Before processing
Choose text or an image you are authorized to apply, then plan position, scale, opacity, rotation, page range, and contrast against both light and dark pages.
Online PDF tool
Add a custom watermark to PDF pages
Mark a PDF as confidential, draft, approved, or branded by placing consistent text or imagery across the required pages.
Nothing to install, and your first eligible task finishes before you sign in. TapScanner has 100M+ mobile downloads
Drop your PDF here
Drag a file in, or choose one — it opens in the workspace below, already loaded.
PDF, up to 20 MB. Larger files still work — add them in the workspace itself.
What you get
A PDF marked with your chosen text or image
Apply a visible label across selected pages and control its placement and appearance before exporting the marked document.
- Use text or image watermarks
- Control position and appearance
- Apply marks across pages
See the workflow before you start
Add Watermark to PDF: from your file to a checked result
Apply a visible label across selected pages and control its placement and appearance before exporting the marked document. The three decisions below show what to provide, what to configure, and what to verify before you share the output.
Choose the PDF you want to mark.
Create the watermark and adjust its placement.
Apply it to the chosen pages and download the result.
Your file
1Choose the setting
2Ready to review
3Result to check
Create a DRAFT watermark, adjust its visibility and position, then inspect every applied page before sharing.
Plan the job
Prepare and verify Add Watermark to PDF
A quick source check prevents avoidable rework. After processing, open the output and verify the details that matter for this specific PDF task.
Before relying on the result
Inspect representative pages to confirm the watermark is readable without hiding signatures or data, appears on the intended pages, and does not imply access control.
How it works
How to use Add Watermark to PDF in three steps
Choose the PDF you want to mark.
Create the watermark and adjust its placement.
Apply it to the chosen pages and download the result.
Complete the job
Add Watermark to PDF from upload to a checked result
Follow the whole path before you start: choose the source, set the job, run the workspace, verify the output, and continue only when the result is right for its next use.
Choose the source
Configure the job
Run the tool
Check the result
Continue
After processing
Review, download, and continue after Add Watermark to PDF
A completed result still deserves a quick check. Keep the original, inspect the output type and contents, and decide what should happen next before you share it.
Output to verify
Result type: PDF outputApply a visible label across selected pages and control its placement and appearance before exporting the marked document.
Check page order, orientation, text, permissions, and any visible signatures before sharing the PDF.
Review the output
Check page order, text, orientation, and the number of files in the workspace before sending anything.
Download your copy
Use the workspace Download action after the result is ready. A browser handoff does not prove that a file was saved to disk.
Delete now when offered
If this workspace offers Delete now, use it after downloading. Availability depends on the tool and current result path.
Continue with the next task
Keep the source until you have verified the result, then move to a related PDF task or return to the tools catalog.
Practical example
Mark a review copy as DRAFT
Starting point
A proposal is being circulated for feedback and must be clearly distinguished from the approved final version.
Result to check
Create a DRAFT watermark, adjust its visibility and position, then inspect every applied page before sharing.
Premium and Add Watermark to PDF
When Add Watermark to PDF needs more than Free
Free covers three completed jobs a day, 25 files, 100 MB, and 500 pages per task. Premium raises those limits and adds OCR, existing-text editing, repair, compare, forms, and automation.
Usually next: Keep the result and move straight into the next tool without re-uploading.
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- OCR that makes scans searchable and selectable
- Editing the text that already exists in a PDF
- Repair for files that refuse to open
- Compare two revisions and see what changed
- Up to 100 files and 1 GB in one task, no page cap
- No daily job cap, subject to fair-use protection
Work with confidence
Clear limits and an output you can review
Know the access level
The first eligible task can be completed before login. Current file, page, and usage limits are shown in the workspace.
Keep document data out of analytics
TapScanner web's application data layer rejects filenames and document contents. Published analytics destinations require separate configuration verification.
Temporary storage during processing
Hosted processing paths may use temporary files. In the pinned core's normal download path, the output file is removed when the stream closes; scheduled cleanup covers stale temporary files.
Hosted processing
Web tools may send files to TapScanner's hosted processing service. We do not currently offer a customer-selectable processing region, so do not assume processing stays on your device or in a particular country.
Delete when offered
Delete-now is available only when a result screen explicitly offers it; it is not yet supported by every web tool.
Check the finished file
Open the downloaded result and verify important pages, values, formatting, and permissions before relying on it.
Compare PDF tools
Choose between Add Watermark to PDF and the next likely tools
Match the tool to the result you need now. The current choice is shown first, followed by three focused alternatives for a different document outcome.
Current tool
Add Watermark to PDF
- Choose this tool when you need
- A PDF marked with your chosen text or image
Alternative
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- Choose this tool when you need
- A consistently numbered PDF ready for reference
Alternative
Protect PDF
- Choose this tool when you need
- A password-protected PDF copy for controlled opening
Alternative
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- Choose this tool when you need
- A PDF with your visual signature placed on the page
Questions
Add Watermark to PDF FAQ
Can I use Add Watermark to PDF for free?
Yes. Your first eligible task can be completed before login. TapScanner shows the current file, page, and daily limits before processing.
Can I control watermark transparency?
Use the appearance controls available in the tool to balance readability of the document with visibility of the watermark.
Do I need to install software for Add Watermark to PDF?
No. TapScanner runs in a modern web browser, so you can upload, process, and download the result without installing desktop software.
Ready to use Add Watermark to PDF?
Add your file and finish the job. The limits that apply are shown before processing starts, not after it fails.
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