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Overlay text anywhere on your PDF. Draw a text box, type your content, and save.

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How to Add Text to PDF

1

Upload PDF

Select the document you want to add text to.

2

Draw Text Box

Draw a rectangle where you want the text to appear.

3

Type & Customize

Enter your text, adjust the font size, and choose whether to clear the background.

Batch Text Application

Design a repeated label once, then use Batch Apply to place it on the opened PDF and every additional file in the batch.

Why use our Add Text tool?

Local PDF Processing

Text is added in your browser instead of on a document-processing server.

Batch Process

Apply the same text overlay to multiple documents in one batch.

Simple & Fast

Just draw and type. No complex editor loading.

Clean Overlays

Optionally clear the background to replace existing text cleanly.

Common Use Cases

  • Fill out non-interactive PDF forms
  • Add labels to technical drawings
  • Correct typos by covering and retyping
  • Add dates or timestamps manually
  • Annotate documents with quick notes
  • Label exhibits for legal filings

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