Add watermark to PDF with PDF2Go
Place a text or image watermark on your PDF exactly where you need it.
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How to add a watermark
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Go to PDF2Go and select Upload file to upload the PDF you want to watermark.
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On the next page, select Upload watermark file.
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Click Apply watermark, then download your new PDF.
Text you type or a logo you upload
A watermark is either text or an image, and the app switches between the two. For text, type the wording and set the font, the size, the colour, how see-through it is and the angle, with a diagonal option for the classic corner-to-corner mark. For an image, upload your logo and place it as it is or convert it to grey.
Presets cover the marks most documents need, from a copyright line to a red stamp, and each one is a starting point you can change rather than a fixed result.
Place watermarks where you want, on the pages you choose, and keep the page content readable
Place the mark on the page and on the pages you pick
A nine-point grid puts the watermark in a corner, along an edge or in the middle of the page, and the real pages are shown with the mark on them before anything is applied, so you are not guessing at the result.
The page field takes the pages you want marked, written the way you would say them: single numbers, a range, everything from a page onwards, or first, last, even and odd. Leave it empty and every page is marked.
The existing text and layout underneath are left alone. The mark sits over the page rather than being built into it.
Watermark a PDF in the browser, on any device
There is nothing to install. The app runs from a browser tab, so the same page works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, and on a computer where you cannot install software.
It is free for everyone, with no account needed for files up to 50 MB, and you can name the watermarked PDF before you download it.
Your document is handled with care
The same terms apply to every app here, and they are worth stating plainly.
Encrypted connection
Uploads and downloads run over TLS with modern ciphers, and personal data is stored encrypted.
No human access
The work is automated from start to finish. Nobody reads your document or copies it, and no backup of a user file is kept.
GDPR compliant
QaamGo Web GmbH, a German company, runs the service under the GDPR. Your copyright stays yours.
Watermark PDF FAQ
Is it free to add a watermark to a PDF?
Yes. Adding a watermark to a PDF is free and needs no account, for files up to 50 MB.
Can I add a text watermark to a PDF?
Yes. A watermark can be text you type or an image you upload, and you place it where you want it on the page.
Can I add a watermark to every page?
Yes. The watermark is applied across the document rather than to a single page, which is what you want for a draft marking or a copyright line.
Will the watermark change the rest of the PDF?
No. The text and the layout underneath are left as they are. The watermark is placed over the existing page rather than rebuilt into it.
Can I remove a watermark from a PDF here?
No. This app adds watermarks. Taking one out of a document somebody else produced is a different job and is not offered.
Is it safe to add a watermark online?
Yes. The upload runs over an encrypted connection, the work is automated so nobody opens your file, and no backup of a user file is kept.
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