What is PDFescape?

PDFescape is an open-source and fee-supported web-based online PDF editor program written in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and ASP. It offers multiple features such as PDF editing, form filling, page arrangement, printing, saving, and form publishing. A premium ad-free version is available for a fee. Form publishing requires additional fees.

PDFescape only requires a modern internet browser and an active internet connection. It offers online storage of PDF documents. PDFescape can be used with common browsers such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, and Opera.

PDFescape Features

PDF documents can be opened within the application itself or imported through the web interface. Open documents can be modified using tools similar but more limited than those found in PDF applications such as Adobe Acrobat. Below are some of the features offered by this PDF editor or PDFescape.

1. Online PDF Reader

Natively open PDF documents in your preferred web browser.
Manipulate PDF pages with zooming and rotation features for an optimal viewing experience.
Then, copy PDF text to your clipboard by selecting your desired content.
You can easily search PDF text for specific keywords and terms.
It gives you the ability to save, download, and print all PDF documents.
It provides users with thumbnail, bookmark, and link support features and functionality.

2. Online PDF Editor

It gives you the option to add text, shapes, whiteout, and other annotations to PDF files.
You can crop, rotate, shift, move, delete and insert PDF files to create more custom files.
You can easily create links to multiple PDF files or other types of web content.
You can edit PDF information tags to help with identification and encrypt PDF content with password protection features.
Also, you can add additional images to PDF forms and documents.
You can sign PDF documents using scanned and imported signatures.

3. PDF Form Filler

It can fill out PDF forms using pre-existing form fields or by using a text tool.
It supports PDF field calculation and formatting features.
PDF text, checkbox, radio, list, and drop-down fields are available and supported.
It supports basic PDF field design and styling properties.
It allows users to jump from field to field using tabs quickly.

4. PDF Form Designer

It can create and add new PDF form fields to any existing PDF file.
It can style PDF form fields with text, color, and size features.
It can modify existing PDF form fields to suit custom documents.
It fully supports checkbox, radio, drop-down, Listbox, text, submit button and reset button fields in all PDF files.
Submit button can be created to be compatible with PDFescape.
It supports the ultimate's publishing feature.

5. PDF Annotator

Comment & markup PDF documents.
It can add & edit PDF annotations like carets and sticky notes.
You can highlight PDF contents (and automatically aligns to text).
You can strikeout PDF text and underline PDF text.
Also, you can add additional annotation information in a stylable popup.

6. Premium Desktop Features

It can edit PDFs on your desktop.
It can edit existing text & images.
You can merge multiple PDFs at once.
You can print files to PDF.
You can convert PDFs to text or image formats like .jpg and .png.
It can extract pages.
You can insert page numbers and watermarks.

7. Ultimate Desktop Features

It has all Premium Features.
It supports 256-bit encryption & password protection.
It designs advanced PDF forms.
It allows electronic signatures & certificate signing.
Redact (permanently blackout / erase) confidential content from PDFs.

How to Use PDF Editor Online

Here is the step-by-step process to edit & Sign PDF files online for free, fill out PDF forms online, change PDF text, add text to PDF, edit existing PDF text, add an image to PDF Create links in PDF, edit hyperlinks in PDF, and to Annotate PDF.

Step 1: Open the link

Click on the following link to open the PDFescape fee-supported web-based online PDF editor program.

https://www.pdfescape.com/open/

Step 2: Upload your files

Files are safely uploaded over an encrypted connection. After processing, they delete it permanently.

Click on the Upload button and select files from your local computer.
You can also use the drag and drop feature to upload your files to the page.

NOTE: If you don't want to upload your files online and work with them offline, then you need to use Sejda Desktop. This also has the same features as the online service, and the files never leave your computer. You can use all your locally installed fonts.

Step 3: Add text to PDF

Make sure the Text tool is selected. Click anywhere on the PDF page to add text.

Step 4: Change PDF text

Select the Text tool in the top toolbar. Click any existing text to start editing. Now you can make text changes such as bold, italic, change font size, font family, and text color.

Step 5: Add image to PDF

Click on the Image tool and select Choose File option. Select an image from your computer and then add it to the PDF page. You can drag it with your mouse to move it. Drag on the corners to resize it.

Step 6: Fill out PDF forms

Click any form field in the PDF and start typing. If Form contains no input fields, then select the Text tool to type text and the Forms tool for checkmarks and radio bullets.

Step 7: Add links to PDF and edit existing hyperlinks

You can add new links to web URLs or pages in the document. And you can also edit existing hyperlinks in the PDF easily.

Step 8: Whiteout PDF

You can cover part of the PDF page with a white rectangle, so the content is no longer visible.

Step 9: Add shapes

Click the Shape tool to add rectangular or ellipsis shapes to a PDF page. Change border or background fills color.

Step 10: Find and replace in PDF.

Easily find and replace all occurrences of words in a PDF.

Step 11: Add form fields to PDF

Click on Forms in the top menu and select the type of form input you want to add: Text, Multiline Text, Dropdown, Checkbox, Radio choices.

Click on the desired form field type and place it on the page. Enter the new field's name and, optionally, the default value.

Step 12: Annotate PDF pages

Use the PDF annotator to strikethrough and highlight text on PDF pages. Click on Annotate, then choose the style and select text on the page to apply.