Online PDF Editor

A full PDF editor that runs in your browser

This free online PDF editor lets you change the text that’s already in a PDF, fill in forms, sign, add pictures and notes, and rearrange, merge, split or compress pages, without installing anything and without uploading your files. Open a PDF, make your changes right on the page, then download the finished file. There’s no watermark, no sign-up and no page limit.

Everything is processed on your own device. Your documents never leave your computer or phone, which matters for contracts, tax forms, bank statements and anything else you’d rather not send to a server.

How to edit a PDF

1. Open your PDF. Drop it onto the page or click Open a PDF. Password-protected files open too: type the password and it’s used only on your device. You can also start a blank document or turn pictures into a PDF.
2. Pick a tool from the bar. Edit text, Add text, Sign, Picture, Draw, Highlight, Shapes, White-out, Marks and Redact are all one click away. Find and Tools hold the rest.
3. Click on the page. Click a line to retype it, click an empty spot to add text, or drag a box. Anything you add can be moved, resized and styled from the panel on the right.
4. Download. Click Download, choose PDF, pictures or text, pick the pages, and save.

Can’t find something? Type what you want in the search box at the top, such as “merge”, “sign” or “compress”, and it takes you there.

Edit the text that’s already there

Choose Edit text and click any line in the PDF. You can fix a typo, change a name, a date or an amount, and set the size, color and alignment. The old line is removed from the page and your new text is written in its place, so it stays real, searchable text.

The editor matches the original as closely as it can: it keeps the size and color and uses the nearest standard font (a sans-serif, serif or monospace face), plus a font that covers non-Latin scripts when needed. If the PDF is a scan, run Read text in scans (OCR) first so its lines become editable.

Fill in forms and sign

• Fill forms: text boxes, check boxes, radio buttons and drop-down lists in a PDF form work right on the page. When you download, you can keep the form fillable or flatten it so the answers are fixed.
• Forms without fields: use Add text to type on any line, and Marks to drop a check mark, a cross, a dot or today’s date.
• Sign a PDF: draw your signature with a mouse or finger, type your name in a handwriting font, or upload a picture of your signature. It’s saved in this browser so you can reuse it.
• Pictures: add a logo, a stamp or a photo, then move and resize it.

Mark up a PDF

• Highlight lines of text, like a marker on paper.
• Draw freehand with a pen in any color and width.
• Shapes: rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows, with fill, border and opacity.
• White-out: cover something with a white box, then type over it.
• Find: search the whole document and jump between matches.

White-out only covers things. If text has to be gone for good, use Redact.

Redact a PDF for real

Many editors only draw a black box over the text, and the words are still there underneath for anyone to copy. Here, Redact removes everything under the box from the file. Pages with a redaction are saved as pictures, so there’s no hidden text layer left behind.

You can drag boxes by hand or let the editor find what to hide: search for a word, or pick email addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, card numbers, dates or dollar amounts, then redact every match at once. When you download, you can also remove hidden details such as the author and the app names.

Organize pages: merge, split, reorder

• Reorder: drag page thumbnails into the order you want.
• Turn, delete and duplicate pages, one at a time or several at once.
• Merge PDFs: add other PDFs or pictures at the end or after any page.
• Insert blank pages anywhere.
• Extract pages: pick pages and save them as a new PDF.
• Split a PDF into one file per page, every few pages, or custom ranges such as 1-3; 4-6; 7-. The files come in one ZIP.
• Reverse the page order in one click.

More PDF tools

• Compress PDF: Balanced shrinks the pictures with little visible change, and Strong makes the smallest file.
• Page numbers at the top or bottom of each page, on the left, center or right, in styles like “Page 3 of 10”.
• Watermark: text such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL across every page, with your own size, color, angle and opacity.
• Header and footer: left, center and right text, with the page number, page count, date and file name filled in for you.
• OCR: read the text in scanned pages so it can be searched, copied and edited. It works in 13 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic.
• Protect with a password: lock the PDF with AES-256 encryption.
• Document properties: set the title and author.

Download the way you need it

Save a PDF of all pages, the current page or a range. Save pages as pictures (PNG or JPG at screen, good or print quality), or save the text as a .txt file. Your work is saved automatically in this browser, so you can close the tab and pick it up later from Recent files.

Need just one thing?

If you only need to hide a few words in plain text, the Redact Text tool is quicker. To sign a picture instead of a PDF, use Add Signature to Photo, and to edit photos before you put them in a PDF, try the Online Image Editor.

Frequently asked questions

Is this PDF editor free?

Yes. It’s free, with no sign-up, no watermark on your files and no limit on pages or downloads.

Are my PDFs uploaded?

No. The editor runs in your browser, and your files stay on your device. Only the tool’s own files are downloaded, such as the PDF reader, fonts and, if you use OCR, the text reader and its language data.

Can I edit the existing text in a PDF?

Yes. Choose Edit text and click a line to change it. Your new text replaces the old line and keeps its size and color, using the closest standard font. If the PDF is a scanned image, run Read text in scans (OCR) first.

How do I sign a PDF?

Choose Sign, then draw your signature, type your name or upload a picture of it. Click on the page to place it, drag it into position and resize it, then click Download.

How do I fill out a PDF form?

Open the PDF and click into its fields to type, tick boxes and pick options. If the form has no fields, use Add text and Marks to write on it. When you download, turn on Flatten if the answers should no longer be editable.

Does redaction really remove the text?

Yes. Everything under a redaction box is removed from the downloaded file, and those pages are saved as pictures so no hidden text is left underneath. White-out only covers things up, so use Redact for anything private.

How do I merge or split PDFs?

To merge, open the first PDF, then use Tools and Merge to add more PDFs or pictures, and drag the pages into order. To split, use Tools and Split PDF, choose every page, every few pages or your own ranges, and download a ZIP of the files.

How do I make a PDF smaller?

Use Tools and Compress PDF, or pick Balanced or Strong under Compress when you download. Balanced keeps pictures looking good, and Strong makes the smallest file. PDFs that are mostly text are already small and shrink less.

Can I open a password-protected PDF?

Yes, if you know the password. It’s used only on your device to read the file and is never stored or sent anywhere. You can also add a password to any PDF when you download it.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. On a phone the tools sit along the bottom and the pages open from a drawer. Very long documents work best on a computer.