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Open a PDF and actually edit it. Click any line of existing text to replace it — the tool re-embeds the document's own font so your version matches the page instead of falling back to a generic substitute. Add text boxes, freehand drawing, highlighter, shapes, images, signatures and clickable links, and reorder, rotate or delete pages. Original page content is never re-rendered, so the exported file keeps its selectable, searchable text.

Runs entirely in your browser

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How it works

  1. 01Drop in a PDF. It is rendered in the tab — nothing is uploaded.
  2. 02Pick a tool, then draw, type, sign or highlight straight onto the page.
  3. 03Reorder, rotate or delete pages from the rail on the left.
  4. 04Export, check the preview, and save when it looks right.

Questions

Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read from your disk by the browser and processed in this tab using JavaScript and WebAssembly. Nothing is transmitted, which you can verify by opening your browser's network panel or by disconnecting from the internet — the tool keeps working.
Is there a catch — a limit, a watermark, a sign-up?
None. Because the work happens on your machine rather than a server, there is no per-file cost to recover and therefore nothing to meter. No account, no queue, no watermark.
Can I edit the text that is already in the PDF?
Yes, a line at a time. Switch to Edit existing text and click any line: the tool covers it and redraws your version in the document's own font, lifted out of the file and re-embedded, so the replacement matches the surrounding text rather than approximating it. Where the font is not embedded, or is subset without a character you typed, it falls back to the closest built-in font and says so.
Why doesn't the rest of the page move when I make a line longer?
Because there is nothing to move it. A PDF records final glyph positions, not a layout — there is no paragraph, no line-breaking rule and no reflow engine to re-run. Every editor has this limit, including Acrobat. This one offers to shrink a longer replacement to the original width instead, so it does not run into whatever sits to the right.
Does replacing text remove the original wording from the file?
No. The old text stays in the document underneath the replacement and can still be extracted by anyone. That is true of every cover-and-redraw editor, most of which do not mention it. Do not use it to strip out a name, a salary or anything confidential — for that, the page has to be rebuilt or rasterised so the original glyphs genuinely stop existing.
Does exporting reduce the quality of my document?
No. Your pages are copied structurally and the new items are appended, so the original vector text, embedded fonts and image compression are untouched. Text in the exported file is still selectable and searchable. Editors that flatten each page to an image do the opposite: bigger file, blurry print, no text.
Is the cover box the same as redaction?
No, and the difference matters. A cover box hides text visually, but the words remain in the file and can be copied out by anyone. That exact mistake has exposed sealed court filings. The tool labels this honestly rather than calling it redaction.
Why can't I type in my own language?
Added text uses the fonts built into the PDF standard, which only cover Latin characters. Non-Latin scripts and emoji need a font embedded in the file, and shipping one would mean bundling a large font for every visitor. The tool tells you which character it cannot write rather than silently substituting the wrong glyph.