Add Watermark to PDF
Protect your PDF documents with text or image watermarks. Add 'CONFIDENTIAL', 'D...Protect your PDF documents with text or image watermarks. Add 'CONFIDENTIAL', 'DRAFT', your logo, or any custom watermark. Customize font, size, color...
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Powerful Watermark Features
Everything you need for professional document watermarking
Why Use Add Watermark to PDF?
Text & Image Watermarks
Add text watermarks with custom fonts, or upload your company logo as an image watermark. Text watermarks support quick presets like CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, and COPY, or type any custom message.
Tiled Watermark Option
Apply watermarks in a tiled pattern across the entire page for maximum protection. Tiled watermarks are much harder to remove and clearly establish document ownership across all content.
Full Customization
Control every aspect of your watermark: choose from multiple fonts and colors, adjust size, set opacity from subtle to bold, and rotate at any angle. Live preview shows exactly how it will look.
Smart Page Selection
Apply watermarks to all pages, first page only, even pages, odd pages, or select specific pages individually. Perfect for documents where you need different handling for different sections.
Common Watermarking Uses
Why people watermark their PDFs
Confidential Documents
Mark sensitive business documents, contracts, and financial reports as CONFIDENTIAL to prevent unauthorized sharing and clearly establish document status.
Draft & Review Copies
Add DRAFT watermarks to documents under review. This prevents old versions from being confused with final documents and clearly signals the document isn't approved yet.
Company Branding
Add your company logo to proposals, reports, and documents. Logo watermarks reinforce brand identity and establish document ownership professionally.
Portfolio Protection
Photographers, designers, and artists can watermark portfolios and proofs to protect creative work while sharing samples with potential clients.
How It Works
Upload Your PDF
Drag and drop your PDF document or click to browse. The tool loads your PDF and displays a preview so you can see how watermarks will appear.
Choose Watermark Type
Select Text to add words like CONFIDENTIAL or DRAFT, or choose Image to upload a logo or custom watermark graphic. Use quick presets for common watermark text.
Customize Appearance
Adjust font, size, color, opacity, and rotation. Choose where to place the watermark: center, corners, or tiled across the entire page. The live preview updates as you adjust settings.
Add & Download
Click Add Watermark to process your document. Download the protected PDF with your watermark embedded on selected pages. Your original filename is preserved with '_watermarked' appended.
Tips for Effective Watermarking
Use Tiled for Maximum Protection
Tiled watermarks covering the entire page are much harder to remove than single centered watermarks. Use them for sensitive documents you're sharing externally.
Choose Opacity Carefully
For documents that need to remain readable, use 15-30% opacity. For samples or proofs where protection matters more than readability, use 40-60%.
Use Transparent PNGs for Logos
When uploading a logo watermark, use PNG format with transparent background. This ensures only your logo appears without a white rectangle behind it.
Keep Original Files
Always keep unwatermarked originals. Watermarks cannot be removed once applied. You'll need the original to create different watermarked versions.