# Add text to a PDF

> Add a line of text to a PDF in your browser. Pick the pages, size, color, and position. No upload, no account. The text stays selectable.

Type on a page in your browser

Add text places one upright block on the pages you choose. A name, a date, a file label, or a short note. You pick the size, the color, and the corner or center. pdf-lib draws real text in this browser, so you can still select it in the download. The original on disk is unchanged.

Use a watermark when you want the same word repeated, faded, or diagonal. Use this page when the words should read like part of the page. Unlock password-protected PDFs on your computer first. Western European letters, numbers, and common punctuation work. Other scripts are refused so a missing glyph is not saved as a blank. Close the tab and the working files are gone.

Free. There is no paid tier. No account. They stay on your computer. Nothing is uploaded.

## How to add text to a PDF

1. Drop one PDF. It is read in this tab, never uploaded.
2. Type the text. Up to 8 lines and 240 characters.
3. Choose a size, a color, and a position. Pick the pages that should get the text.
4. Add the text and download. The file you dropped stays on disk.

## Add text to a PDF without uploading

Most “add text to pdf” sites take the file and stamp it on a server. This page draws the letters in JavaScript. There is no account and no queue. If it fails, the file never sat on someone else’s disk.

Need the same word repeated across the page? Use [Watermark PDF](https://lovethispdf.com/tools/watermark-pdf.md).

## Questions

### Can I add text to a PDF without uploading it?

Yes. LoveThisPDF draws the text in this tab and writes a new file on your device. Nothing is sent to a server.

### Will the text still be selectable?

Yes. The words are real PDF text, not a picture of letters. You can select them in the download.

### How is this different from a watermark?

A watermark repeats a stamp, often faded or on a diagonal. This tool places one upright block, and you choose where it sits.

### Which letters can I use?

Western European letters, numbers, and common punctuation. Other scripts are refused. Curly quotes are straightened before the file is saved.

### Will this change my original PDF?

No. You download a new file. The PDF you dropped stays on disk.

## Related tools

- [Watermark PDF](https://lovethispdf.com/tools/watermark-pdf.md): Repeat a faded or diagonal stamp across the page.
- [Page numbers](https://lovethispdf.com/tools/page-numbers.md): Add a folio in the header or footer.
- [Sign PDF](https://lovethispdf.com/tools/sign-pdf.md): Place a drawn or typed signature.
- [Stamp logo](https://lovethispdf.com/tools/stamp-logo.md): Put an image on the first page or on chosen pages.
- [Fill PDF](https://lovethispdf.com/tools/fill-pdf.md): Fill real form fields when the PDF already has them.