Add Watermark

How to use

Stamps text onto every page of a PDF, such as a company name or a "CONFIDENTIAL" label. Choose the placement (centred, diagonal, tiled, top or bottom), size, opacity and colour, then click Add watermark.

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When to use this
  • Marking a draft contract as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL before review
  • Putting the recipient's name on each copy of a sensitive document, so a leak can be traced
  • Labelling sample chapters or price lists as SAMPLE before sending
  • Stamping internal reports with the company name

Free and private. Everything runs on your own device, with no account and no uploads.

A watermark tells every reader what a document is before they read a word of it: CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, SAMPLE, or the name of the person it was sent to. This tool stamps your text onto every page of a PDF in the colour, size and opacity you choose, placed in the centre, diagonally across the page, tiled over the whole page, or along the top or bottom edge.

No, this tool stamps text only. A company name in text works as a brand mark; for an image logo you need a PDF editor that can place images.

Yes, every page gets the same mark. To watermark only some pages, split those pages out first, mark them, then merge the document back together.

Diagonal is the classic DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL stamp and reads clearly over text. Tiled is the hardest to crop or cover. Top or bottom suits a quiet line such as the recipient's name.

A determined person with a PDF editor can, because it is text added to each page. It deters casual forwarding and makes leaks traceable, especially if each copy carries the recipient's name, but it is not a lock.

How it works
  1. 1

    Add the PDF

    Select the document you want to mark.

  2. 2

    Type the watermark text

    For example CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, or "Prepared for A. Sharma".

  3. 3

    Choose placement and style

    Centred, diagonal, tiled, top or bottom, with your colour, size and opacity.

  4. 4

    Apply and download

    The text is added to every page, and the marked copy downloads as a new PDF.

Pro tips
  • ·Keep opacity low, around 15 to 25 percent, so the page underneath stays readable.
  • ·For sensitive documents, send each person a copy watermarked with their own name.