Add watermark into a PDF
Apply a text or image watermark in seconds to reinforce protection. Choose typography, transparency, and position.
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Watermarks help deter copying and identify document sources, reinforcing read-only protection. Add text or image watermarks securely with safe defaults and controlled settings.
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Read-Only PDF Handling: Add watermarks to multiple PDFs at once to clearly mark protected status.
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Read-Only PDF Handling: Easily change watermark position, transparency, and size while maintaining secure, view-only sharing.
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Read-Only PDF Handling: Works on Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS to support secure, protected document access.
The Trusted Tool for Enabling Read-Only PDF Handling
Apply text or logo watermarks to your PDF to reinforce read-only protection with precise placement and consistent results.
Flexibly Add Watermarks to PDFs
Apply text or image watermarks to preserve content integrity, prevent unauthorized modifications, and indicate provenance for view-only access.
How Does PDF Watermarking Work?
Configure watermark size, opacity, placement, and rotation to support controlled, read-only viewing. For text watermarks, adjust color, font size, and typography to ensure a high-quality, consistent result.
Work With Multiple Documents
Securely upload multiple files for read-only protection and unified watermarking. Apply consistent placement with default or custom positions. Download all protected PDFs when finished.
Add Watermark With Live Preview
Access instantly to preview the read-only watermark, then adjust size, placement, and opacity prior to applying protection.
Adjust Watermarks Easily
Use precise controls to set rotation and opacity, ensuring consistent, auditable read-only protection for each document.
Add Watermarks on Any Device
PdfRo enables secure Read-Only PDF Handling directly in your browser - no installation needed. Protect PDFs from modifications while enabling safe, view-only access across devices.
Protect Your Files With Watermarks
Protect PDFs from modifications and preserve content integrity with Read-Only Viewing. PdfRo enables secure, view-only sharing and preserves document provenance.
Reliable PDF Watermarking
Your files are protected with TLS encryption and automatically deleted shortly after processing, ensuring secure, controlled access and content integrity.
Cloud - Based Processing
All read-only handling and protection workflows occur in the cloud, conserving device resources while enabling secure, view-only access anywhere with internet.
How to Enable Read-Only PDF Handling for Safe Viewing
Step by Step Guide to Enabling Read-Only PDF Handling with Our Tool
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Step 1: Upload PDF File
- Drag and Drop Your PDFs into Our Secure Tool
- Upload files from your local computer or from Dropbox, for controlled sharing
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Step 2: Enable Read-Only View for a PDF
- Choose 'Place Text' or 'Place Image' to apply protective overlays in Read-Only Mode from the sidebar on the right.
- Read-Only PDF Handling: Add a text watermark to mark the document as view-only; enter your content in the input box on the sidebar to apply protection and preserve integrity.
- Read-Only PDF Handling: To apply an image watermark for secure, view-only sharing, click 'Add Image' to choose an image from your computer.
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Step 3: Set position on page
- Read-Only PDF Handling: Click “Default” and choose the position as header, center or footer to apply the watermark on the PDF page, reinforcing protected access.
- Read-Only PDF Handling: Or click 'Custom' and drag the watermark to place it, supporting controlled placement while maintaining content integrity.
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Step 4: Read-Only PDF Handling: Change opacity, rotation of the watermark or the format of the text watermark to preserve a secure, view-only state.
- Read-Only PDF Handling: Click and drag the rotation handle to rotate the watermark or adjust the transparency to maintain consistent protection.
- Read-Only PDF Handling: Click on the text watermark to change text color, font size, and font, while preserving content accuracy in a protected view.
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