Draw on PDF for Free Online

Common PDF editors usually on allow the viewing of file content. Even when editing tools are available, there would only be the option for basic text and image insertion. And although the ability to draw on PDF documents is not always offered, our popular editor has this very function to help make PDF editing easy for your needs.

How to delete, resize or remove PDF drawings

We have over 25+ million users on our platform every month; the PDF Editor has received a very recent update to make PDF drawings as streamlined as needed. Once you have finished with a sketch, choose the ‘Select’ with your mouse button, and you can perform a few actions.

• Resize - by dragging the corner of each drawing.

• Change color - by clicking on the drawing and choose ‘Style’.

• Delete - by choosing the ‘Delete’ option once you click on an asset.

• Comment - add comments as needed onto the content of your PDF.

• Rearrange - drag the drawing wherever you want on the document.

How to draw shapes on a PDF

Other than the freehand drawing tool, you can further modify documents with over a handful of different options. Predefined shapes include rectangles, ellipses, polylines, arrows, straight lines, and polygons that are available for you to insert into your PDF. To do so:

1. Have a PDF opened with the PDF Editor.

2. Click ‘Shape tools’ and choose the shape to add from the list.

3. Adjust the size, color, position, as needed - similar to a drawing.

4. Remember to download your file in the end.

Numerous other options to edit documents

In between the ‘pencil tool’ and the ‘shape tool’ is the option to add text, which is useful if you are filling out a form. On top of that, you can redact existing content, add an electronic signature, comment, and print PDF files with existing comments, straight from our editor.

Remember, whenever you need to remove an added element, switch back to the ‘Select’ tool (the shortcut is ‘Esc’) to select and adjust individual sections. Furthermore, remember to be on the exact page that you wish to draw on, to prevent the need to move drawings between pages.

Is this service to draw on PDF free?

Yep! Unlike expensive offline PDF drawing tools, our editor, along with our 18+ other utensils, are free for anybody to use. You may freely draw, convert, edit, and manipulate your PDF files on our online site. If you are a frequent user of this file type, why not opt for a ‘Pro’ account?

Pro users have unlimited access to our tool suite, on top of a few additional perks, such as batch processing and recent file showing. We will also upload your files much faster and provide accelerated support if you ever need assistance using the online Editor.

System requirements

As a cloud platform, all file processing, drawings, and editing are done online. All you need is a web browser and internet access to get started. The task to draw on PDF documents can be carried out on Mac, Windows or Linux, in a simple double click.

You can upload PDF documents up to 5GB per file to draw and write on them. If a bulky file is slowing down your workload while you are on the drawing tool, you can try to shrink it with our Compress PDF function to make it more lightweight. This handy tool is available on our homepage - all for your convenience.