Add Text to PDF

What does the Add Text to PDF tool do?

The FreePDF Add Text tool opens your PDF in the browser editor. Pick the Text tool, click anywhere on the page, type your text, and drag it into exact position.

On export, pdf-lib writes your text into the document at the right coordinates. The original page content is untouched.

How to add text to

1. 1
   Open your PDF in the editor

   Drag and drop your document — it renders page by page in your browser.

2. 2
   Select the Text tool

   Click the Text tool in the toolbar, then click anywhere on the page where you want text.

3. 3
   Type and position

   Enter your text, press Enter to commit, then drag it into position with the Select tool.

4. 4
   Download the updated PDF

   pdf-lib writes your text onto the page and saves the document in your browser.

What FreePDF Add Text to PDF can do

• Click anywhere to place a text box
• Drag text into exact position
• Undo/redo support while editing
• Works entirely in your browser

Privacy — your files stay on your device

Add Text to PDF runs entirely inside your browser using the same open-source engine stack that powers all FreePDF tools. Your files are loaded into browser memory, processed on your CPU, and written back out as a direct download. Nothing is sent to any server — you can verify this in your browser devtools → Network tab. Close the tab and everything is cleared from memory.

Supported devices and browsers

Known limitations

FreePDF is honest about what it can and cannot do:

• Text is added as an overlay — original text cannot be edited in place
• Standard PDF fonts are used on export
• Very long text may need splitting into multiple boxes