Edit text in a PDF

Find and replace words throughout a PDF, keeping the original styling.

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A PDF is not a word processor document — it stores glyphs placed at fixed positions, with no paragraphs to reflow. Doclium does the thing that genuinely works within that: it removes the old text and draws the new text in its place, matching size and colour.

How to edit text in a PDF

  1. 1Upload the PDF you want to change.
  2. 2Enter the text to find and what to replace it with.
  3. 3Download the updated document.

Questions people ask

Can I edit a PDF like a Word document?

Not in the way a word processor works, because PDF text does not reflow. Find and replace works well; for heavy rewriting, convert to Word instead.

What if my replacement text is longer than the original?

It is shrunk to fit the original space so it never overlaps neighbouring words. If it still cannot fit, Doclium tells you which occurrences it left alone.

Will the font match exactly?

Size and colour are matched. The typeface is a standard substitute, so replaced words can look slightly different.

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