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PDF Editor

Edit PDF text in place in its own font, add text, pictures, shapes, whiteout and links, and comment with highlights, notes and stamps.

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Supported files and how to use.

Check supported input/output details and follow the tool steps before exporting.

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Supported files and what can be edited

What the PDF Editor opens, what it changes and what it saves.

Input

One PDF, including password-protected files (you enter the password).

Output

The edited PDF, saved under the same file name.

Text

Existing lines edited in place; text boxes added with a font, size and colour.

Added content

PNG and JPEG pictures, rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows, whiteout and links.

Comments

Highlight, underline, strikeout, notes, freehand, free text and stamps, saved as standard PDF annotations.

Privacy

No upload: the file stays on your device.

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How to use

Check supported input/output details and follow the tool steps before exporting.

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Select or drop one PDF. It opens on your device; a password-protected file asks for its password first.

02

Click any text on the page and type to change it, or pick a tool from the Text, Add and Comment groups and draw it on the page.

03

Select anything you added to change its size, font, colour, fill or link in the Control Panel; use Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z to undo and redo.

04

Select Download PDF to save the edited file.

Guide

Learn, decide, and apply.

Understand how to edit a PDF in your browser, why it matters in repeat workflows, and when to use this tool with confidence.

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Edit PDF text in its own font

  • Existing text is edited in place, in the document's own font, size and position.
  • Text boxes, pictures, shapes, whiteout and links are added straight onto the page.
  • Highlights, notes, freehand drawing and stamps are saved as real PDF comments.
  • Password-protected PDFs keep their protection when saved.
  • Nothing is uploaded: the PDF is opened, edited and saved in your browser.
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Edit text, add pictures and comment

  • Fix a typo, a date or a price in a contract, invoice or form.
  • Update a name, address or job title on a résumé or certificate.
  • Cover old details with whiteout and type the new ones on top.
  • Add a signature picture, a logo or a stamp such as Approved or Draft.
  • Review a document with highlights, notes and freehand marks.
  • Add links to a website or to another page of the document.
About

About PDF Editor

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Edit the text that is already there

Each line of a PDF is drawn with a font embedded in the file. The editor reads those fonts, so when you click a line and type, the new text is written with the same font, size, colour and position, and the rest of the page is left exactly as it was.

When the document's font does not have a letter you type, a close match from a library of more than 180 font families draws the line instead, and the editor tells you which font was used. Bold, italic, size, colour and alignment can be changed for the line you are editing.

Add text, pictures, shapes and links

The Add group places new content on the page: text boxes with a font, size and colour, PNG and JPEG pictures, rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows, whiteout to cover old details, and links to a web address or another page.

Anything you add can be selected, moved and resized on the page, and its properties changed in the Control Panel. Undo and redo cover every change.

Comment like a reviewer

The Comment group highlights, underlines and strikes out text, adds notes with your comment, draws freehand, adds free text and places stamps such as Approved, Draft or Confidential, or a picture of your own.

Comments are saved as standard PDF annotations, so they appear in other PDF readers and can be replied to or removed there.

Private by design

The PDF is opened, edited and saved on your device. Edits are written as an update to the original file, so pages you did not touch stay byte for byte as they were, and a password-protected file keeps its protection.

Scanned pages are pictures, so their words cannot be changed here; text boxes, pictures, whiteout and comments still work on them.

FAQ

Common questions.

Have more questions? Reach out via our contact page and we will respond within 24 hours.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. The PDF is opened, edited and saved in your browser, on your device. Nothing is sent to a server.

Can I change the existing text in a PDF?

Yes. Click any line and type. When the document's font has the letters you type, the text keeps that font, size and position; when it does not, a close matching font from a library of more than 180 families is used and the editor tells you which one.

Can I add text, pictures and shapes?

Yes. Add text boxes, PNG or JPEG pictures, rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows, whiteout and links, then move, resize and restyle them.

Can I highlight and comment?

Yes. Highlight, underline and strike out text, add notes, draw freehand, add free text and stamps. They are saved as standard PDF comments that other PDF readers show.

Does it work on password-protected PDFs?

Yes. Enter the password to open the file; the edited PDF keeps the same password and protection.

Can I edit a scanned PDF?

A scanned page is a picture, so its words cannot be changed. You can still add text boxes, pictures, whiteout and comments on it.

Is it free?

Yes. There is no account, no watermark and no page limit beyond your device's memory.

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Guides

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