Edit the text in a PDF, in the original font

Most free tools let you paste a text box over a PDF. This one rewrites the line itself: click it, type, and the replacement is drawn with the font the document already uses, on the same baseline, at the same size and angle. Change a date, a name or a price and the page looks untouched.

Open a PDF

How it works

  1. Open the PDF. Click here or drop the file onto the page.
  2. Click the line you want to change and type. Click into the middle of a line to change a single word.
  3. Choose Edit paragraph to rewrite a whole block; it re-wraps inside the original column width.
  4. Download PDF. The file is written in your browser.

Questions

Will the new text match the original font?

When the document embeds the font and that font can render what you typed, yes: the editor reuses it. Otherwise it falls back to a bundled family chosen to match, such as Arimo for Arial and Helvetica or Tinos for Times, with the same character widths so the line keeps its length.

Is the old text still in the file?

Yes. A text edit covers the old run and draws the new one, which is how every PDF editor works without rebuilding the page. If the old text must be gone for good, use Redact, which removes it from the file.

Can I edit rotated or very small text?

Yes. Rotated, angled and small runs are all editable, and the replacement keeps the original angle.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. The file is opened, edited and written by code running in your browser. Nothing about the document reaches our server: no bytes, no text, no form values. Only your email address, your news preference and a record of each download are stored, and you can delete the account whenever you like.

Is it really free?

Yes. There are no paid tiers, no watermarks and no page limits. Downloading needs a free account with a confirmed email address, which is how the tool pays for itself: it introduces people to Eight Mile, the studio that built it.

More you can do

Eight Mile PDF is free, built by Eight Mile, a studio that designs websites and builds web apps and SaaS products for businesses.