“There is no great writing, only great rewriting.”
Edit PDF Online
Edit PDF online with no account needed — add text, highlights, shapes, freehand drawings, sticky notes, links, signatures, stamps, and watermarks directly in your browser, then manage pages (rotate, reorder, insert, extract, merge) without installing Adobe Acrobat.
Everything you need to edit a PDF
Rich text
Add multi-line text anywhere with font, size, bold, italic, color, and alignment control.
Highlight, underline, strike
Mark up existing content the way you would with a real pen — three annotation styles, one drag.
Shapes & freehand
Rectangle, circle, line, arrow, polygon, or draw freehand with a mouse, finger, or stylus.
Sticky notes & comments
Leave reviewer notes that don't clutter the page — click to expand, contents travel with the PDF.
Hyperlinks
Turn any text into a clickable link to a URL, right inside the document.
Signatures & initials
Draw, type, or upload a signature — the same tool as Sign PDF, available right inside the editor.
Stamps & watermarks
One-click Approved, Draft, Confidential, and Paid stamps, plus a diagonal watermark across one or every page.
Dates & page numbers
Insert today's date or auto-numbered pages across the whole document in a single click.
Full page management
Rotate, reorder, duplicate, delete, insert blank pages, extract a subset, or merge in another PDF.
Every element is added on top of your PDF — the original file is never modified, only the copy you download.
AI-assisted editing
OCR for scanned PDFs
Scanned a paper document? Run it through OCR PDF first to add a searchable, selectable text layer — then edit, sign, or stamp it here like any other file.
AI-suggested signature placement
Sign PDF scans your document for common signature-block labels and suggests where to place a signature — jump there directly for a signing-focused flow with one-click placement.
Automatic form-field detection and one-click document cleanup for scans are on our roadmap.
How to use Edit PDF online
- 1
Upload your files
Drag and drop or click to select your file(s). Uploads go directly to encrypted cloud storage over HTTPS. (PDF)
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Run the tool: Edit PDF
Processing happens instantly in the cloud — no software to install, works on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android.
- 3
Download the result
Get your processed file via a secure temporary link. All files are deleted automatically about a day after upload.
Frequently asked questions
Can I edit existing text in the PDF, or only add new text?
Edit PDF adds new text, shapes, and annotations on top of the page — like Acrobat and Smallpdf's free tiers, it doesn't reflow or rewrite the PDF's original embedded text. For substantial content changes, convert to Word, edit, then convert back with Word to PDF.
What can I add to a PDF with this editor?
Text (with font, size, bold, italic, color, and alignment), highlights, underline and strikethrough marks, shapes (rectangle, circle, line, arrow, polygon), freehand drawings, sticky notes, hyperlinks, signatures, images and logos, date fields, page numbers, watermarks, and stamps like Approved, Draft, or Confidential.
Do my edits stay editable after downloading?
No — edits are flattened into the final PDF as permanent content, the same as annotations in any PDF editor, so the result displays identically everywhere without needing the same software to view it.
Can I rotate, delete, or reorder pages while editing?
Yes — Organize PDF (linked from this editor) covers full page management: drag-to-reorder, rotate individual pages, duplicate, delete, insert blank pages, extract a subset, and merge in another PDF.
Does Edit PDF support scanned documents?
You can stamp text, signatures, and shapes onto a scanned PDF the same as any other, but the underlying scan has no selectable text layer — run OCR PDF first if you also want to search or copy the scanned text.
Is there a file size limit?
The cap depends on your plan: 25MB on a free account, and up to 120MB on a paid pass. Very large scanned PDFs may render more slowly in the browser preview since every page is drawn locally before you edit.
How this compares to typical PDF editors
| Feature | NexaPDF AI | Typical tool |
|---|---|---|
| Text, shapes, freehand drawing, and annotations | ||
| Signatures, stamps, and watermarks in the same editor | Separate paid tool | |
| Full page management (rotate, insert, extract, merge) | Limited free tier | |
| Free with no watermark on the export | Paid tier only | |
| No install, works in any browser | ||
| No account required to start editing | ||
| Files auto-deleted after 24 hours |
“Typical tool” reflects common limits on popular free-tier PDF editors as of this writing — check current pricing pages, as terms change.
Built for documents you actually care about
Encrypted in transit
Every upload and download happens over HTTPS straight to encrypted cloud storage — never plain HTTP, never a third-party relay.
Auto-deleted after about a day
Your original file and the edited result are automatically and permanently deleted from storage 24 hours after upload — no manual cleanup needed, nothing lingers.
Never shared or indexed
Files are private to your session, addressed only by an unguessable link, and are never used for AI training, analytics, or shared with any third party.
Nothing uploads until you apply
The PDF is rendered and edited entirely in your browser. Nothing leaves your device until you click Apply — draw, place, and rearrange elements freely with zero network activity.
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