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Add Text to a PDF

Type text, click where it should go on the page, and save. Useful for dates, names and filling forms that were never made fillable.

Add a PDF to write text on

or drag and drop a file here

Accepts a single PDF. Text uses the Helvetica font in black, blue or red, up to 500 characters per placement.

How to add text to a PDF

  1. Add your PDF.
  2. Type your text and choose its size and color.
  3. Pick the page and click on the preview where the text should start. Arrow keys fine-tune the position.
  4. Click Add text and save and download the result.

Supported files and limitations

  • This adds new text on top of the page. It cannot edit or delete text that is already in the document.
  • Multi-line text is supported — line breaks in the box are kept on the page.
  • Latin characters only for now; the built-in font does not cover Cyrillic or CJK scripts.
  • One placement per pass; run the tool again for text in another spot.

Common problems

  • The saved text is not exactly where I clicked — the preview is a close approximation; small differences can appear on unusual page sizes. Fine-tune and try again.
  • Characters appear as blank — the character is outside the font's coverage; see the limitation above.

What happens to your files?

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your file is opened in your device's memory, processed there, and the result is saved back to your device. The document is never uploaded to a server. You can confirm this yourself: open your browser's developer tools, switch to the Network tab, and process a file — no request contains your document. Closing the tab discards everything. See how local processing works.

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