How to Add a Watermark to a PDF (Text or Logo)
Mark a draft, protect a design or brand your documents. Here is how to add a text or logo watermark to a PDF, and settings that look professional.
· 4 min read
Drop your PDF to open it
Stamp text like “CONFIDENTIAL” or your logo on your pages. Choose the position, angle and transparency, and see it live. Free, and your file never leaves your device.
or drop a PDF here
Your file never leaves your device — the watermark is added in your browser.
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Adding your watermark…
Click “Select PDF file” or drag and drop a PDF onto this page.
Type your text or upload a logo, then choose the size, colour, angle, transparency and position. The preview updates as you go.
Click “Add watermark”, then download your watermarked PDF.
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Yes. Adding watermarks on PDFixed is completely free, with no sign-up — and we never add a watermark of our own.
Your PDF is watermarked right here in your browser. It is never uploaded to our servers, so nobody else can see it.
Yes. Choose “Image”, upload your logo as a PNG or JPG, and set its size and transparency. PNG logos with a transparent background look best.
Yes. Type the pages you want, like 1, 3, 5-8. Leave the box empty to watermark every page.
The watermark becomes part of each page, so it can’t simply be switched off in a PDF reader. For extra protection, lock the PDF with Protect PDF afterwards.
Mark a draft, protect a design or brand your documents. Here is how to add a text or logo watermark to a PDF, and settings that look professional.
· 4 min read