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About Write on PDF
Write on PDF lets you type, annotate, sign and save PDFs directly in Chrome.
Version 1.2 is a big upgrade from the original 1.0 release. The editor is still lightweight and simple, but now includes signatures, images, handwriting, drawing tools, shapes, search, multi-select, copy and paste, password-protected PDFs and more.
No accounts. No uploads. No watermarks. Your PDFs stay on your device.
What you can do
• Type anywhere on a PDF
• Add wrapping text boxes
• Change font, size, colour and formatting
• Highlight text and add comments
• Draw or write freely with the pen tool
• Add rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows, ticks and crosses
• Draw your signature directly
• Import a signature from an image and reuse it
• Add images, stamps, logos or screenshots to a PDF
• Use handwriting-style fonts
• Find text across the document
• Select and move multiple annotations together
• Copy and paste annotations
• Zoom, rotate and fit pages
• Print or save the finished PDF
New since version 1.0
Version 1.2 brings a much more complete editing experience:
• Password-protected PDFs
Open protected PDFs with their password, then annotate, sign, print or save normally.
• Better signatures
Draw a signature or import one from an image and reuse it whenever you need.
• Images and handwriting
Add images anywhere on the document and use handwriting-style fonts for more natural-looking notes.
• Pen and shape tools
Draw freely or add lines, arrows, rectangles, ellipses, ticks and crosses.
• Find
Search for text across your PDF without manually scanning every page.
• Multi-select
Select several annotations together and move or manage them at once.
• Copy and paste
Quickly duplicate text, signatures, images, shapes and other annotations.
• Improved text editing
Better text boxes, positioning and formatting throughout the editor.
Private by design
Write on PDF works locally in your browser.
Your PDFs and annotations are not uploaded to a server.
No account.
No tracking.
No analytics.
No watermark.
Free and open source
Write on PDF is free to use and open source by CodeKP.
Same lightweight editor. A lot more capable.