Type on a PDF · 40+ fonts
Add text to a PDF online, free
Click anywhere on the page and start typing. Choose from more than 40 fonts, set the size, colour and alignment, add a background if the text sits on a picture, and download the PDF. It all happens in your browser — the file is never uploaded.
- Free
- No upload
- No sign-up
- No watermark
- Works offline
How to add text to a PDF
Open the PDF
Click Add text to a PDF and choose the file, or drag it onto the page.
Click and type
With the Text tool, click where the text should start and type. Drag the corners to make the box wrap, or leave it to grow with the text.
Style it and download
Pick a font, size and colour in the panel on the right; use bold, italic, underline and alignment. Press Download PDF when it looks right.
Text that fits the document
40+ fonts
Classic serif, sans and mono faces plus handwriting styles, embedded into the PDF so it looks the same everywhere.
Size, colour and alignment
Any size, any colour, left, centre or right, with adjustable line height.
Background box
Give the text a solid background to cover what was there or to sit on top of an image.
Dates and page numbers
Type
{date},{page}or{pages}and Bullet PDF fills them in — handy for headers and footers.Move, rotate, duplicate
Drag text anywhere, rotate it, copy it to another page, undo any step.
Replace existing text
Need to change words that are already there? The Edit text tool retypes them in place.
Questions about this tool
Can I type on a scanned PDF?
Yes. A scanned page is an image, and you can place text boxes on top of it just like on any other page. Use a background colour on the text box to hide what is underneath.
Will the fonts look the same for the person I send it to?
Yes. The fonts you use are embedded in the PDF, so it looks identical in any reader on any device.
Can I edit the text that is already in the PDF?
Yes, on typed (not scanned) documents. Switch to the Edit text tool, click a line and retype it. See Edit PDF.
Is there a limit on how much text I can add?
No. Add as many text boxes as you like on as many pages as you like, free.
Does adding text change the rest of the PDF?
No. Bullet PDF keeps the original pages intact and draws your text on top, so the layout, images and existing form fields stay exactly as they were.
Ready?
It opens in a second. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
Add text to a PDF