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Add watermark to PDF — free online, instant preview

Stamp a text watermark — "Confidential", "Draft", your company name, anything — across every page of a PDF. Free, in your browser, with a live preview on every page before you download.

Set the text, opacity, colour, font size, and position once and it applies to the whole document. Or customise individual pages for different needs.

How to add a watermark to a PDF

  1. 1

    Upload your PDF

    Drop the file in. Thumbnails load instantly and update live as you change the watermark settings.

  2. 2

    Set up the watermark

    Type your text, pick opacity (5–80%), font size (16–90pt), colour, and one of eight positions (diagonal, centre, corners, or edges).

  3. 3

    Customise individual pages

    Click any page to override its font size or position — useful for cover pages, landscape spreads, or sample-only chapters.

  4. 4

    Download the watermarked PDF

    Click Download. The watermark is burned into every page permanently and saves to your device.

Why use this tool

8 preset positions

Diagonal, centre, top/bottom, and all four corners — one click sets the look across the whole document.

Opacity control

Slide from 5% (subtle background stamp) up to 80% (bold CONFIDENTIAL mark).

Colour and font size

Gray, Red, Blue, Green, or Black — and any font size from 16pt to 90pt.

Per-page overrides

Expand any page to override its font size or position for a custom look.

Live preview

See exactly how the watermark looks on every page before you export — no guesswork.

Private by default

Files are watermarked in your browser — never uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Drag the opacity slider between 5% (barely visible) and 80% (very prominent). The live preview updates instantly.

The picker has Gray, Red, Blue, Green, and Black presets. These colours work well against most PDF backgrounds.

Yes. Click any page to customise or skip it — great for keeping a clean cover page while watermarking everything else.

The watermark is embedded into the PDF content itself, so it cannot be removed with a standard PDF reader.