Remove a Watermark from a PDF

Drag a box over the watermark on page 1 and we cover it on every page - a background-colour blend for logos and text stamps, or a blur for busy pages.

Need to remove a watermark from an image instead? →

How it works

1

Upload your PDF - we render page 1 so you can see it.

2

Drag a box over the watermark.

3

Pick "Auto blend" or "Blur", then process and download the new PDF.

How this works

There is no reliable way to detect an arbitrary watermark automatically, so you mark it once by drawing a box over it on the page-1 preview. We then paint over that same box on every page - either by sampling the colour around it and blending a patch in (best for a logo or text stamp on a plain or lightly textured page), or by heavily blurring the area (safer for a busy background, though the outline may still be faintly visible).

Every page becomes an image

To paint over a mark on every page, each page of the PDF is rendered to a high-resolution image and the result is rebuilt into a new PDF. It looks and prints the same, but the text is no longer selectable or searchable afterwards - keep the original if you need that.

Best results

  • Draw the box a little larger than the watermark itself so no edge peeks out.
  • "Auto blend" works best when the area around the watermark is plain or gently textured (scanned documents, certificates, letterheads).
  • A watermark stamped at the same spot on every page is covered on every page in one pass - that is the common case.

Questions & Answers

Does this truly restore what was behind the watermark?
No. Nothing can reconstruct pixels that were never captured. This tool covers the watermark with a plausible background instead - a colour blend or a blur - which reads as removed at a glance but is not a perfect reconstruction.
Will my PDF still have selectable text afterward?
No. Each page is turned into an image so the watermark on it can be painted over, then rebuilt into a new PDF. It looks and prints the same but is no longer searchable text.
Can it remove a different watermark on every page?
The box you draw is applied at the same position on every page, which matches how most watermarks are stamped. If yours moves from page to page, run the tool once per page instead.
Is there a file size or page limit?
No hard limit for normal use, but very long PDFs take longer to process since every page is re-rendered.
Is it free, and are my files kept?
Yes, free with no sign-up or watermark added back. Uploaded and processed files are deleted from the server automatically about an hour later.