Security

PDF Watermarking: Protect Your Documents

Learn how to add watermarks to PDF documents. Protect your content with custom text or image watermarks.

By PDF Tools Team•1/12/2025

7 min read

PDF Watermarking: Protect Your Documents

Watermarking is a powerful way to protect your PDF documents from unauthorized use and distribution. Whether you're sharing drafts, protecting intellectual property, or branding documents, watermarks provide visual security and ownership indication.

Add Watermark Now

Protect your documents with watermarks

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1. Upload PDF: Select document to watermark

2. Choose Type: Text or image watermark

3. Enter Content: Type text or upload image

4. Customize: Set opacity, rotation, size, position

5. Apply: Process and download watermarked document

Merge Watermarked PDFs

Combine protected documents

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Watermarking your PDFs adds a professional layer of protection and branding. When done correctly, it enhances document security without sacrificing usability or appearance.