MakeOverPDF PDF Toolkit
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Text overlays

Place a line of text on chosen pages, with control over position, size, opacity and colour.

Run this tool

The file is processed on this server and deleted as soon as the response is sent. Nothing is stored, and the result is returned directly to you rather than parked behind a link.

The document
Up to 25 MB. The file's contents are checked, not just its name.
The text
One line, up to 200 characters. A line too wide for the page is drawn smaller rather than cut off.
Leave blank for every page, or use ranges: 1-3, 7.
In points, 8 to 72. Twelve points is ordinary body text.
The text is drawn on top of whatever the page already shows at that spot; it covers what is beneath it rather than pushing anything aside.
This draws text onto the page. It does not create a PDF annotation: nothing here adds a clickable link, a highlight, or an entry in a reader's comment pane.

How to use Text overlays

  1. Select your document: Choose the file you want to process with Text overlays. Your upload is validated immediately against strict format and size limits.
  2. Configure text overlays options: Adjust any page ranges, compression targets, passwords, or layout settings required for your task. Place a line of text on chosen pages, with control over position, size, opacity and colour.
  3. Run and receive your result: Submit the form to run TCPDF overlay + qpdf --overlay directly on this server. Output: One PDF, downloaded immediately. Temporary input files are deleted automatically when processing completes.

Frequently asked questions

How does Text overlays work on MakeOverPDF?
Place a line of text on chosen pages, with control over position, size, opacity and colour. MakeOverPDF runs TCPDF overlay + qpdf --overlay on the server and returns: One PDF, downloaded immediately.
Is Text overlays free and private to use?
Yes. MakeOverPDF requires no user account, watermarks nothing unless you use the watermark tool, and deletes your uploaded document from the private working directory as soon as the request finishes.
What are the file size and page limits for Text overlays?
This draws text onto the page. It does not create a PDF annotation: nothing here adds a clickable link, a highlight, or an entry in a reader's comment pane — those need engines this server does not have, so the tool no longer claims them. One line per run, up to 200 characters. A line too wide for the page is drawn smaller rather than cut off, so the whole line stays on the page and in the text layer. The text is drawn on top of whatever the page already shows; it covers what is beneath it at that spot rather than pushing anything aside.

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