Add Watermark to PDF
Easily Add Custom Text or Image Watermarks to Your PDFs to Protect, Brand, and Secure Your Documents in Seconds!
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Watermark Settings
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How to Use This PDF Watermark Tool
Adding a watermark to your PDF takes just a few steps:
Upload Your PDF
Drag and drop your PDF file into the upload area, or click “Choose File” to select it from your device. Files up to 50 MB are supported.
Choose Text or Image Watermark
Switch between the “Text” and “Image” tabs depending on what kind of watermark you want to add. For a text watermark, type your custom text (such as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “DRAFT”). For an image watermark, upload a PNG or JPG file, such as your company logo. If your logo needs adjusting beforehand, you can use our Image Resizer or Image Cropper.
Customize and Position Your Watermark
Adjust the font size, opacity, rotation angle, and color for text watermarks, or the size and opacity for image watermarks. Drag the position handle anywhere on the positioning pad to place your watermark exactly where you want it, whether that’s dead center, a corner, or anywhere in between.
Preview and Apply
For text watermarks, a live preview updates instantly on the canvas as you adjust your settings, so you can fine-tune everything before committing. Once you’re happy with it, click “Apply Watermark” to stamp it onto every page of your PDF.
Download Your Watermarked PDF
Click “Download PDF” to save your newly watermarked file to your device. If your output file becomes too large to email, you can quickly run it through our PDF Compressor.
Free Online PDF Watermark Tool
Need to add a watermark to your PDF? Our free online PDF watermark tool lets you add a custom text or image watermark to every page of your PDF, right in your browser, with a live preview so you can see exactly how it will look before you apply it. No software to install, no file ever uploaded to a server. If you need to manage your documents further, we also provide complementary tools like Add Page Numbers to PDF, Split PDF, and Merge PDF.
Who Uses This PDF Watermark Tool?
This tool is useful anytime you need to protect, brand, or label a PDF document, including:
- Freelancers and agencies: adding a “SAMPLE” or “DRAFT” watermark to proposals, invoices, or design mockups before sharing them with clients.
- Businesses: stamping a company logo watermark onto contracts, reports, or marketing materials to reinforce branding.
- Legal and confidential document handling: marking sensitive files with a “CONFIDENTIAL” or “DO NOT DISTRIBUTE” watermark before sharing. For added security, you can create strong access keys using our Password Generator.
- Photographers and designers: watermarking PDF portfolios or proofs with a logo to protect their work before final delivery. If you need to extract specific visuals from an existing document, check out our PDF Image Extractor.
- Educators and course creators: adding a watermark to course materials or handouts to discourage unauthorized redistribution.
- Anyone sharing preview or draft documents: wanting a clear visual indicator that a PDF is not the final version. You can also analyze copy length using our Word Counter.
Whatever the reason, this tool gives you full control over how your watermark looks and where it appears.
Full Control Over Text & Image Watermarks
This tool goes beyond a simple diagonal stamp. You can customize your text watermark’s font size (from small to large, up to 120px), opacity (from very subtle to fully solid), rotation angle (from -90 to 90 degrees, with a default diagonal angle), and color, using a full color picker. If you need to sample a precise shade from a brand asset, you can find the hex code using our Color Picker or Image Color Picker.
Add a Logo or Image Watermark
If you’d rather use an image instead of text, such as a company logo, simply switch to the “Image” tab and upload a PNG or JPG file. You can control the image’s size (as a percentage of the page) and its opacity, letting you create anything from a bold, prominent logo stamp to a subtle background mark.
Precise Positioning With Drag-and-Drop
Rather than being limited to a fixed set of preset positions, this tool gives you a positioning pad you can drag your watermark handle around freely, placing it anywhere on the page. It works with mouse dragging, touch gestures, and keyboard arrow keys.
Applies to Every Page Automatically
Once you’ve set up your watermark and clicked “Apply,” it’s automatically stamped onto every single page of your PDF using the same settings, position, and styling. There’s no need to repeat the process page by page, even for long documents. If you ever need to change the format of your finalized document afterward, you can effortlessly transition it with our PDF to JPG Converter or PDF to PNG Converter.
Why Choose This Tool
Get full control with these powerful web interface attributes:
- Live Preview Before You Commit: See your text watermark rendered directly on the page in real time as you adjust font size, opacity, rotation, and color.
- Text or Image Watermarks: Choose whichever suits your needs, a custom text stamp or your own logo image, both with full size, opacity, and position control.
- Freeform Positioning: Drag your watermark to any position on the page rather than being limited to a handful of preset corners.
- Multi-Page Preview Navigation: Browse through every page of your uploaded PDF before and after watermarking, using simple previous and next page controls. If pages are sideways, adjust them via our PDF Page Rotator.
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