Edit PDF Text

Add new text or visually cover and replace text on PDF pages.

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About Edit PDF Text

Add new text annotations or visually cover and replace existing text on any PDF page directly in your browser. Fine-tune typography, font size, text colors, and positioning with instant preview and no file uploads.

How to use Edit PDF Text

1

Add your file

Choose a file or drag it onto the upload box. We check that the file type and size are supported.

2

Pick your options

Change the settings shown next to the file if you need to. The defaults work for most files.

3

Download the result

Click the main button, then download your new file. Check it before you share or submit it.

What it does

  • ✓Interactive text selection layer for pinpointing existing page text
  • ✓Cover & Replace workflow: visually obscures original text with a matching background and writes clean PDF text on top
  • ✓Add new custom text anywhere on portrait, landscape, or custom-dimension pages
  • ✓Standard font support: Helvetica, Times Roman, and Courier with Bold and Italic styling
  • ✓Customizable font sizes, alignments, text colors, and background cover margins
  • ✓Maintains full vector quality for existing page graphics, photos, and unedited text streams

When to use it

Typo & Date Corrections

Fix minor typographical errors, update invoice dates, or correct names on agreements without regenerating the source file.

Form & Contract Annotations

Fill in blank sections, add custom notes, or insert reference codes onto agreements and receipts.

Price & Figure Updates

Cover outdated pricing figures or inventory counts and replace them with current figures.

Disclaimer & Stamp Insertion

Add custom notices, copyright headers, or contact details across specific document pages.

Your file stays on your device

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your file is processed on your own device and is never uploaded to our servers.

Tips

  • •For Cover & Replace, adjust the background color to match the page background (usually white #FFFFFF).
  • •Use standard fonts (Helvetica, Times Roman, Courier) for optimal compatibility across all PDF readers.
  • •On scanned or image-only documents without selectable text, use the "Add Text" feature to place annotations anywhere on the page.

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