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How to Use PDF Editor

Edit PDF files online for free: add text, drawings, highlights, shapes, images and signatures, or white out content. Works in your browser, no upload.

About this tool

Add text, drawings, shapes, images or a drawn signature as overlays on PDF pages.

How to use PDF Editor

  1. Open a PDF and choose Text, Draw, Highlight, Rectangle, White-out, Image or Signature.
  2. Set Color, Font, Text size or Line width and place your additions; use Select, Undo or Delete to revise them.
  3. Click Save PDF and inspect the downloaded document.

Worked example

Add a short note and highlight a paragraph on a review copy of a document.

Does White-out securely redact content?

No. An overlay can hide content visually without removing underlying text. Do not use it for secure redaction.

Is a drawn signature a digital certificate?

No. It inserts a visual signature, not a cryptographic signature or identity verification.

Put this guide into practice

  • PDF Editor — Add text, drawings, highlights, shapes, images and signatures to any PDF, or white-out content.

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Restore at any time with Ctrl+U (Option+U on Mac).

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