PDF editor guides

Everything the editor can do, explained step by step. Each guide shows the quickest way to get the job done and links straight to the editor — free, with no sign-up, and without uploading your PDF.

Open the PDF editor

Basics: text, signatures and forms

The tasks most people open a PDF editor for: changing the text in a document, typing on it, signing it and filling in forms.

Edit existing PDF textClick a line that is already in the PDF and retype it in a matching font.Add text to PDFType anywhere on a page in 26 fonts, any size and color.Sign a PDFDraw, type or upload your signature and place it on the page.Fill out a PDF formFill fields, tick checkboxes and choose options — even on non-fillable forms.

Mark up and annotate

Highlight what matters, draw shapes and arrows, and add images, logos or stamps.

Highlight text in a PDFHighlights that snap to the words and lines under them.Draw and add shapes to a PDFFreehand drawing, rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows.Add an image to a PDFInsert a JPG, PNG, HEIC or WebP image, logo or stamp.

Find, hide and remove content

Search the whole document, cover content with whiteout, and remove confidential information for good with redaction.

Redact a PDF permanentlyBlack out confidential text so it is removed from the file for good.Search for text in a PDFCtrl+F across the whole document, then highlight or redact every match.White out a PDFCover content with a white box and type over it.

Pages and faster work

Reorder, rotate and delete pages, and learn the keyboard shortcuts that save time.

Reorder, rotate and delete PDF pagesDrag thumbnails, rotate, delete and insert blank pages.Keyboard shortcuts and tipsUndo, copy and paste, select all, snap guides, layers and zoom.

How the editor works

When you open a PDF, it is read by your browser — the same way a picture is shown on screen — and nothing is sent to a server. Every change you make is kept as a separate item on top of the page until you download: text, signatures, shapes and images stay movable and editable, and Ctrl+Z undoes any step. When you click Download, the changes are written into a new PDF. Text is saved as real text with the fonts embedded, drawings as vector graphics, and form fields stay fillable. Only redaction changes the page itself: pages with redactions are saved as images so the removed content is really gone.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to install anything?

No. The editor runs in any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

Are my files uploaded when I follow a guide?

No. PDF Editor edits PDFs entirely in your browser, so your documents never leave your device.

Is the editor free?

Yes. Every feature described in these guides is free, with no page limit and no watermark.