold Shift while drawing a shape for a perfect square, circle or straight line.
- Need to sign as well? Use the Sign button in the editor, or the full Sign PDF tool for initials and dates.
- To reorder or delete pages, use Organize PDF; to turn pages, use Rotate PDF. To shrink the file afterwards, use Compress PDF.
- To mark every page with the same text, Watermark PDF is faster than stamping each page.
Edit PDF: frequently asked questions
Is this PDF editor really free?
Yes. Every tool, including editing existing text, redaction and find & replace, is free. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many PDFs you edit.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is opened and saved in your browser. It never leaves your device.
Can I edit the existing text in a PDF?
Yes. Choose Edit Text and click any line. You can change, add or delete words, and change the font, size and colour.
Will the edited text use the original font?
Edited lines are written in the closest standard font (Arial/Helvetica, Times New Roman or Courier) with the original size and colour. For most documents the change is hard to notice.
Can I edit a scanned PDF?
A scanned page is a picture, so it has no text to edit. You can still use Whiteout to cover words and Add Text to type over them, plus highlight, draw, stamp and sign.
Is the redaction safe?
Yes. Pages with redactions are flattened into images when you save, so the covered text cannot be copied, searched or recovered.
Can I undo a change?
Yes. Use the undo and redo buttons or Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y. You can also delete any item you added, or click “Restore original” on edited text.
Can I edit a PDF on my phone?
Yes. The editor works in mobile browsers. You can type, draw with your finger and drag items into place.
Can I add images or a logo to a PDF?
Yes. Use Add Images to insert PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG files, then drag and resize them.
Can I edit a password-protected PDF?
Remove the password first with Unlock PDF, then open the unlocked copy here.
How big can the PDF be?
Up to 50 MB and 200 pages.
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