🆓 Free Online Tool

Add Watermark to PDF – Free Online Tool, No Upload

Protect your documents, mark drafts, or brand your PDFs with a diagonal text watermark. Folium's Add Watermark tool stamps custom text across every page at your chosen opacity — instantly, in your browser, with no file upload to any server.

✅ 100% Free 🔒 No Upload ⚡ Instant Results 📱 Works on Mobile 🚫 No Watermark
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Why Use ItBenefits of Add Watermark

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Custom Text

Enter any watermark text — CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, your company name, or anything else.

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Three Opacity Levels

Light (15%), Medium (30%), or Heavy (50%) — choose how prominent the stamp appears.

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Private Processing

Your PDF never leaves your device. All stamping happens inside your browser.

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All Pages Stamped

The watermark is applied to every page of the PDF simultaneously.

How It Works3 Simple Steps

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Upload Your PDF

Drop your PDF or click Choose File. Any PDF size is supported.

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Enter Watermark Text

Type your watermark text (e.g. CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, DO NOT COPY) and choose an opacity level.

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Download Watermarked PDF

Click Add Watermark. Your stamped PDF downloads immediately with the diagonal text on every page.

When to Use ItCommon Use Cases

Protect Draft Documents

Mark in-progress reports and proposals as DRAFT before sharing for review.

Confidential Files

Add CONFIDENTIAL to sensitive documents before distributing to limited audiences.

Proof Copies

Stamp PROOF or SAMPLE across design or contract previews before final sign-off.

Branding

Add your company name or website URL as a watermark to branded PDF documents.

Privacy & SecurityYour Files Are Safe

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No upload. No storage. No tracking.

Watermarking is performed entirely within your browser using pdf-lib. The tool reads your PDF from local memory, draws the watermark text onto each page's canvas, and saves the resulting file back to your device. No data is ever uploaded to any server.

FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Currently only text watermarks are supported. For image-based watermarks, you would need a desktop application like Adobe Acrobat.
The watermark is drawn directly onto each page as vector text. It is not a separate layer, so it cannot be removed with a simple layer-delete operation in a standard PDF viewer.
The current tool uses bold grey text at a 45° diagonal. Advanced font and color customisation is on our roadmap.
Yes. All pages are processed in a single batch regardless of page count.
The watermark is semi-transparent and placed in the centre of each page. At Light opacity, it's barely noticeable behind the content.

Add a watermark to PDF online for free with Folium — custom text, three opacity levels, no upload, no signup. Stamp CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, or any text across every page in seconds. Completely private and free.