Edit PDF Text
Edit PDF Text changes existing text in a PDF, in the PDF's own font where it has the letters needed, and adds text and whiteout, with pdf.js and pdf-lib in your browser, so the file is never uploaded.
Drag and drop, or click to upload the PDF to edit
PDF file · processed on your device, never uploaded
At a glance
- Accepts
- One PDF file with selectable text (scans need OCR first)
- Outputs
- The same PDF with your text changes, added text and whiteouts
- Where it runs
- Entirely in your browser, on your device
- What leaves your device
- Nothing - the file never leaves your device
- Limits
- Old text is covered, not removed (use Redact PDF for that); letters the PDF's subset font lacks use the closest standard font; no paragraph reflow
- Account
- Not required - there is no sign-up
- Price
- Free, with no watermark and no usage cap
- Made by
- Visrut
- Last updated
- 20 October 2026
Fix a typo, change a date or a price, or update an address in a PDF without the original document. Click a line of text, type the new wording, and download. When the PDF's own font has every letter you typed, the new text is written in that font, at the same size and position, so it matches; otherwise the closest standard font is used and the editor says so. It all runs in your browser - the file is never uploaded, and there is no sign-up or watermark.
How to use it
- Drop in a PDF, or click to choose one.
- In Edit text, click the line you want to change, type, and press Enter. The page updates to show exactly what you'll download.
- Use Add text to place new text anywhere, and Whiteout to cover something up. Undo steps back.
- Press Download PDF.
Honest limits
- Old text is covered, not removed: it's still in the file and can be found by copying or searching. Use Redact PDF to remove something for good.
- Most PDFs carry only the letters they use. Type a letter the document never used and that font can't draw it, so a close standard font is used for that change.
- Text is edited a line (or a piece of a line) at a time; longer new text doesn't reflow a paragraph and can run past the old line's end.
- Scanned pages have no text to click. Use OCR PDF first, or Whiteout and Add text.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. The pages are read with pdf.js and the edits are written with pdf-lib, both running in your browser tab. The file never leaves your device, and there is no account, no sign-up and no watermark.
Does the new text use the same font?
When it can, yes: the new text is written with the PDF's own font, at the same size and position, so it matches exactly. Most PDFs only carry the letters they actually use (a "subset" font), so if you type a letter the document never used, that font can't draw it. Then the closest standard font is used instead - serif, sans-serif or monospaced, keeping bold and italic - and the editor tells you it's a close match rather than the same font.
Is the old text really gone?
Not from the file. Like most online PDF editors, this paints over the old text in the colour behind it and writes the new text on top, so the page looks right - but the old words are still in the file underneath, and copying or searching the PDF can still find them. For anything sensitive, such as an account number, use Redact PDF, which removes it for good.
Can I edit a scanned PDF?
Not its words directly: a scan is a picture of a page, with no text in it to click. Run it through OCR PDF first to add a text layer, or use Whiteout and Add text here to cover a word and type over it.
Can I add a signature or images?
For a signature, use Sign PDF after editing - it lets you draw, type or upload one and place it anywhere. This editor covers changing text, adding new text and whiting things out.
Why is a word or line selected as one piece?
PDFs don't store paragraphs, only pieces of text placed on the page. Each piece in one font and size on one line is edited as a unit. Longer new text can run past where the old line ended, so keep replacements about the same length.