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Add a watermark to a PDF

Protect your documents with a custom watermark, without upload, directly in your browser.

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Why add a watermark to a PDF?

A watermark is text or an image overlaid on PDF pages to indicate status: CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, COPY, or to protect intellectual property. It’s visual protection against unauthorized reproduction.

Document Flare adds watermarks locally. Your PDF is not sent over the internet.

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How to add a watermark with Document Flare

  1. Open the PDF editor.
  2. Select your PDF.
  3. Open the Watermark panel.
  4. Enter the watermark text, choose font, size, color, and opacity.
  5. Choose the position (center, diagonal, corner).
  6. Download the watermarked PDF.

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