How to edit a PDF: change text, highlight and add images
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Change the words in a PDF, add text, highlight, stamp, draw, add pictures, find and replace and check spelling, free in your browser.
Most PDF fixes are small: a wrong date, a typo in a name, a note for a colleague, a logo to add. You don’t need to convert the whole file to Word for that. Edit PDF changes the PDF itself and leaves everything else exactly as it was.
Change the words in a PDF
Pick the right tool for the job
What do you want to do?
Use Find & Replace. It finds the word or phrase on every page and replaces them all at once.
Use Highlight, Underline or Strikeout. Drag across the words and the mark snaps to the line of text.
Use Add Image, then drag and resize it. For a real signature, Sign PDF has drawn, typed and photo signatures.
Use Redact PDF instead. Edit PDF covers words, but only redaction removes them from the file for good.
Every tool in the editor
- Edit Text and Add Text, in any size and colour.
- Highlight, Underline and Strikeout.
- Stamps: Approved, Rejected, Draft and Confidential.
- Images, shapes (box, circle, line, arrow) and freehand drawing.
- Eraser, Undo and Redo, Find & Replace, and Spell Check for English.
Editing happens inside your browser, so the PDF is never uploaded.
Questions people ask
Can I edit the existing text in a PDF for free?
Yes. Choose Edit Text, click the words and type. The new words keep their place, size and colour.
Are the old words removed from the file?
They are covered so they can’t be seen. To remove private information from the file completely, use Redact PDF.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Edit PDF works in your phone’s browser too.