About the Watermark PDF
Stamp a text watermark across your PDF pages to mark documents as confidential, draft or copyrighted. Adjust the size, transparency, color and layout.
Key features
- Any text: CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, COPY, your company name
- Diagonal, centered or tiled layouts
- Adjustable size, opacity and color
- Applied to every page
- Batch watermark several PDFs
- Private: processed in your browser
Stamp a watermark on your PDF
Mark documents as CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT or SAMPLE, or add your company name before sharing proposals, contracts, designs or reports. Type the text, choose a style and download the watermarked PDF.
Layouts
| Layout | Looks like | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Diagonal, centered | One large mark corner to corner | Drafts and confidential documents |
| Horizontal, centered | One mark across the middle | Labels such as COPY or SAMPLE |
| Tiled diagonal | Repeated across the whole page | Proofs and previews that shouldn't be reused |
Suggested settings
| Purpose | Text | Opacity | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal draft | DRAFT | 15% | Gray |
| Confidential report | CONFIDENTIAL | 20% | Red |
| Client proof | PREVIEW – Company Name | 15% (tiled) | Gray |
| Sample document | SAMPLE | 25% | Blue |
Good practice
- Keep it readable: the document must still be usable for its intended reader.
- Use a version label, such as "DRAFT v2", so old copies are easy to spot.
- Watermark last, after merging and numbering pages.
Related tools
Add page numbers, merge PDFs, or convert PDF to images for previews.
How to use the Watermark PDF
- Drag and drop your files into the upload area, or click Choose files.
- Set any options, such as quality, page size or page ranges.
- Click the convert button. Processing happens right in your browser.
- Download each result individually, or all of them as a ZIP.