Add a watermark to a PDF

Mark documents as CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT or COPY, or add your name, across every page. The watermark is saved in the PDF.

Choose a PDFor drop it here · up to 100 MB · never uploaded

Free · No sign-up · Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded

Options

Letters in English and Western European languages are supported.

Any text - for example CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, SAMPLE or "Copy for Bank".
Diagonal or straight.
Light, medium or strong transparency.

Questions

Can the watermark be removed?

It is part of the page content, so it cannot be switched off in a normal PDF reader. Determined users with editing software can still remove most watermarks.

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