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PDF Text Editor

Click any existing text in your PDF to edit it in place, or add new text anywhere on the page. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

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How to Use PDF Text Editor

Upload your PDF by clicking the upload area or dragging the file onto it. The tool renders all pages in your browser and automatically detects the text positions on each page — nothing is sent to any server. Once loaded, hover over any existing text on a page and it will highlight in amber, indicating it is editable.

Click the highlighted text to enter edit mode: a white box opens over the original text and you can type your replacement. Press Enter or click outside to confirm. Modified text shows a subtle blue tint. To insert completely new text, switch to Add Text mode and click anywhere on the page. When you are done, click Download PDF — the tool replaces each changed text segment with your edited version and saves the result.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does editing existing PDF text work? expand_more

PDF.js extracts the text content and position of every text element in the PDF. The tool places invisible editable overlays on top of those positions. When you click one, a white box covers the original rendered text so you can type a replacement. On download, pdf-lib paints a white rectangle over the original and draws your new text at the same coordinates.

Will the font look the same after editing? expand_more

Edited text is redrawn using Helvetica (a standard PDF font). If the original used a custom embedded font, the font style will change. The position and size will be preserved as closely as possible.

Can I edit text in a scanned PDF? expand_more

No. Scanned PDFs are images — there is no selectable text for the tool to detect. For scanned documents you would need OCR (optical character recognition) first.

Are my files uploaded anywhere? expand_more

No. Everything runs entirely in your browser using PDF.js and pdf-lib. Your file never leaves your device.

What if I want to delete a piece of text entirely? expand_more

Click the text to edit it, select all and delete, then click outside. Leaving the field blank erases the original text from the downloaded PDF by painting a white rectangle over it.

Can I also add brand-new text that was not in the original PDF? expand_more

Yes — switch to Add Text mode in the toolbar and click anywhere on the page. A text box appears which you can type into, drag, resize, and style with the font controls.