Edit a PDF online, free

Type directly onto the page, add text, images and signatures, fill forms, whiteout mistakes, highlight and draw. A full editing toolbar, working entirely in your browser with no upload and no watermark.

  • Type on the page
  • Sign & fill
  • No upload
  • No watermark

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A complete editing toolbar

Text, signature, image, checkmarks, crosses, dates, drawing, lines, boxes, highlight and whiteout, laid out like a desktop PDF editor. Everything you place can be moved, resized and deleted.

Fill and sign in one place

Click any blank to type into it, drop a checkmark on a box, add today's date, and place a signature you draw or upload. The way people actually complete a form.

Private by design

PDFs are usually contracts, invoices or statements. The file is opened, edited and rebuilt entirely on your device, so nothing is ever uploaded.

Step by step

How to edit a PDF online

  1. 1
    Open your PDF

    Drag it onto the box. Every page is rendered so you can see exactly what you are editing.

  2. 2
    Pick a tool

    Choose from the toolbar at the top, then click on the page to place text, a checkmark, an image, a signature or a shape.

  3. 3
    Adjust everything

    Switch to Select to move, resize or delete anything. Change colour, size and font in the bar that appears under the toolbar.

  4. 4
    Download

    Save a normal PDF, or a flattened version where your edits are baked into the page permanently.

FAQ

Questions about editing PDFs

Can I edit the text that is already in the PDF?

You edit by working in a layer on top of the page, which is how browser-based PDF editing works. To change existing text, use the whiteout tool to cover the old text, then type the new text on top with the text tool. This is exactly the method the "Text" tool in most PDF editors uses. To rewrite a document from scratch, convert it first with the PDF to Word tool.

How do I fill in a form?

Choose the Text tool and click on each blank to type. For checkboxes, use the Check tool to drop a tick, or the Cross tool for an X. The Date tool inserts today's date in one click. When you are done, download the flattened version to lock everything in place.

How do I sign a document?

Choose the Sign tool. Draw your signature with a mouse, trackpad or finger, or upload a photo of it. Place it on the signature line and resize to fit. It behaves like any other element until you download.

What is the difference between the two downloads?

The normal download keeps your additions as separate objects layered on the page. The flattened download merges everything into the page so nothing can be moved or removed afterwards, which is the safer choice for a signed contract or a completed form.

Can I black out sensitive information?

Yes. Use the Whiteout tool to cover text in white, or the Box tool filled with black. Then download the flattened version, which is important: only flattening permanently removes the ability to move the cover and reveal what is underneath.

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is opened with a browser PDF engine and rebuilt locally when you download. Nothing about the document leaves your device.

Edit a PDF online for free, without uploading it

This free online PDF editor gives you a complete toolbar over any document: add text anywhere, drop a signature you draw or upload, insert images, place checkmarks, crosses and dates for forms, draw freehand, add lines, boxes and highlights, and use whiteout to cover mistakes. Every element can be moved, resized and deleted, then you download a real PDF with no watermark.

It is worth understanding how PDF editing works, because it is widely misunderstood. A PDF stores glyphs and images at fixed positions, which is exactly why it looks identical on every device. That design makes existing text hard to edit in place. The professional approach, used by every browser editor, is to work in layers: cover what you want to change with whiteout and add new content on top. The Text tool here does precisely that.

For the common tasks this is exactly what you need. Filling a form means clicking each field and typing, with checkmarks and dates a click away. Signing a contract means drawing your signature once and placing it. Redacting sensitive details means covering them and flattening. Annotating means highlighting and adding notes.

The flatten option matters for anything official. A normal PDF keeps additions as separate movable objects. A flattened PDF bakes them permanently into the page, so a signature cannot be dragged off and a redaction cannot be lifted. Always flatten a signed or redacted document before sending it.

Everything runs in your browser, so a contract, payslip or medical form is never transmitted. When you need to change the words themselves rather than add to them, convert first with the PDF to Word tool. Other companions are merge, split and compress.

Add your signature

Draw it below, or switch to upload a photo of your signature.

Download your PDF

Choose how you want to save your edited document.