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Edit PDF

Edit a PDF free in your browser: rewrite the text already on the page, add notes, highlight, fill and sign, add or remove pages, rotate, watermark, protect and more. Every editor runs locally — your file is never uploaded.

How to use Edit PDF: Open Edit PDF — no sign-up or software download is required. Drag and drop your file(s) into the tool, or click to browse and select them from your device. Choose any options you need, such as order, quality, page range or output format. Everything runs inside your browser, so your data never leaves your device.

Pick what you want to change. Every editor below runs entirely in your browser — your PDF is never uploaded — and opens as its own focused tool.

Edit the text that is already in the PDFClick any line on the page and retype it. The line is patched out and redrawn in place at the same size, colour and position — everything you don't touch is left exactly as it was.

Add notes & marks

Annotate PDFAdd text notes and highlights to a PDF.Stamp PDFAdd APPROVED, DRAFT and other stamps.Watermark PDFAdd a text or image watermark to every page.Add Page NumbersInsert page numbers with custom format and position.Header & FooterAdd header and footer text to every page.

Fill & sign

Fill PDF FormFill in a PDF form's fields and download.Sign PDFDraw, type or upload a signature and place it.Redact PDFPermanently black out areas of a PDF.

Organise pages

Merge PDFCombine multiple PDFs into one, in any order.Split PDFSplit a PDF into separate files by page or range.Organize PDFReorder, rotate and delete pages in one place.Delete PDF PagesVisually select and remove pages from a PDF.Extract PDF PagesPick pages to pull out into a new PDF.Rotate PDFRotate all or selected PDF pages by 90°, 180° or 270°.

Resize & optimise

Crop PDFTrim page margins across a PDF.Resize PDFChange a PDF's page size — fit to A4/Letter or scale by percentage.Compress PDFReduce PDF file size with adjustable quality.

Protect

Protect PDFPassword-protect a PDF with AES encryption.Unlock PDFRemove a password from a PDF you can open.

Edit a PDF free in your browser: rewrite the text already on the page, add notes, highlight, fill and sign, add or remove pages, rotate, watermark, protect and more. Every editor runs locally — your file is never uploaded. Edit PDF is a free, browser-based tool in the Filevane pdf tools collection — there is nothing to install, no account to create and no watermark on your results. It works on desktop, tablet and mobile, and because the work happens on your own device it stays fast even with large inputs.

How to use Edit PDF

  1. Open Edit PDF — no sign-up or software download is required.
  2. Drag and drop your file(s) into the tool, or click to browse and select them from your device.
  3. Choose any options you need, such as order, quality, page range or output format.
  4. Click the action button and let the tool process everything locally in your browser.
  5. Download the finished file. Your originals are never changed or uploaded.

Why use Edit PDF?

  • 100% free with no limits, no sign-up and no watermarks.
  • Private by design — your files are processed in your browser and never uploaded to a server.
  • Fast and lightweight, with instant results even on a phone or a slow connection.
  • Works everywhere — any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android or iOS.
  • Part of a full pdf tools suite, so related edit pdf tasks are one click away.

Is it private and secure?

Your privacy is built in. Edit PDF does all processing on your own device using client-side code, so your files are never transmitted, stored or seen by anyone — including us.

Network activity: none. Nothing is sent and nothing is fetched. This tool makes no network request at all once the page has loaded — which is why it keeps working if your connection drops.

You do not have to take that on trust — our privacy proof page publishes the Content-Security-Policy that enforces it, lists every third party it permits, and shows how to verify the whole claim yourself.

We also measured the competition. Our PDF upload audit recorded how many bytes each of 20 online PDF tools actually transmits: 12 of the 13 measurable services uploaded the whole test file, and Filevane transmitted 0.00 MB.

Learn more

Do Free Online PDF Tools Upload Your Files? How to Check — Most online PDF tools upload your file to a server. How to tell which ones do, why it matters, and how to check any tool yourself in 30 seconds.

Frequently asked questions

How do I edit a PDF for free?

Choose the change you want from the list above — rewrite the text already on the page, add notes, highlight, fill and sign, reorder or delete pages, watermark, protect and more. Each opens a focused editor that works in your browser with no sign-up.

Can I edit the existing text in a PDF?

Yes — open Edit PDF Text, click any line on the page and retype it. The line is patched out and redrawn in place at the same size, colour and position, all in your browser. What a PDF's fixed layout cannot do is reflow a paragraph, so deleting a sentence will not pull the rest of the text up behind it.

Is it really free with no watermark?

Yes. Every editor here is free, adds no watermark, and requires no account.

Are my PDFs uploaded?

No. All the editors run entirely in your browser, so your files never leave your device.

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