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A free PDF editor in your browser. Change text, add images, fill forms and sign, without installing anything.A free PDF editor in your browser. Change text, add images, fill forms and sign.
QUICK ANSWER
To edit a PDF, open it here and click the text you want to change, or pick a tool to add text, images, links, shapes or a signature. Click Apply changes, then download the edited copy. Editing happens in your browser, so your file isn’t uploaded.
Updated 8 November 2026 · Written by the StackPDF teamUpdated 8 November 2026 · StackPDF team
It opens right here in the editor. Your file stays in this browser.It opens right here. It stays in this browser.
No PDF yet?
QUICK ANSWER
To edit a PDF, open it here and click the text you want to change, or pick a tool to add text, images, links, shapes or a signature. Click Apply changes, then download the edited copy. Editing happens in your browser, so your file isn’t uploaded.
Updated 8 November 2026 · Written by the StackPDF teamUpdated 8 November 2026 · StackPDF team
THE EDITOR
Change words, font, size and colour right on the page, then add anything else from the toolbar.Change words, font, size and colour right on the page.
Pick Text and click a line. Type the new words, then choose sans, serif or mono to match the page.
Change the font, size and colour from the bar above the text.
Undo and redo every change until you click Apply changes.
ONE EDITOR, EVERY TOOL
Every tool works on any PDF, in your browser. Here’s how to use each one.
Pick Text and click any line. Change the words, font, size or colour.
Pick Text, click anywhere on the page and start typing.Pick Text, tap anywhere on the page and start typing.
Pick Images and choose a PNG or JPG. Click where it goes, then drag a corner to resize it.Pick Images and choose a PNG or JPG, then drag a corner to resize it.
Pick Sign, then type, draw or upload your signature. Saved signatures are one click away.Type, draw or upload your signature. Saved signatures are one tap away.
Click a form field and type, or tick a checkbox. Your saved details can fill fields for you.Tap a field and type, or let your saved details fill it.
Open Forms to add text fields and checkboxes to any PDF.Add text fields and checkboxes to any PDF.
Pick Links, drag over the words and enter a web address.Drag over the words and enter a web address.
Drag over anything to cover it with white. To remove text from the file itself, use Redact.Cover anything with white. To remove text for good, use Redact.
Open Annotate, choose a style, then drag across the words.Choose a style, then drag across the words.
Draw rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows from Shapes.Draw rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows.
Find a word anywhere in the PDF, then replace one match or all of them.Replace one match or every match in the PDF.
Drag pages in the side list to move them. Rotate, add or delete pages there too.Move, rotate, add or delete pages from the page list.
HOW TO
Drop it on this page, or choose it from your computer, your phone or My files.Choose it from your phone or from My files.
Click text to change it, or pick a tool: Text, Links, Forms, Images, Sign, Whiteout, Annotate or Shapes.Tap text to change it, or pick a tool from the bar at the bottom.
Click Apply changes, then download the edited PDF. A copy is saved to My files.Tap Apply, then download the edited PDF. A copy is saved to My files.
GOOD TO KNOW
How your edits are saved, so you know what ends up in the file you send.
New words are drawn on top. The old ones stay in the file underneath, so use Redact to delete text for good.The old words stay in the file underneath. Use Redact to delete text for good.
New and changed text uses sans, serif or mono, in any size and colour. The PDF’s own fonts aren’t reused.New text uses sans, serif or mono. The PDF’s own fonts aren’t reused.
A scanned page is a picture, so there’s no text to click. Run OCR PDF first, or add new text on top.A scan is a picture. Run OCR PDF first, or add new text on top.
Remove it with Remove password from PDF, then open the file here.Remove it with Remove password from PDF first.
PRIVACY
Yes. Editing happens on your device, and your file isn’t sent to StackPDF.
StackPDF opens the PDF inside your browser tab and saves your changes there.
The edited copy downloads to your device. With Premium, upload it to My files and wait for Synced before opening it in another signed-in browser.The edited copy downloads to your device. With Premium, keep it in My files too.
pdf.js shows the pages and pdf-lib writes your changes. Both are open source and run in your browser.pdf.js shows the pages and pdf-lib writes your changes, in your browser.
ANY DEVICE
There’s nothing to install. Open this page in a current browser on your computer or phone.Nothing to install. It works in your browser.
Open stackpdf.com/edit-pdf in Safari, Chrome or Firefox.Safari, Chrome or Firefox
Works in Edge, Chrome and Firefox on Windows 10 and 11.Edge, Chrome or Firefox
Open this page in Safari.Safari
Open this page in Chrome.Chrome
COMPARE
Where your file goes, and what you can do for free.
| Editor | Where your file goes | Free use | Install |
|---|---|---|---|
| StackPDFThis page | Stays in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. | 1 PDF export a day, no account. Premium is $5.99 a month. | Nothing to install |
| Sejda online editor | Uploaded to Sejda’s servers and deleted after 2 hours | Up to 200 pages or 50 MB, and 3 tasks an hour | Nothing to install, or Sejda Desktop |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro | Stays on your computer | Paid subscription | Desktop app |
StackPDFThis page
Sejda online editor
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Sejda’s limits are from sejda.com/pdf-editor, checked on 31 October 2026.
FAQ
Open the PDF on this page, click the text you want to change or pick a tool, then click Apply changes and download it. The free plan includes 1 PDF export a day, with no account.
Open the PDF on this page, tap the text you want to change or pick a tool, then tap Apply and download it. The free plan includes 1 PDF export a day, with no account.
Yes. Pick Text and click a line, then change the words, font, size or colour. The new words are drawn over the old ones, which stay in the file underneath. To delete text for good, use Redact.
No. The editor opens your PDF in this browser tab and writes your changes there, so the file isn’t sent to StackPDF. The edited copy is saved to My files in this browser and downloads to your device.
Pick Sign, choose a saved signature or make a new one by typing, drawing or uploading it, then click the page where it goes. Signed-in accounts keep their signatures for next time. Sign PDF opens the same editor with Sign ready.
Yes. Click a form field and type, or tick a checkbox. If you’ve saved your personal details, the editor suggests them and can fill matching fields for you. Forms adds new text fields and checkboxes to any PDF.
Not the words in it, because a scanned page is a picture with no text to click. Run OCR PDF first to make the text editable, or add new text, whiteout, shapes and a signature on top of the scan.
Yes. This page works in Safari and Chrome on iPhone, iPad and Android, with the tools in a bar at the bottom. Saved signatures stay in the browser where you created them.
It can’t reflow paragraphs, reuse the PDF’s own fonts or remove text from the file. Changed text is drawn on top in sans, serif or mono, and longer words don’t push the rest of the line along. Use Redact to delete text, and OCR PDF for scans.