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Edit PDF

Edit PDF places new text, shapes, highlights and images onto existing pages at coordinates you choose, measured in points from the top-left corner of each page.

About Edit PDF

This is the tool for annotating and completing a document you cannot regenerate: filling a blank line on a flat form, adding a reference number to a contract, highlighting a clause for a colleague, or dropping a logo into a header. Elements are drawn as a new layer over the page, so the original content beneath is preserved exactly as it was, at full quality.

Positions are given in points, with the origin at the top-left of the page, and there are 72 points to an inch, so a standard A4 page is roughly 595 by 842. It is worth stating plainly what this tool does not do: it will not reflow or rewrite existing paragraphs the way a word processor would. To remove old text rather than cover it, use Redact PDF.

How to edit pdf

  1. Upload your PDF and choose the page you want to work on.
  2. Add text, a shape, a highlight or an image and set its coordinates.
  3. Click the apply button to write your elements into the document.
  4. Download the edited PDF and check each page you changed.

Why use this tool

Text and images

Place typed text in a chosen size, or drop in a logo, stamp or scanned element wherever you need it on the page.

Shapes and highlights

Draw rectangles, lines and translucent highlight blocks to mark up clauses, flag revisions or box out a section for a reviewer.

Exact coordinates

Give a position in points from the top-left corner, which makes elements repeatable and consistent across pages rather than roughly dragged.

Frequently asked questions

Can I edit the text that is already in the PDF?
Not directly. A PDF stores positioned glyphs rather than editable paragraphs, so existing sentences cannot be retyped and reflowed here. You can cover old text with a filled shape and place new text on top. If the original words must be destroyed rather than hidden, use Redact PDF.
Where is the coordinate origin?
At the top-left corner of the page, measured in points, where 72 points equal one inch. An A4 page is about 595 points wide and 842 tall. So x=50, y=100 sits near the left edge, a little over an inch down from the top.
Can I add my logo or a scanned stamp?
Yes. Upload an image and set its position and size in points. A PNG with transparency looks best over existing page content, because a JPEG brings an opaque rectangle that will hide whatever sits behind it on the page.
Are my edits permanent once I download?
The elements are written into the page content, so they render identically in every reader and survive printing. They sit as a layer above the original content rather than replacing it, which is why covering text is not the same as removing it.
Does this work on scanned pages?
Yes. Because elements are drawn onto the page, it makes no difference whether the page holds real text or a scanned image. This is the usual way to complete a flat scanned form that has no interactive fields for our Fill PDF Forms tool to detect.