P PDFPro

Free online PDF editor

Edit PDF files for free. Fill & sign PDF

or drop your PDF here

Files stay private. Automatically deleted after 2 hours.
Free service for documents up to 50 MB.

What is a free online PDF editor?

To use a pdf editor online free of charge, open PDFPro in your browser, upload your file, click the text you want to change or pick a tool from the toolbar, then apply changes and download. It needs no sign up, nothing to install, and accepts PDFs up to 50 MB.

What can you do with PDFPro?

How To Edit PDF Files Online For Free

Edit & sign PDF files online for free. Fill out PDF forms online. Change PDF text. Add text to PDF. Edit existing PDF text. Add image to PDF. Create links in PDF. Annotate PDF.

  1. Upload your files

    Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection and stay private. After processing, they are permanently deleted, at the latest after 2 hours.

    Your document is edited right in the browser. Fonts and layout of the original are kept, so an edit looks like it was always there.

    Click ‘Upload PDF file’ and select a file from your computer.

    Dragging and dropping a file onto the page also works.

  2. Add text to PDF. Type on a PDF

    Make sure the ‘Text’ tool is selected. Click anywhere on the PDF page to add text. Choose font, size and color.

    Click the page and type
  3. Change PDF text

    Select the ‘Text’ tool in the top toolbar. Click any existing text to start editing. The document’s own font, size and bold are reused. Press Enter or Shift+Enter for a new line, the content below moves down.

    Edit existing text in place
  4. Add image to PDF

    Click the ‘Images’ menu and select ‘New image’. Choose an image from your computer and place it on the page. Drag it to move it, drag the corners to resize it.

    Add and resize an image
  5. Fill out PDF forms

    Click any form field in the PDF and start typing. The form has no fields? Select the ‘Text’ tool to type, and the ‘Sign’ menu for check marks, crosses and dates.

    Fill in a form
  6. Add links to PDF and edit existing hyperlinks

    Add new links to web addresses. Existing links can be removed from the Annotations view.

    Make text clickable
  7. Whiteout PDF

    Cover part of the PDF page with a white rectangle so the contents is no longer visible.

    Cover anything with white
  8. Add shapes

    Open the ‘Shapes’ menu to add rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows to a PDF page. Change the color and thickness.

    Draw shapes
  9. Find and replace in PDF

    Easily find and replace all occurrences of a word in a PDF. Open the ‘Text’ menu and choose ‘Find & Replace’.

    Replace a word everywhere
  10. Add form fields to PDF

    Click ‘Forms’ in the top menu and choose the type of field you want to add: Text, Multiline text, Drop-down, List box, Radio button, Checkbox or Signature box.

    Place it on the page, then enter the new field’s name and, optionally, the options.

    Create fillable fields
  11. Annotate PDF pages

    Use the PDF annotator to strike out, underline and highlight text. Click ‘Annotate’, choose the style and select the text on the page.

    Highlight and strike out text
  12. Copy or delete table rows

    Open ‘Text’ and choose ‘Copy or delete a table row’. Hover a row and press + to copy it exactly, or the bin to delete a row that is already in the PDF. Content below moves to fit.

    Copy a table row
  13. Save your changes

    Click the ‘Apply changes’ button, then ‘Download’ your edited PDF document.

Ready to edit your PDF online?

Edit PDF

How To Sign PDF

Below we show how to add your signature to a PDF document

  1. Select your PDF document

    Click ‘Upload PDF file’ to choose a file.

  2. Create a signature

    Click ‘Sign’ and then ‘New signature’ to create a signature.

    There are 3 ways to create one:

    • Type your name
    • Draw your signature with your mouse, trackpad or finger
    • Upload an image of your signature

    Type your signature

    Type your name and choose the handwriting style you like best.

    Type your signature

    Draw your signature

    Using your mouse, trackpad or finger, draw your signature on the screen.

    Draw your signature
  3. Add the signature to a PDF page

    Open the ‘Sign’ menu and select your signature. Scroll to the page and click where you want to place it. Resize it by dragging its corners.

    Place and resize it

Ready to sign a PDF online?

Sign PDF

How to type on a PDF

  1. Select your PDF document

    Click ‘Upload PDF file’ to choose a file.

  2. Type text on a PDF

    Make sure the ‘Text’ tool is selected. Click anywhere on the PDF page to add text.

  3. Save your changes

    Click ‘Apply changes’, then ‘Download’ your edited PDF document.

Ready to type on your PDF?

Type on your PDF

How to edit PDF on Mac, Windows or Linux

  1. Edit in your browser with the online PDF editor

    Open PDFPro in Safari, Chrome, Edge or any other browser. Nothing to install.

Ready to edit your PDF?

Edit your PDF

Questions about the PDF editor

+Is the PDF editor really free?

Yes. You can edit documents up to 50 MB for free without creating an account.

+Will the original formatting change?

No. PDFPro changes only what you edit. Fonts, spacing, tables and borders around your edit stay as they were.

+Can I edit a scanned PDF?

Scanned pages are pictures of text, so the existing words cannot be changed. You can still add text, images, signatures and shapes on top of them.

+How do I edit PDF online free?

Open PDFPro in your browser, upload the file, click the text or pick a tool, then apply and download. You can edit pdf online free without installing anything.

+Is there a pdf editor online free without login?

Yes. PDFPro is a pdf editor online free without login: no account is needed, and your file is deleted automatically after 2 hours. You can edit pdf free for files up to 50 MB.

+Do I need to create an account to edit a PDF?

No. Open the page, upload the file and start editing. There is no sign up and no login. Your file is deleted automatically from our servers after 2 hours, so there is nothing to manage afterwards.

+Does it work on a phone or only on a computer?

PDFPro runs in the browser on Windows, Mac and Linux, and there is nothing to install. There is no mobile app. A desktop or laptop browser gives the best result because precise clicking on text matters.

+Can I merge, split or compress PDFs here?

No. PDFPro is for editing the content of a PDF: text, images, forms, signatures, links and pages (rotate, delete, insert blank). Merging, splitting, compressing and converting are not available.