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EDIT
Turn matching words in a PDF into clickable web links, everywhere they appear.
QUICK ANSWER
To add a link to a PDF, add the file, type the words to turn into a link and the web address it should open. Every match becomes a clickable link to that address. It runs in your browser, so your file isn’t uploaded.
Updated 31 October 2026 · Written by the StackPDF teamUpdated 31 October 2026 · StackPDF team
You’ll type the words and the address next. It stays in this browser.You’ll type the words and the address next. It stays in this browser.
PDF files · Runs in your browser
QUICK ANSWER
To add a link to a PDF, add the file, type the words to turn into a link and the web address it should open. Every match becomes a clickable link to that address. It runs in your browser, so your file isn’t uploaded.
Updated 31 October 2026 · Written by the StackPDF teamUpdated 31 October 2026 · StackPDF team
HOW TO
Drop it here, or choose it from your computer, your phone or My files.
Enter the text to link, such as pricing page, and a full web address.
Readers can click the words to open the page.
GOOD TO KNOW
Links open in the reader’s browser when they click the words.
| TIP | WHY | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| Use a full address | Links need the https:// part to open | https://example.com/pricing |
| Link distinctive words | Every match becomes a link | pricing page, not page |
| Check the result | Some viewers only show links when you point at them | Open the PDF and click a link |
To link a single spot, or link to a page in the same PDF, use Edit PDF.
PRIVACY
Yes. Add links to a PDF runs in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
StackPDF opens the PDF in your browser tab and does the work there.
Close the tab and it’s gone. Free results download to your device. Premium can also keep them in My files.
pdf-lib, PDF.js and qpdf do the work, inside your browser.
FAQ
Add the PDF, type the words to link and the web address, then download. Every match becomes a clickable link.
Yes. The free plan includes 1 PDF export a day, with no account. Premium removes the daily limit for $5.99 a month or $39.99 a year.
No. The links are added in your browser, so the PDF stays on your device.
Check that the address is complete, such as https://example.com/pricing. Some viewers only show a link when you point at the words, so try clicking them.
No. Every match of the words becomes a link, so choose words that only appear where you want the link. Edit PDF can link a single spot.
Not with this tool, which links words to web addresses. Edit PDF can link to a page in the same document.