Watermark PDF

Stamp a text watermark across every page of a PDF — adjust the text, size, color, opacity and angle.

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Stamp & brand

Lay your mark across every page

Add a text watermark to a PDF and fine-tune exactly how it sits — size, colour, opacity, angle and whether it tiles or sits as a single diagonal mark. Use this free PDF watermark tool to stamp a PDF with text like a 'Draft' or 'Confidential' mark; a live preview shows the result before you commit, so you can put a watermark on a PDF online and get the branding just right.

  • Custom watermark text with adjustable size and color
  • Control opacity, rotation and tiling
  • Live preview before you export
  • 100% client-side — your document never leaves your device

Four steps to a stamp

Brand a document the way you want it

Applying a watermark takes seconds, and you stay in control of how bold or subtle it looks.

  1. 1

    Open your PDF.

  2. 2

    Type the watermark text and tune its size, colour, opacity, rotation and tiling.

  3. 3

    Preview it live and tick exactly which pages should carry the mark.

  4. 4

    Download the stamped document.

Put it to work

Reasons to stamp a document

A watermark sets expectations and protects ownership the moment a file leaves your hands.

  • Flagging a file as 'Confidential' or 'Draft' before it circulates.

  • Branding proposals, quotes or proofs with your company name.

  • Guarding original work with a copyright mark on every page.

The options

Browser stamping vs design software

See how adding watermarks here compares with paid PDF suites and the upload-based stamping sites.

FeatureInkyToolsDesktop softwareUpload-based sites
Completely free
Files stay on your device
No sign-up or account
Nothing to install
Works on any device
No watermarks or limits

Quick answers

Watermarking questions, sorted

How do I add a watermark to a PDF?
Upload your PDF, type your watermark text, then adjust its size, colour, opacity, rotation and tiling with a live preview before downloading the watermarked file.
Can I watermark only some pages?
Yes. Use the page checkboxes in the sidebar to include or exclude individual pages, so the watermark is applied only where you want it.
Is the watermark tool free?
Yes. Watermarking PDFs with InkyTools is free and happens entirely in your browser — your document is never uploaded.

Yours alone

Files are stamped on your device

Watermarks are applied right in the browser, so the document you're branding is never uploaded — your draft contracts and proofs stay private while you mark them up.

  • Nothing uploaded
  • Works offline
  • No sign-up, any device

Watermark PDF: free, private and browser-based

InkyTools is a free PDF watermark tool that lets you add watermark to PDF online in seconds. Type your text to stamp PDF with text — a draft watermark PDF, a confidential stamp PDF, your company name or a copyright line — and add text watermark to PDF pages with full control over size, colour, opacity and angle.

A live preview shows the result before you put watermark on PDF documents, and you can watermark PDF online free with no sign-up. Everything runs in your browser, so you can watermark PDF free without uploading the file you're branding — ideal for proofs, drafts and protecting original work.