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Watermark PDF — Add a Text Watermark (Free)
Stamp a text watermark across every page of a PDF for free. Mark files as Draft, Confidential, or Copy — in your browser, nothing uploaded.
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One PDF file — stamps every page diagonally
Lay a text watermark — a word like DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, or your name — across the pages of a PDF so anyone viewing or printing the file sees the label on every page. The text is drawn onto each page with pdf-lib in your browser, over your existing content, and a new stamped copy is produced without the file being uploaded.
Because the text becomes part of the page, it shows on both screen and printouts, and it isn't a layer you can toggle off in a viewer later. Keep your original un-watermarked file — the tool always writes to a new copy and leaves the source untouched.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of watermark can I add?
- A text watermark — a word or short phrase such as DRAFT, SAMPLE, or CONFIDENTIAL — applied across the document's pages. It's for labelling a document's status, not for placing a full graphic overlay.
- Will the watermark show when the file is printed?
- Yes. Because the text is part of the page, it appears both on screen and on any printout — usually the whole point of watermarking.
- Is my PDF uploaded to add the watermark?
- No. The stamping is done in your browser with pdf-lib, so the document never leaves your device.
- Does a watermark stop someone from copying my PDF?
- No — see "Password-Protect or Watermark a PDF? Which One Actually Stops What" for the honest comparison. A watermark labels every page; it doesn't restrict opening, copying, or printing the way a password does.
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- Password-protect or watermark a PDF — which stops what — what each one actually prevents, where each fails, and when using both together makes sense.