Remove a watermark from a PDF
Find the watermarks in your PDF, see each one, and remove only the ones you tick.
- Files never leave your device
- Free, no signup, no watermark
- Works on any browser
How to remove a watermark from a PDF
- 1Choose your PDF
- 2Tick the watermarks to remove and check the preview
- 3Download the clean PDF
About Remove watermark
A PDF watermark remover that reads the page content itself: it finds watermark annotations, content marked as a watermark artifact, optional-content layers named Watermark, pictures and drawings repeated across pages, and text set at an angle or in large or faint type that repeats. You pick what goes; only those operators are cut from the page, so the rest of the document is untouched.
See also: Add watermark, Flatten PDF
Useful for
- Remove "DRAFT" from the final version of your document
- Take an old logo off your own templates
- Clean a PDF exported with a trial watermark you have since licensed
- Remove "CONFIDENTIAL" before publishing your own report
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of watermarks can be removed?+
Watermarks added by PDF software: watermark annotations and stamps, watermark layers (Acrobat, Word, Foxit, PDF-XChange), a logo or picture repeated on every page, and text drawn at an angle, very large or faint, like "DRAFT", "CONFIDENTIAL" or "SAMPLE".
Does the rest of the page change?+
No. Only the drawing instructions of the watermark are removed. Text stays selectable, pictures keep their quality and nothing moves.
Why was no watermark found?+
When the watermark is part of a scanned image or was merged into the page drawing, it cannot be separated from the content. You can still cover it with Whiteout or Redact in the editor.
Can I choose what to remove?+
Yes. Every finding is listed with the pages it appears on, and a before and after slider shows the result before you download. Items the file itself marks as a watermark are ticked for you; the others you tick yourself.
Is it legal to remove a watermark?+
Remove watermarks only from documents you own or have permission to change, such as your own drafts, templates or exports. Do not use it to take content you have no rights to.
Are my files uploaded?+
No. The PDF is processed in your browser, so it never leaves your device.