Add a watermark to a PDF
Mark a document as CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT or COPY before you share it. Type your text, pick a size and how see-through it should be, and the watermark is added across every page.
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- Files never leave your device
- Free, no sign-up
- No watermark added
Why use this free Watermark PDF tool
Your own text
Any word or short phrase, like CONFIDENTIAL or your company name.
Live preview
See how it will look before you apply it.
Every page
The watermark goes on every page, centred and angled.
Private
Done on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
How to watermark PDF in 3 steps
- 1
Choose your PDF
- 2
Type your watermark and set the look
- 3
Download the watermarked PDF
Watermark PDF: common questions
Your file is never uploaded. The tool runs inside your browser, so the file is read and changed on your own device. Nobody else, including us, can see it.
Yes. Use the see-through slider and pick a small, medium or large size.
Yes. The watermark is placed upright on each page as you see it.
Yes. It works in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone and iPad. Nothing to install.
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no trial. You can run 10 tasks an hour online. For unlimited use, get the free desktop app for Windows or Mac.
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