Edit PDF
Edit existing text, or add text, drawings, arrows, images and shapes.
Runs in your browser — files never leave your device
or drop a file here
How to edit a PDF online
Add text, freehand drawings, arrows, images, shapes, highlights, dates and checkmarks anywhere on a page — no software to install and no watermark.
Add the PDF.
Pick a tool (text, draw, arrow, image, shape, highlight or whiteout) and click or drag on the page.
Click Apply changes and download the edited PDF.
Edit PDF FAQ
Yes. Choose Edit text and click a line: it opens for editing with the same size, font style and colour, and the original is covered with a matching patch. The old words are covered rather than deleted, so don't use it to hide confidential information.
No. PDFCraftly never adds watermarks.
Yes. Use the Undo and Redo buttons, or Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y. Ctrl+D duplicates the selected item and the arrow keys nudge it.
No. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so your files are processed on your own device and never leave it.
Yes. Every PDFCraftly tool is free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no email required.
Guides
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More edit tools
- Page NumbersNumber pages with your choice of position and format.
- Bates NumberingStamp sequential Bates IDs across one or more legal documents.
- Header & FooterAdd text headers and footers with page numbers and dates.
- WatermarkStamp text or an image over your PDF pages.
- Crop PDFTrim page margins or select an area to keep.
- Resize PDFChange page size to A4, Letter, or any custom size.
- BookmarksAdd or edit the clickable outline of a PDF.
- Edit MetadataChange title, author, subject and keywords.