Productivity Tools
PDF Editor
Add text, highlights, drawings, boxes, and images to a PDF, then download it.
Updated July 14, 2026
How to use the pdf editor
- 1Open your PDF, or start from a blank page.
- 2Pick a tool — text, highlight, draw, box, or image.
- 3Click or drag on the page to add it; drag to reposition.
- 4Download the edited PDF when you're done.
Common uses
- Filling in and annotating a PDF form
- Highlighting and marking up a document
- Adding a note, date, or image to a PDF
- Signing or stamping a page with an image
Frequently asked questions
Can I edit the existing text in a PDF?
This editor adds new content on top of the PDF — text, highlights, drawings, boxes, and images — rather than retyping or reflowing the original text, which is how the vast majority of 'edit PDF' tasks actually work (filling a form, signing, annotating, adding a note). True text reflow requires converting the PDF to Word first; for that, use a PDF-to-Word tool, edit, then export back to PDF. Everything you add here is placed exactly where you drop it and baked into the downloaded file.
Is my document uploaded anywhere?
No. The PDF is rendered and edited entirely in your browser with pdf.js and pdf-lib, and the download is generated locally — nothing is ever sent to a server. That's the point of doing it here rather than in a cloud service: contracts, tax forms, and medical documents stay on your device.
What can I add to the page?
Text (real embedded Helvetica in any color and size), highlights, freehand pen drawing, outlined boxes, and images (PNG or JPG). Everything is a draggable overlay you can reposition before exporting, you can undo the last change or delete a selected item, and it all works across multiple pages. Export writes it into a standard PDF that opens anywhere.
About this tool
The PDF editor lets you mark up a PDF right in your browser — add text, highlights, freehand drawing, boxes, and images anywhere on the page, then download a new PDF with your edits baked in. Pages render locally with pdf.js and your additions live as draggable overlays you can reposition; exporting uses pdf-lib to write real embedded text, vector shapes, and images at the exact spots you placed them. Because everything runs on your device, nothing is uploaded — which matters for contracts, forms, and anything private. Start from your own PDF or a blank page, work across multiple pages, undo mistakes, and export when you're done. It's the fast, free way to fill a form, annotate a document, or add a note or image to a PDF without an account or watermark.
Like most tools on UtilityBase, the pdf editor runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server. It's free to use with no account required. Browse more productivity tools here.
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