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Edit text on a PDF

Type new text onto a PDF page in your browser. No signup, a white box can cover the old spot, and the file stays on your device.

What is a PDF text editor?

This page lets you type new text onto an unlocked PDF. A white box can cover the picture under those words. The original text stays in the file.

PDF text editor features

Type new words onto a PDF page.

  • Edit PDF text

    Click a page and place the words you typed.

  • Cover the old spot

    A white box can hide the picture under the new text.

  • Still a PDF

    The download is a PDF with your words drawn on the page.

  • Browser-side editing

    The file stays on your device. No account is required.

How to edit text on a PDF

Three steps from a PDF to a page with new text.

  1. Add the PDF

    Drop an unlocked PDF.

  2. Place the words

    Type the text, then click the page where it should start.

  3. Download the PDF

    Save the edited PDF.

Tips for editing PDF text

What this editor changes on the page.
  • 01

    The original words remain

    New text is drawn on top. A reader can still copy the words that were already in the file.

  • 02

    Use the white box to hide a spot

    The box covers the picture. It does not delete the old text from the file.

  • 03

    Letters this font can write

    Helvetica writes Latin letters, numbers, and common punctuation.

Good uses for editing a PDF

When you need new words on a page.

  1. Correct a label: Cover a short spot and type the replacement.

  2. Add a note: Click an empty part of the page and type.

  3. Stay local: The edit runs in the browser.

Why edit a PDF here

A local way to put new text on a PDF page.

  • No signup

    Edit a PDF without an account.

  • Stays on your device

    The file is not uploaded for editing.

  • A PDF download

    The result is still a PDF.

Technical details

How this PDF text edit works.
Input
An unlocked PDF up to 20 MB. Text can be placed on the first 30 pages.
Output
A PDF with Helvetica text drawn on the pages you marked.
What is left in the file
The original page content remains. A white box only covers it in the picture.
Where it runs
Editing runs in the browser. The PDF is not uploaded.

Sources & References

A reference for the PDF this editor updates.
  • “PDF is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.”
    — Wikipedia — PDF

    PDF — Portable Document Format: This tool draws new text onto that kind of file. The original page content remains. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers about this tool—open a question to read more.