The free Edit PDF tool lets you change the text in a document. Use find and replace to fix a typo, correct a name, or update a date, and edit the document properties such as title, author, and keywords. Replacements start at the same position and use the same color as the original text, in a Helvetica-style sans-serif font that follows the weight and style of the original. It is free, adds no watermark, and needs no account.
A clear word on what this tool is for. It edits the existing text in a PDF: you tell it what to find and what to replace it with, and it makes the change in place. It is ideal for corrections and updates. It is not a full word processor, so it does not reflow paragraphs or let you retype a whole page as if it were a Word document. And because it works on real text, it cannot edit a scanned PDF, which is a picture of text. OCR can add a hidden text layer to a scan, but the picture of the old words stays on the page, so an edit would be written on top of it.
How to Edit a PDF
- Upload your PDF. Select the file or drag it onto the upload area.
- Enter your edits. Type the text you want to find and the text to replace it with. You can also update the document properties.
- Click Save Changes. The tool removes the old text and writes the new text where the old text started.
- Download. Save the edited PDF to your device.
Find, Replace, and Correct
Most PDF edits are small but important: a wrong date, a misspelled name, an outdated figure. Retyping the whole document to fix one word is overkill. This tool replaces every match of the text you enter, in any letter case and even inside a longer word. It removes the old text from the page and writes the new text where the old text started, in the same color and normally the same size, in a Helvetica-style sans-serif font that follows the weight and style of the original. For fixing and updating existing content, it is the direct way to edit a PDF.
What Happens to My File?
Your PDF is processed on our server. The uploaded file is deleted when processing ends, whether it succeeds or fails. The edited result is stored in a folder with a random name, stays available to download for about two hours, and is then deleted automatically. Uploads and downloads use HTTPS.
When to Edit a PDF
- Fixing a typo. Correct a spelling mistake without recreating the document.
- Updating a detail. Change a date, price, or name in a finished file.
- Editing document properties. Update the title, author, or keywords stored in the PDF.
- Making a quick correction. Amend existing text directly rather than starting over.
Related PDF Tools
To make a scanned file searchable, run OCR, though the scanned picture itself stays as it is. To remove sensitive text entirely, use Redact PDF, or compare two versions to check your edits.
