Stamp a watermark across a PDF

Marking a document DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL before it circulates is a small thing that prevents a large class of misunderstanding.

Add text or your own logo, set the opacity and angle, and choose whether it sits behind or over the content. There's a certain irony in most free watermark tools adding their own watermark to the output; this one doesn't.

Placing it behind the content keeps the document readable, which is what you want for DRAFT or a company logo. Placing it over the top at low opacity is harder to ignore, which is what you want for CONFIDENTIAL or DO NOT COPY. You can also restrict it to particular pages, so a cover sheet stays clean while the body is marked.

As with page numbers, the mark is drawn into the page content rather than attached as an annotation, so it survives printing and can't be clicked away by the recipient's PDF reader.

What this does — and what it doesn't

  • A watermark is decoration, not protection. Anyone with a PDF editor can remove it. If you need to restrict what people can do with the file, use Protect instead — and note that PDF permissions are themselves easily bypassed.

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Watermark PDF — frequently asked questions

Can I use my own logo?
Yes — upload a PNG or JPG and place it at whatever size, angle and opacity you want.
Will you add your own watermark to my file?
No. Nothing is added that you didn't ask for. The output contains your watermark and nothing else.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. Every operation runs in your browser using JavaScript and WebAssembly — the file never leaves your device. You can verify it: load the page, disconnect from the internet, and the tool still works. There is no upload endpoint to send it to.
Is it really free? What's the catch?
It's free because it costs us almost nothing to run: there's no server doing the work, so there's no per-file cost to recover. No account, no watermark, no daily task limit, and no feature that turns out to be paid at the download step.

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