Add Watermark to PDF

Stamp a text watermark across every page of a PDF: customize text, position, size, color, opacity, and rotation, with a live preview, all in your browser.

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Common Use Cases

Stamp "DRAFT" diagonally across a contract before it's been signed
Mark internal reports as "CONFIDENTIAL" before circulating them
Add a company name or copyright notice across pages shared with a client
Stamp "SAMPLE" across a preview document before releasing the final paid version

About Add Watermark to PDF

Stamping a watermark across a document is one of the simplest ways to communicate a document's status at a glance: "CONFIDENTIAL" across an internal report, "DRAFT" across a contract that hasn't been signed yet, or a company name across pages shared with a client before a deal closes. Most free watermarking tools online require uploading the document to a server first, which is an awkward tradeoff for exactly the kind of files people watermark: drafts, contracts, and internal reports that are sensitive by definition.

This tool reads your PDF directly in the browser and stamps your chosen text onto every page using the same in-memory PDF engine used by the rest of AllCoreKit's PDF tools: no upload before you configure the watermark, and no upload after you download the result. The text is drawn directly into the page content, not layered on as an image, so it stays sharp at any zoom level and the file size barely changes.

You control the text, its position (any of nine anchor points across the page, from a corner to dead-center), font size, color, opacity, and rotation angle. The classic diagonal 45° "CONFIDENTIAL" look is the default, but a horizontal footer-style stamp or a subtle corner mark work just as well. A live preview shows exactly how the watermark will sit on the page as you adjust each setting, so there's no guessing and no repeated trial-and-error downloads.

Once the settings look right, one click stamps every page of the document and hands you back a new PDF; the original file is never modified, and nothing about the process ever touches a network request.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere while I set up the watermark?
No. The file is read directly into your browser's memory as soon as you select it, and the live preview and final watermarking both run locally using client-side JavaScript. No upload happens at any point, even if your connection drops after the page has loaded.
Does the watermark get applied to every page?
Yes. The same text, position, size, color, opacity, and rotation are stamped onto every page of the document in one pass, and there's currently no option to watermark only a subset of pages.
How accurate is the live preview compared to the final PDF?
The preview is rendered at the exact aspect ratio of your PDF's page size and uses the same position, rotation, and alignment logic used to generate the final file, so what you see is what you'll get. It shows a blank page outline rather than your actual page content, since the watermark itself, not the underlying content, is what you're configuring.
Will the watermark reduce the quality of my PDF?
No. The watermark text is drawn directly as vector text on top of the existing page content. It isn't rasterized or re-compressed, so your original content stays exactly as sharp as before, and the file size increase is minimal (just the watermark text itself).
Can I watermark a password-protected PDF?
Not currently: encrypted or password-protected PDFs can't be read in the browser and will show an error when you try to load them. Remove the password using your PDF viewer's own tools first, then watermark the unprotected file.

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