Watermark PDF
Stamp text such as CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT or your company name across your pages.
- Free
- No signup
- No watermark
- Works on any device
How to add a watermark to a PDF
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Select your PDF
Click Select PDF file or drop it onto the green box.
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Set up the watermark
Type the text and adjust size, opacity, angle, colour and pages.
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Download
Your watermarked PDF is ready to share.
To watermark a PDF, select the file, type your watermark text, adjust size, opacity, angle and colour, choose which pages to stamp and click Add watermark. The text is drawn across the centre of each chosen page and saved into the new PDF.
Why watermark with PDFVerge
Full control of the look
Choose the text, font size, opacity from barely visible to solid, angle from flat to diagonal, and grey, red or blue.
All pages or some
Stamp every page, only odd or even pages, or a list of specific pages.
Readable underneath
A low opacity keeps the document legible while making its status obvious.
Free, no signup
No account and no extra branding added by us.
When to watermark a PDF
A watermark tells readers what a document is before they read a word: a draft that shouldn't be quoted, a confidential file that shouldn't be forwarded, a sample that isn't the final version. It is also a simple way to mark ownership of designs, reports or photos you share as PDFs.
A text watermark is part of the page but can still be removed by someone with editing software. For stronger protection, combine it with sharing only a flattened or printed copy.
Watermark PDF questions
How do I add a watermark to a PDF?
Select your PDF, type the watermark text, adjust the settings and click Add watermark. Download the new file.
Can I watermark only some pages?
Yes. Choose odd pages, even pages, or specific pages such as 1-3, 10.
Can I add an image or logo as a watermark?
Not yet. The tool adds text watermarks. Image watermarks are on the roadmap.
Is the watermark permanent?
It is drawn onto the pages of the new PDF, so it appears in every viewer and when printed.