Draw on a PDF
Freehand pen and marker strokes with mouse, finger or stylus. Move, recolor or erase any stroke later.
How do I draw on a PDF for free?
Open PDFkitt's Draw on PDF tool (pdfkitt.com/draw-on-pdf/): open the PDF, choose color and width, draw, then download. It is free, needs no account and adds no watermark, and it runs entirely in your browser — the file is never uploaded to a server.
- Price
- Free — no trial, no paid tier, no watermark
- Account
- Not needed
- File upload
- None — processed on your device, in the browser
- Limits
- No daily quota and no file-count limit
- Works on
- Windows, macOS, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android, in any modern browser
Updated · by the PDFkitt team
Sometimes the fastest annotation is the one you make by hand: circle a number, sketch a diagram in the margin, cross out a paragraph, initial a page. The Pen tool draws smooth freehand strokes in any color and width; the Highlighter draws a translucent marker stroke that blends with what is underneath, so it works on scans too.
Strokes are objects, not pixels: click one to move it, change its color or delete it. On a tablet or phone you can draw with a finger or a stylus. Nothing is uploaded at any point.
How to draw on a PDF
- Open the PDF The Pen tool is pre-selected.
- Choose color and width Or switch to Highlighter in the Draw menu.
- Draw Drag on the page with your mouse, finger or stylus.
- Download Your strokes are saved into the PDF.
Why use PDFkitt to draw on PDF?
The file is processed inside your browser tab. Disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
No signup, no email, no daily quota, no page limit, no watermark. Use it as often as you like.
Phone, tablet or desktop, in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. Nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
Can I erase part of a stroke?
Strokes are deleted as a whole: click one and press Delete, or use undo. Draw shorter strokes if you expect to edit.
Is there pressure sensitivity?
Not currently — strokes have a constant width you choose.
Can other people see my drawings?
They are drawn into the page, so every viewer shows them.