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How do I add a stamp to a PDF?

Open PDF Stamp, upload your document, and apply a ready-made stamp such as Confidential, Draft, Approved or Paid — or type a custom one. Choose the pages, colour, angle and position, then download the stamped PDF. It all runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded.

  • Preset stamps: Confidential, Draft, Approved, Paid, Urgent and more
  • Custom text stamps with colour, rotation and opacity
  • Stamp specific pages or the whole document
  • 100% client-side — nothing leaves your device

What is

PDF Stamp

A tool that overlays a text stamp — a preset label like CONFIDENTIAL or DRAFT, or custom wording — onto chosen pages of a PDF, with control over colour, angle, size and position.

PDF Tools

Related terms

watermarkPDF annotationdocument stampoverlay

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, both are presets.

PDF Stamp includes ready-made labels such as Confidential, Draft, Approved, Paid and Urgent, plus a custom option so you can type any wording you need.

Yes, choose a page range.

You can apply the stamp to every page or select a specific range, and adjust its position so it does not cover important content.

No, it is stamped locally.

The document is modified in your browser with pdf-lib. No file is sent to a server, which keeps contracts and sensitive documents private.

A stamp is a bold status label.

A stamp is typically a short, prominent status label (like APPROVED) placed on the page, whereas a watermark is usually a faint background mark; this tool focuses on clear text stamps you control.

Detailed Explanation

How It Works

What PDF Stamp does

PDF Stamp overlays a text stamp onto your PDF pages. Pick a preset status label or enter custom wording, style it, choose the pages, and export a stamped PDF — all client-side so the document stays private.

  • Preset and custom text stamps
  • Per-page or whole-document
  • Runs in the browser
Methodology

How stamping works

The tool draws your stamp text onto the selected pages with pdf-lib, honouring the chosen font size, colour, rotation, opacity and position, then saves a new PDF with the stamp baked into the page content.

  • Text drawn via pdf-lib
  • Rotation, colour and opacity controls
Use Cases

Common use cases

Businesses mark documents CONFIDENTIAL or DRAFT, approvers add APPROVED or PAID, and teams flag URGENT or sample copies before sharing or archiving.

  • Status and approval labels
  • Draft and sample marking
Limitations

Limitations

Stamps are text overlays rather than certified digital signatures, so they indicate status but do not cryptographically prove authenticity. Once applied and flattened, a stamp becomes part of the page content.

  • Not a digital signature
  • Overlay becomes page content
Privacy & Security

Privacy

The PDF is stamped entirely in your browser. No document is uploaded, logged or stored, so confidential files remain on your device.

  • 100% local processing
  • Nothing uploaded