Add a watermark to a PDF

Add a text watermark to every page of a PDF, such as DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, or your company name. Type your text and download the watermarked file. It runs in your browser, so your document is never uploaded.

How to watermark pdf

1. 1Open your PDF.
2. 2Type the watermark text you want.
3. 3We stamp it diagonally across every page.
4. 4Download the watermarked PDF.

When to use this tool

• You're sharing a draft contract or report and want DRAFT visible so no one treats it as final.
• You need to mark copies as CONFIDENTIAL before sending them outside your team.
• You want your company name stamped across sample work before sending it to a prospective client.
• You're distributing a document and want to discourage it from being passed off as an original.
• You're sending sample work to a prospective client and don't want it reused without credit.
• Your team wants every internal draft clearly marked so no one mistakes it for the final version.

Tips for a better result

• Keep the watermark text short; long phrases can overlap page content on smaller pages.
• A single word like SAMPLE or DRAFT usually reads more clearly than a full sentence.
• Watermark the final version, not a mid-edit draft, so you don't have to repeat the step.
• Combine with Protect PDF if you also want to stop the file from opening without a password.
• Preview the watermark on a page with dense text to make sure it doesn't make anything hard to read.

Privacy: what happens to your file

This runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript, which draws the watermark text onto every page. Your file is never uploaded to a server, and nothing is stored once you close the tab.

Watermark PDF is one of 34 free organize-category tools on fillable.ca. It pairs well with add page numbers, organize pdf and compress pdf for a complete document workflow — see the full tools listfor everything else that’s free to use.