Add Text to PDF
Add text boxes to a PDF without uploading. Click to place text, choose font, size, bold, and color — privately in your browser.
Add text to a PDF — font, size, and bold, no upload
Click to place text boxes on any page, then set Helvetica, Times, or Courier with size, bold, and color. Everything runs in your browser so the file never leaves your device.
What you can do with it
- Label a form field or annotate a page
- Drop a short note next to a blank line or stamp a date on a scanned page.
- Add captions or titles to a PDF
- Place headings or captions with the font and size you need, then download a copy.
How to add text to a PDF
- Open your PDF — it loads locally with no upload.
- Click the page to place a text box, then edit the text and choose font, size, bold, and color.
- Add more boxes on any page, then download the PDF with text.
Type on a PDF without uploading it
Dates, names, and short notes often need to land on a fixed layout. Adding text boxes in the browser keeps contracts and forms on your device — no account, no cloud “annotate PDF” upload. Choose font, size, weight, and color, then download a new copy; the original stays untouched.
When to use add-text vs fill-forms vs sign
Use Add Text for freeform labels on flat (non-AcroForm) pages. Use Fill & Flatten when the PDF already has interactive fields. Use Sign PDF when you need a drawn or image signature rather than typed characters. Watermark is better for repeating DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL stamps across many pages.
Related reading and tools
- Sign PDF — Place a visual signature after typing the date or name.
- Watermark PDF — Stamp status text across pages instead of one-off boxes.
- Fill PDF forms — Complete real form fields when the PDF is fillable.