# Edit a PDF — replace text, add shapes & images, no upload

> A full PDF editor in your browser: click existing text to replace it, add formatted text, draw shapes and arrows, place images, and whiteout regions. No upload — everything runs on your device.

Open a PDF and edit it like a document: click a line of text to replace the words, add new formatted text boxes, draw rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows with your own stroke and fill colors, place images, freehand-draw, or whiteout a region. Every change is composed on your device with pdf-lib, so the file is never uploaded.

Most PDF edits shouldn't require a round trip to a server or a desktop suite: fixing a typo, adding a note, boxing a figure, dropping in a logo, or covering a stray mark. This editor brings those into one canvas — select existing text to rewrite it, add formatted text, draw shapes and arrows, place images, draw freehand, and whiteout regions — all on the page, all on your device.

Editing existing text is a hybrid: the tool attempts a real in-place rewrite of the document's text and, when the original font can't be edited cleanly (subset or CID fonts, kerning that splits a word), it falls back to covering the original and redrawing your text so the result is reliable across real-world PDFs. New text and shapes are drawn with pdf-lib using standard fonts, keeping the rest of the document untouched.

For a single quick text box use Add text; for highlights and sticky notes use Annotate; to permanently remove sensitive content use Redact; and to sign use Sign.

## How to

1. **Open the PDF.** Drop the document you want to edit and pick a page.
2. **Pick a tool.** Choose Edit text, Add text, a shape, Draw, Image, or Whiteout from the palette.
3. **Edit on the page.** Click existing text to replace it, drag to place an object, then set colors, size, and stroke or fill.
4. **Download.** Save the edited PDF; edits and objects are baked in and standard fonts embedded.

## FAQ

### Can I replace text that's already in the PDF?

Yes. Click a line of text and edit it in place. The tool first tries a true in-place rewrite of the underlying text; when a font can't be edited cleanly it automatically covers the original and redraws your new text so it still works on any PDF.

### Can I add shapes and pick their colors?

Yes — draw rectangles, ellipses, lines, and arrows, and set the stroke color and width plus an optional fill color for closed shapes.

### Can I add images and freehand drawings?

Yes. Place PNG or JPEG images anywhere on the page, and use the Draw tool for freehand strokes with your chosen color and thickness.

### How do I hide something without redacting?

Use Whiteout to cover a region with an opaque box. For permanent, secure removal of sensitive content, use Redact instead.

### Is my PDF uploaded to edit it?

No. The page is rendered and all edits composed with pdf-lib in your browser, so the document never leaves your device.


## Related tools

- [Add text](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/add-text)
- [Annotate](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/annotate)
- [Redact](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/redact)
- [Sign](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/sign-pdf)

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