Add Watermark to PDF
Stamp PDFs with text like Draft, Confidential, or a brand label before sharing them.
- up to 200 MB per file
- Never uploaded
What Add Watermark does
Stamp text across every page of a PDF. In practice this is about status rather than decoration: marking a contract DRAFT so nobody signs the wrong version, labelling something CONFIDENTIAL before it circulates, or tagging a copy with a recipient's name so a leak can be traced back.
When you'd use it
- Marking a proposal DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL before review
- Putting a company name across sample pages
- Labelling copies sent to different reviewers
How it works
- 01
Upload one PDF
Choose the document that should carry the watermark.
- 02
Enter watermark text
Set the label you want on the document.
- 03
Download the new PDF
Get the watermarked version instantly.
Formats and limits
- Accepts
- .pdf — a password-protected PDF needs its password, or Unlock PDF first
- Produces
- Watermarked PDF
- Files per run
- One
- Size limit
- 200 MB per file
Limitations
- The watermark is drawn on top of the page content. It is not a security feature: anyone with an editor can remove it.
- Text watermarks use Helvetica; non-Latin scripts (Devanagari, Chinese, Arabic) need an image watermark instead.
- Image watermarks are limited to 5 MB and are placed at the same position on every page.
Questions
Can I add `Confidential` or `Draft` labels?
Yes. This tool applies text watermarks to every page.
Can I control opacity?
Yes. Use the optional opacity field to make the watermark lighter or stronger.
Does the watermark appear on every page?
Yes, it is applied uniformly across the document, which is what makes it useful for status marking — a single unmarked page is exactly the one that causes confusion later.
Can the watermark be taken off afterwards?
Not from the output. It is merged into the page content rather than layered on top. Keep the clean original if you will need an unmarked version.
Will it cover up the text underneath?
The mark is drawn so the underlying content remains readable. Short words like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL work best; long sentences clutter the page.
What happens to your file
Your file is never uploaded or stored.
Full detail in the Privacy Policy.
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