Add Watermark

A watermark can show ownership, confidentiality, or branding in your PDF. With PDFgear, you can add text or image watermarks and customize their look.

• Launch PDFgear and open the PDF file you want to edit. Click the Edit tab in the top menu.

• Click the Watermark button and choose Add from the dropdown menu. In the pop-up settings window, you can configure your watermark:

Source

Text: Type custom text (e.g., Confidential, Draft) and set font, size, and color.

Image: Upload a logo or other image to use as the watermark.

Appearance

Rotation: Adjust the angle of the watermark (e.g., 45°).

Opacity: Control transparency so the watermark doesn’t cover the content.

Position: Choose whether the watermark appears above or behind the page content.

Page Range

All pages: Apply the watermark to the entire PDF.

Current page: Add the watermark only to the page you’re viewing.

Customize: Enter specific page numbers (e.g., 1, 3, 5–7).

• The Preview panel on the right shows how the watermark will look before you apply it.

• When finished, click Done. The watermark will be added to your selected pages.

• If you’re not satisfied with the result, go back to Watermark > Delete to remove the one you just added, and then add a new one.

💡 Note: For copyright protection, PDFgear does not let you remove watermarks already embedded in the original file.