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Add a Watermark to a PDF

Stamp text or an image as a watermark across your PDF pages.

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Drag & drop your PDF file here

PDF · up to 50 MB

Add a file to get started.

About Watermark PDF

Mark documents as drafts, confidential or copyrighted, or brand them with your logo. Type your watermark text or choose an image, and see it on your page before saving.

Adjust size, colour, opacity and angle, and choose which pages to stamp. The watermark is drawn into the pages in your browser — the PDF is never uploaded.

How to use Watermark PDF

  1. Add your file

    Drag and drop one PDF file onto the upload area, or click “Select file” to choose from your device.

  2. Design your watermark

    Type your text or choose an image, then adjust size, colour, opacity and angle. The live preview shows the watermark on your page.

  3. Click “Add watermark”

    Start processing and wait a moment while your file is prepared.

  4. Download the result

    Save the finished file to your device with the Download button.

Watermark PDF features

  • Processed in your browser

    Your files are processed on your own device and are not uploaded to our servers.

  • No account needed

    There's nothing to sign up for. Open the page and use the tool.

  • Works on any device

    Use it on desktop, tablet or phone in any modern browser.

Watermark PDF FAQ

Watermark PDF accepts one PDF file. Each file can be up to 50 MB. Files are checked when you add them, so anything that isn't a valid PDF file is rejected with an explanation.

No. Watermark PDF runs in your browser, so your files stay on your device.

The watermark is drawn into the page content, so it isn't a separate layer that viewers can simply switch off. As with any PDF edit, someone with editing software could still work to remove it.

Text is added with the standard Helvetica font, which supports English and most Western European languages (including accented letters like é, ü and ñ). Other scripts such as Arabic, Chinese or Cyrillic aren't supported yet — the tool tells you if your text contains characters it can't add.

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