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Edit PDF Online with a Free PDF Editor

Retype lines, add text and pictures, white out mistakes and insert links, right on the page.

About Edit PDF

Edit PDF files in this PDF editor without hunting for the Word document they came from. The pages open in your browser, and a toolbar lets you place text, pictures, boxes, circles, arrows, ticks and web links wherever you click. Choose Edit text, click a line, and it's covered by a box holding the same words, ready for you to fix a date, a price or a name. Once the details are right, Sign PDF places your signature on the page.

White-out works like correction tape, and any text sitting completely under it is deleted from the file, not just hidden. New text uses a standard font that includes Chinese characters, so it may not match the original typeface exactly. Scanned pages contain pictures of text rather than real text, so use Add text and White-out on those instead of Edit text.

How to use Edit PDF

  1. 1
    Open the PDF

    Click Choose file or drop a document here to edit PDF pages in the browser. It uploads in the background.

  2. 2
    Pick a tool

    Edit text changes an existing line. Add text, Picture, White-out, Box, Circle, Arrow, Tick and Link add something new.

  3. 3
    Adjust your changes

    Drag items to move them, pull a corner to resize, and set size, color, bold or alignment on the right. Undo steps back.

  4. 4
    Save the PDF

    Click Save PDF to download the edited copy.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • Retype existing lines

    Click a line of real text and change it in place. The old words underneath are removed rather than covered.

  • White-out that erases

    Text fully under a white-out box is taken out of the page, so copying or searching can't find it later.

  • Pictures, shapes and ticks

    Add a logo or photo, boxes, circles and arrows, and tick or cross marks in your own colors and line widths.

  • Working links

    Draw a link area and give it a web address or an email link that opens in any PDF reader.

FAQ

Edit PDF: questions and answers

Can I edit PDF text that's already there?
Yes, on PDFs with real text. Pick Edit text, click the line and change the words in the box that appears. The replacement uses a standard font, so it can look slightly different from the rest. If you only want to mark the text up, Annotate PDF adds highlights and comments without changing it.
Why can't I edit PDF text on a scanned page?
A scan is a picture of text, so there are no words to retype. Cover the old words with White-out and type the new ones with Add text.
Does white-out really remove what's underneath?
Text lying completely inside a white-out box is deleted from the page, so it can't be copied or found by search. Anything only partly covered stays in the file, so draw the box a little larger than the words.
Is it free to edit PDF files here?
Editing on screen costs nothing, and saving the result counts as one task. Visitors get 2 tasks in total and free accounts 2 a day with files up to 50 MB, while VIP has no limit and takes files up to 1 GB.
Who can see my PDF while I edit it?
Only you. The pages are drawn in your browser, the file reaches our server over HTTPS so your edits can be applied, and it's deleted automatically after an hour.
Share Edit PDF with a friendIt runs in any browser, and they can try it without signing up.

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