PDF text editor.
Replace existing PDF text, adjust fonts and colors, and find and replace across your document. Preview your changes right on the page.
Free to useProcessed on FolioReview before downloading
ORIGINAL TEXT, EDITABLE
Correct a name, update a detail, or rewrite a text block in your PDF. Preview the result before you download.
Your file is uploaded only when you choose “Upload for text editing”. Maximum 10 MB and 100 pages.MAKE IT YOURS FIRSTYour document.
Your document.
Your finishing touches.
- Choose a PDF and start editing.
- Refine the text and preview every change.
- Download your finished PDF.
Adjust fonts, colors, and wording in one workspace.
Text is edited in separate blocks; paragraphs do not reflow automatically. Replacement text currently supports Latin characters. Text deletion is not secure redaction. Keep an original and review the exported PDF.
BEFORE YOU START
Can I change words already in a PDF?
Folio’s PDF text editor replaces supported original text blocks and offers font, size, color, and find-and-replace controls. Preview the result before downloading for free. Scans and outlined letters are not editable text, and paragraphs do not automatically reflow.
Compare local processing and cloud saving- Input
- A text-based PDF with supported text blocks.
- Output
- A PDF containing your original-text changes.
- Download cost
- All downloads and options are free. Sign in only to save files, invoices, or short links to your account.
- File handling
- Text processing sends the PDF to Folio. The standalone tool keeps unsaved work in the current tab. The main editor has separate automatic cloud saving. Older saved recovery copies expire after seven days, but failed cleanup can leave a stored copy.
- Limits to know
- This standalone text tool accepts PDFs up to 10 MB and 100 pages. Fonts may need substitution. Text deletion does not sanitize the document for secure redaction.
THREE SIMPLE STEPS
How to edit text in a PDF.
- 01
Choose a text-based PDF up to 10 MB and 100 pages, or try the built-in sample.
- 02
Select a supported text block, replace the wording, and update the PDF preview. Adjust the font or size if the new text does not fit.
- 03
Download the PDF, search for the replacement wording, and check its spacing. Unsaved standalone work stays in this tab.
A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE
Change existing PDF text and check the downloaded result
Correct only the venue on page 1 of the fictional wording exercise. The unchanged pages let you distinguish one correction from a document-wide replacement.
Try with a practice file
Original, fictional samples. Download a file, then select it in the tool above.
- Page
- 1
- Replacement
- Venue: Room 4 → Venue: Room 7
- Other pages
- Leave pages 2 and 3 unchanged
Check the result
Search the download for Venue: Room 7: it should occur once. Venue: Room 4 should remain on pages 2 and 3, and Archive: Room 40 must remain on page 3.
Compare a worked result
Folio-generated fictional examples. These checks apply to the supplied files and settings.
- One corrected venue; other pages unchanged
Only page 1 corrected; Venue: Room 4 remains on pages 2 and 3.
Paragraphs do not automatically reflow. Scanned words and outlined lettering need other processing; this tool does not perform OCR.
A FEW HELPFUL DETAILSKnow your document.
Know your document.
Get a better result.
Edit supported text blocks directly on the PDF. Preserve the original appearance where the embedded font permits, or choose a replacement font. Copy, paste and move selected blocks, and undo changes. This standalone tool keeps unsaved work in the current tab; paragraphs do not automatically reflow.
Can I edit a scanned PDF?
Not yet. Scans, outlined letters, text inside artwork, and some clipped or complex text require other processing. OCR is not included.
Are the original fonts preserved?
The editor preserves supported embedded fonts, weight and color. If an embedded font omits a character you add, a matching fallback is used. You can also choose another font. Review the result because substitutions can change spacing.
Does deleting text securely redact it?
No. Deleting a text block removes that page object, but does not sanitize metadata, attachments, or other copies. Do not use it for secure redaction.
Can I replace a word throughout my document?
Yes. Find and replace works across supported text blocks on all pages. Review the updated previews to check each replacement and its spacing before downloading.
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