Watermark PDF

overlay text on every page · batch mode

Drop a stack of PDFs and stamp the same watermark across every page of every file. Centered or in a corner, adjustable opacity, rotation, and font size.

When to use this tool

Stamp documents before sharing — DRAFT on a contract that's still in review, CONFIDENTIAL on a deck going to a small audience, your name + date on a CV before sending it out, or a status label on a deliverable so reviewers know which version they have. The watermark is a visual marker, not a security mechanism: anyone with a desktop PDF editor can remove it.

Step by step

1. Drop the PDFs. The same watermark will be applied to every page of every file.
2. Enter the watermark text (default DRAFT). Short text reads best — keep it under ~12 characters for the centered preset.
3. Pick a position. Centered (rotated, faint, background-style) or one of the four corners (visible badge).
4. Adjust font size, opacity, and rotation to taste. Defaults are sensible.
5. Click "Watermark & download". Each file appears in the output list with a thumbnail showing the result.

Common use cases

• "DRAFT" on contracts in review. Centered, 45°, low opacity. Removes ambiguity about which version is final.
• "CONFIDENTIAL" on internal decks. Top-right corner, higher opacity, smaller size. Visible without obscuring content.
• Your name + date on a CV. Bottom-right corner, low opacity, makes plagiarism harder.
• "REVIEW COPY — Do not distribute" on early-access manuscripts.
• Page-corner labels for archive sets. Stamp a project ID into every PDF before zipping the archive.
• Branding light-touch. Company name at the bottom of every page, low-opacity.

Common mistakes

• Treating it as security. Watermarks can be removed. For tamper-resistant marking, use digital signatures (a desktop-only feature today).
• Setting opacity to 1. The watermark will obscure body text. Stay at 0.15–0.4 for centered, 0.6–0.9 for corner badges.
• Long centered text at default size. Centered text doesn't wrap; use ≤12 characters or drop the font size to ~30.
• Forgetting it stamps every page. If you only want page 1 stamped, extract page 1, watermark it, and merge it back — there's no per-page selection inside this tool yet.

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