# Add Watermark to PDF Online For Free > Add text or image watermarks to your PDF for free. Simple online tool to brand and secure your files instantly. - **URL**: https://templated.io/tools/watermark-pdf/ --- ## Add text or image watermarks to your PDF. Customize style, opacity, and placement pattern. \*All processing happens in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded to any server. ## How to Add a Watermark to PDF 1. Upload your **PDF file**. 2. Choose **Text** or **Image** watermark type. 3. Customize the watermark settings (text/image, size, opacity, rotation). 4. Select a **placement pattern** — center, repeat across the page, or a specific corner. 5. Click **"Apply Watermark & Download"**. Why Use Our PDF Watermark Tool? The easiest way to protect and brand your PDF documents 100% Private All processing happens directly in your browser. Your PDF files are never uploaded to any server. Text & Image Watermarks Add text watermarks or upload your own logo/image. Supports PNG, JPG, SVG, and WebP formats. Flexible Placement Place watermarks in the center, repeat across the entire page, or position in any corner. Fully Customizable Control size, opacity, rotation, and color. Fine-tune every detail of your watermark. No Quality Loss The original PDF content remains untouched. We only add the watermark overlay on top. No Signup Required Start adding watermarks immediately. No account, no email, no registration needed. ## Why Add Watermarks to PDFs? Watermarking PDFs is a common practice for **protecting intellectual property, branding documents, and indicating document status**. Whether you're marking a document as "Confidential", "Draft", "Sample", or adding your company logo, watermarks provide a clear visual indicator. Common use cases include marking legal contracts as drafts, branding proposals with your company logo, adding "Confidential" stamps to sensitive documents, and watermarking sample documents to prevent unauthorized use. Our free tool makes it easy to add professional text or image watermarks without installing any software. Everything runs in your browser for maximum privacy and convenience. ## Need to Automate? Watermark PDFs via API instead Generating contracts, certificates or reports in your app? The [Watermark PDF API](https://templated.io/watermark-pdf-api/) renders each PDF with a DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL or per-recipient watermark in one REST call, and the [PDF Generator API](https://templated.io/pdf-generator-api/) handles the rest of the document. Zapier, Make, Bubble, n8n, Airtable, Activepieces What our customers say People love how great our product works and how we're always there to help [Rated 4.7](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/templated.io) > "Business pressures now demand almost a 24x7 operation. The difference between choosing one SaaS product or another isn't just down to the technical capabilities of each, but down to their responsiveness when it doesn't quite work. 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Strong recommendation!" > > Tracy C (July 17, 2026) > "The editor is easy to use, very similar to Canva and the API is simple enough to integrate on the backend." > > Halem Wenderson, Developer at Telvetto (20 February 2024) PDF Watermark FAQs Common questions about adding watermarks to PDFs ### Is this tool free? Yes, our watermark tool is completely free with no limitations. Add watermarks to as many PDFs as you need without signing up. ### Is my PDF secure? Absolutely. All processing happens directly in your browser using JavaScript. Your PDF is never uploaded to our servers or any third party. ### What image formats are supported for watermarks? You can upload PNG, JPG/JPEG, SVG, and WebP images as watermarks. PNG images with transparency work best for logo watermarks. ### What does the "Repeat" pattern do? The repeat pattern tiles your watermark across the entire page in a grid, which is commonly used for "Confidential" or "Draft" stamps to make the watermark impossible to crop out. ### Will the watermark affect the PDF quality? No. The watermark is added as a transparent overlay. The original content of your PDF remains completely unchanged. ### Can I remove the watermark later? The watermark is embedded into the PDF. To get the original version, keep a copy of the file before watermarking. ### Can I watermark only specific pages? Yes! You can apply the watermark to all pages, the first page only, odd pages only, or even pages only. ### Is there an API to watermark PDFs? Yes. If your app generates the PDFs, the [Watermark PDF API](https://templated.io/watermark-pdf-api/) adds text or logo watermarks per document via REST, with cURL, Node.js and Python examples. This free tool is best for one-off files. Need a Better Solution for Automated PDF Generation? 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