PDF editor help

The Edit text tool lets you change the words that are already printed in a PDF: fix a typo, update a date or replace a price.

Add text places a new text box anywhere on the page, which is handy for filling in a form that has no fields, adding a note or labeling a diagram.

If your PDF already has interactive fields, the Fill form tool lets you complete them quickly from the keyboard.

Create field adds interactive form fields to any PDF, so other people can fill it in with any PDF reader.

Scanned documents and photos of paper are just images, so you cannot search, select or edit their text.

The Signature tool lets you add your handwritten signature to contracts, forms and letters without printing anything.

Markup tools help you point out what matters when you review a document.

Comments are sticky notes you pin to a spot on the page.

The Draw tool is for freehand marks: circling a detail, sketching an arrow or adding quick handwritten notes.

Shapes help you call attention to parts of a page: box a figure, circle a total or point an arrow at the field someone needs to fill.

Use the Image tool to put a logo on a letter, add a photo to a form or paste in a scanned stamp.

Stamps mark the status of a document at a glance, just like a rubber stamp on paper.

Whiteout works like correction tape: it paints a white box over part of the page so you can hide a mistake or type something new in its place.

Redaction permanently removes sensitive information such as names, account numbers or addresses.

Scans often come out sideways or upside down.

Drop blank pages, outdated sections or pages you should not share before sending a PDF.

When a scan comes out in the wrong order or you want an appendix at the end, move pages up or down in the Pages tool.

Need room for extra notes, a cover page or a second copy of a form page?

The Download button saves a new PDF with all your edits.

Convert & more in the top bar connects the editor to pdfty's server tools.

You can start editing in a few seconds, whether the PDF is on your computer, online or one you already worked on.

Search finds every place a word, name or number appears in the document, which is useful before redacting, highlighting or editing it.

Almost every tool in the editor has a one-key shortcut, so you can switch between editing, marking up and signing without reaching for the tool rail.

The pdfty editor is built to keep your documents on your own device.

Most problems with opening or editing a PDF come down to a handful of causes.