Open or drop a PDF, visually replace selectable text lines, or add text boxes, images, links, signatures, notes, shapes and drawings.
Important: text replacement covers the visible original line and draws the replacement. The downloaded PDF is flattened; its underlying text objects are not structurally rewritten.
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Quick answer: Visually replace selectable PDF text lines, then add text boxes, images, links, shapes, signatures, highlights or drawings. Replacement is flattened into the downloaded PDF; the original text objects are not structurally rewritten.
What is the PDF Editor?
This browser-based PDF editor can visually replace selectable text lines and add text boxes, highlights, images, signatures, links, shapes and drawings. Processing stays on your device.
Who needs this tool?
People correcting a name, contact line or short sentence in a selectable PDF, reviewers marking documents, teachers annotating work, and anyone adding signatures or notes.
What problem does it solve?
It handles quick visible corrections and annotations without uploading the file. The downloaded page is flattened, so this is visual replacement rather than structural editing of the PDF text objects.
How to Use
Upload a PDF.
Click a selectable text line and type the replacement, or choose an annotation tool.
Adjust size, colour or position if needed.
Export and download the flattened PDF.
Frequently Asked Questions
This tool visually replaces selectable text lines and adds text boxes, highlights, images, signatures, links, shapes and drawings in the browser.
It is useful for short visible corrections in selectable PDFs, document review, signatures, notes and classroom markup.
It lets you make quick visible corrections and annotations without uploading the PDF to a server.
Selectable text lines can be visually replaced: PDFdukan covers the original line and draws your replacement in the same area. The output is flattened and does not structurally rewrite the underlying PDF text objects. Scanned or image-only text needs OCR or a manual whiteout and text box.
Download your edited PDF before closing the tab. Browser tabs do not save changes automatically.
Yes. You can add as many text boxes, drawings, or highlights as you need on any page.
Yes. PDFdukan is free to use with no subscription or credit card required.
No account is needed to use this browser-based tool.
No. Processing happens inside your browser using JavaScript, so the file stays on your device.
Basic annotation works in modern mobile browsers, but precise text replacement and positioning are easier on a desktop browser.