Free & Fast. No server uploads, no installs, no forced branding.
Protect your documents or brand your content by adding custom text or image watermarks. Adjust position, opacity, rotation, and more. Your PDF is processed locally in your browser and never uploaded to our servers.
Adding watermarks to PDFs helps protect your documents, indicate draft status, or brand your content. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to any server, keeping your content completely private and secure.
Choose from text or image watermarks with full control over size, color, opacity, rotation, and positioning. You can even tile watermarks across the entire page for thorough coverage.
A watermark labels a document that will still be read: DRAFT status, CONFIDENTIAL notices, or your brand on shared material. If the goal is to make content unreadable rather than labeled, that is a different tool: Redact PDF permanently destroys the marked content, and Password Protect locks the whole file behind AES-256 encryption.
The combinations are natural: watermark a contract CONFIDENTIAL, then password protect it before sending, or watermark a portfolio with your brand and compress it for easy emailing.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your files never leave your device.
What types of watermarks can I add?
You can add text watermarks with custom font size, color, and style, or upload your own image (PNG or JPG) as a watermark.
Can I tile the watermark across the entire page?
Yes! Select "Tile (Repeat)" from the Position dropdown to create a repeating pattern across your document.
Can I watermark multi-page PDFs?
Yes, the watermark is applied to every page of your document automatically.
Can someone remove the watermark from my PDF?
The watermark is drawn into the page content, so it cannot be casually deleted the way a sticky annotation can. That said, no visual watermark is tamper-proof against a determined editor, so treat it as clear labeling and branding rather than as security. For content that must not be seen, use the Redact PDF tool instead.
Does adding a watermark reduce my PDF's quality?
No. The watermark is drawn as a new layer on top of your existing pages. The original text, images, and formatting are copied through untouched, so the document stays exactly as sharp and searchable as it was.