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How do I add a watermark to a PDF?
Updated July 2026
Adding a watermark stamps text or an image — like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL — across every page at the opacity and angle you choose. In Arthize you open the watermark tool, then add your pdf, then design the watermark, then download, and download the result — free, with no watermark.
Answer
Adding a watermark stamps text or an image — like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL — across every page at the opacity and angle you choose. In Arthize you open the watermark tool, then add your pdf, then design the watermark, then download, and download the result — free, with no watermark.
More about watermark pdf
A watermark can be text or an image applied across every page.
Opacity and angle control how prominent the mark is.
Watermarks are useful for marking drafts and confidential copies.
How to add a watermark to a PDF
- 1
Open the watermark tool
Sign in and open the Watermark tool.
- 2
Add your PDF
Upload the document to stamp.
- 3
Design the watermark
Set the text or image, opacity, angle and position.
- 4
Download
Get a watermarked PDF.
Common questions
- How do I add a watermark to a PDF?
- Adding a watermark stamps text or an image — like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL — across every page at the opacity and angle you choose. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
- Can I add a CONFIDENTIAL stamp to every page?
- Adding a watermark stamps text or an image — like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL — across every page at the opacity and angle you choose. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
- Is adding a watermark free?
- Adding a watermark stamps text or an image — like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL — across every page at the opacity and angle you choose. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
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