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A PDF editor allows you to modify PDF documents without altering the original layout or formatting. Unlike simple viewers, an editor enables you to add annotations, highlights, text, images, shapes, and comments directly onto the PDF.
Why use an online PDF editor?
Key Features
Select your PDF document. Our tool loads it directly in your browser – no file upload to servers.
Use toolbar tools to add text, highlights, comments, shapes, images, or search within the document.
Save your edited PDF with all annotations preserved. Original quality maintained.
This editor allows you to add new text layers over existing content, but cannot modify pre-existing text characters directly. For direct text editing, you would need a PDF text editor tool. However, you can:
No, all processing happens locally in your browser. We don't store, upload, or transmit your PDF files to any server. This means:
You can add various annotation types to your PDF:
Yes, annotations added with this tool can be edited or removed before downloading. For removing existing annotations from a PDF, use our Remove Annotations tool.
Note: Some PDFs may have "flattened" annotations that cannot be removed without affecting the underlying content.
The only limitation is your browser's available memory. Generally, you can edit PDFs up to:
For very large files, consider using our Compress PDF tool first to reduce file size.