PageYak

Edit a PDF

Change words, add text, white out mistakes, highlight, draw and add pictures. Free, and your file never leaves this device.

One PDF file.

Processed on this device. Nothing is uploaded. How it works

Very large files depend on your device's memory.

How to edit a PDF

  1. 1

    Choose your PDF

    Tap Choose PDF file, or drop it onto the box. The first page appears, ready to edit.

  2. 2

    Make your changes

    Pick a tool: Edit text to change words, Add text to type, Whiteout to cover things, or Highlight, Draw, Shapes and Picture.

  3. 3

    Save and download

    Tap Save PDF, then Download PDF. Undo takes back any change before you save.

What each tool does

Edit textTap a line of text to change it. The old words are covered with the colour of the page and your new words go in their place, in the closest standard font.
Add textTap anywhere and type, to fill in a form, add a date or leave a note. Choose the font, size, colour, bold or italic.
WhiteoutDrag over a mistake or a stray mark to cover it with the colour of the page, then type over it if you like.
HighlightDrag over text to mark it in yellow, green, pink or blue, like a highlighter pen.
DrawDraw freehand with a finger, a pen or the mouse, in four colours and three thicknesses.
ShapesBoxes, ellipses, lines, arrows, ticks and crosses. Ticks and crosses suit the check boxes on paper forms.
PictureAdd a logo, a stamp or a photo (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF or HEIC), then move and resize it.

Good to know

FontsChanged and added text uses Helvetica, Times or Courier, whichever is closest. It stays real text that can be searched and copied.
Nepali and other scriptsText the standard PDF fonts can't write, such as Nepali, goes in as a sharp picture of the text. It looks right but can't be searched or copied.
Whiteout is not redactionIt covers things on the page, but whatever is underneath stays in the file. Don't use it to hide passwords, account numbers or other secrets.
Scanned pagesA scan is a photo of the page, so it has no text to change. Use Whiteout and Add text instead.
Accepted filesOne PDF at a time. If a file needs a password to open, remove it first with Unlock PDF.
Where your file goesNowhere. It is read, edited and saved in this browser tab.

Privacy: how this tool handles your file

When you use Edit PDF, your browser reads your file on your device and the tool's code does the work in this tab. PageYak's server only sends the page and its code. It never receives your file, so there is nothing to delete afterwards.

How PageYak works explains this in more detail.

Questions

Can I change the text that is already in my PDF?

Yes. Choose Edit text and tap the line you want to change, type the new words, then tap outside the box. The old line is covered with the colour of the page and your words go on top in the closest standard font, so they can look slightly different from the original.

Does whiteout delete what is underneath?

No. Whiteout covers it on the page, but the original is still in the file and can be copied out of it. To get rid of something private for good, turn the edited pages into pictures with PDF to JPG, then back into a PDF with JPG to PDF.

Can I type in Nepali?

Yes. Type or paste Nepali in Unicode. It goes into the PDF as a picture of the text, because the standard PDF fonts only cover Latin letters, so it looks right but can't be searched. To type Nepali on an English keyboard, use Nepali typing and paste the result.

Can I edit a scanned PDF?

You can add text, whiteout, highlights, drawings, shapes and pictures to a scan. Edit text needs real text in the file, and a scan is only a photo of the page.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. Tap a tool, then tap or drag on the page. Use the zoom buttons to work on small text, and Undo if something goes wrong.

Last updated 1 October 2026.