Edit text in a PDF
Click a line of the PDF's own text and retype it.
Your file stays in this browser.
You don't have to take this on faith:
- Open your browser's developer tools (F12, or right-click → Inspect) and click the Network tab.
- Select a file and use this tool as normal.
- Watch the Network tab — no request fires when you select, process, or download. If your file were being sent anywhere, it would show up there.
About Edit text in a PDF
Hover over the PDF's own text and each line is outlined; click one to edit it. Your words are drawn in the closest standard font at the same size, weight, slant and colour, on the same baseline, and when you save, the old words are taken out of the file wherever that can be done safely — so they can't be copied or searched afterwards. It works best on simple, text-based PDFs such as letters, invoices and reports. Each line keeps one style, and unusual fonts are matched to a standard one, so check the result before you send it.
Common uses
- Correcting a typo or a wrong date in a letter.
- Updating a price or quantity on an invoice or quotation.
- Changing a name or address in a document you only have as a PDF.
Common questions
Will the edited text match the original font?
Closely, but not always exactly: it's redrawn in the nearest standard font (sans-serif, serif or monospace) at the same size, weight, slant and colour. For a perfect match in an unusual font, the original source file is still the best place to edit.
Is the old text really gone?
Where it can be done safely, yes — the old words are taken out of the page itself on save, and the page is checked afterwards. If removing them would disturb anything else on the page, that edit is kept as a cover instead and the save message tells you.
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
A scanned page is a picture, so there's no text to edit at first. The editor can recognise its text on your device (OCR), and those lines can then be edited the same way.