PDF Editor
Free app to edit, merge, and sign PDFs
Free app to edit, merge, and sign PDFs
Last updated: 2026-10-19
Learn how to open, edit, and save PDFs, and fix common problems.
PDFs from your computer are read directly in the browser. They aren't uploaded to a PDF Editor server, and you don't need to sign in.
PDF Editor opens PDFs up to 100 MB, including scans, forms, and password-protected files. It saves your work as a PDF.
Select Open From Google Drive on the start page, or choose File > Open > Open from Google Drive... in the menu bar. Sign in with the account that can access the PDF, then choose it in the Google file picker.
Select Create New PDF, choose File > New PDF, or visit pdfeditor.co/new. A blank Letter page opens as untitled.pdf. The file is created when you save.
Choose File > New PDF from images... and select JPEG or PNG files. Each image becomes a page, using its own size or a Letter or A4 sheet. The PDF takes its name from the first image.
Open Pages and select a thumbnail. Hold Shift or Ctrl/Cmd to select several. Page actions appears beside the Rotate buttons. Drag thumbnails to reorder pages, or use Alt + Up/Down. With no selection, Rotate applies to the current page.
Select thumbnails and open Page actions, or right-click a thumbnail. Right-click below the thumbnails to insert at the end or find whole-document commands. Edit also includes Rotate, Delete page, and Duplicate page for the current page.
1-3, 7, and removes the rest. Use Undo to restore them. Autosave writes this change to your file, so make a copy first if you want to keep the original.Use Undo and Redo to step through page changes and annotations. Edit > Revert all changes returns to the PDF you opened. You can undo a revert, but cleared form values cannot be restored.
Use the toolbar to zoom, jump to a page, or Find text. The View menu includes fit options, Two-page view, and controls to show or hide the sidebar, menus, and toolbar. Full screen hides the menus and toolbar; press Esc to return. The header theme button switches between System, Light, and Dark. PDF pages keep their original colors.
Fill in text fields, checkboxes, and other form controls directly on the page. Your entries are saved in the PDF. XFA forms are read-only, and PDF scripts do not run.
Press the active Draw, Add text, or Highlight tool again, or press Esc, to stop using it. Added text, drawings, images, and signatures are saved as PDF annotations that other readers can move or delete. Existing annotations can be viewed but not edited here. Comments and replies are not supported.
Enter the password when you open a protected PDF. It stays in memory for this session only. Restoring a recovery draft requires the password again. Saving keeps the same password and permissions unless you change them.
Choose Tools > Protect with password.... Set an open password, a permissions password, or both, then choose the allowed actions. Protection applies when you save, using AES-256 encryption. The permissions password grants full access. Lost passwords cannot be recovered.
Choose Tools > Remove password, then save to remove protection. This also cancels protection you added but haven't saved yet.
File > Properties... shows file details. Tools > Edit metadata... changes the title, author, subject, and keywords, or removes all properties. Editing properties also removes XMP metadata, an extra copy of metadata some apps store in the PDF. Use Undo to restore the previous properties.
Choose Print... in the File menu or press Ctrl/Cmd + P. Pick all pages, the current page, or a page range such as 2-5, 8, then press Print to open the browser's print dialog. Pages print as they appear in the editor, including rotations, filled form fields, and annotations, as 150 dpi images.
To download page images instead, see Images, exports, and large files.
File > Export > Pages as images... downloads one PNG or JPEG per page at the resolution you choose. Allow multiple downloads if your browser asks. If only one file downloads, check the browser's download permission for pdfeditor.co before trying again.
File > Export > Embedded JPEG images downloads only JPEG pictures stored in the PDF. It does not turn each page into an image. Use Pages as images... for scans or pictures that this command cannot extract.
File > Export > Text as .txt downloads the page text. A scanned page may contain only an image, with no text to export.
Choose JPEG or PNG images up to 25 MiB each. The PDF and its added files must fit within a 200 MiB session limit. Convert other image formats in another app first. If an image cannot be added, try a smaller copy.
PDF Editor opens PDFs up to 100 MB. Scanned pages, high-resolution images, and saving can use much more memory than the file size. A smaller file can still exceed your browser or device memory. Added images have separate format and size limits.
Save your work before reloading or closing tabs. For image exports, try fewer pages or a lower resolution. To edit fewer pages, make a copy first, then use Page actions > Remove other pages....
Drive PDFs autosave when you have edit access. Local PDFs autosave after your first save grants access or chooses a destination. Check the status beside the filename to see whether your changes are saved.
Attachments... in the Tools menu lists the files embedded in the PDF. Download one, remove one, or add files of your own; the changes are written when you save.
Check that the device has free space, approve any browser permission prompt, and confirm that downloads are allowed for pdfeditor.co. If saving the current file keeps failing, use Save as... in the File menu or Download on the app bar to create a separate file.
When you open a PDF from ZIP Extractor, Save sends your edits back to its open tab. Keep both tabs open until PDF Editor confirms the save.
If the save is not confirmed, switch to the ZIP Extractor tab, then try Save again in PDF Editor. If the tab was closed or the connection cannot be restored, choose Download a copy to keep your edits.
A message saying a copy was downloaded means you have a local file; it does not confirm a save to ZIP Extractor. Check your browser's downloads before closing the editor.
These commands are available for PDFs in Google Drive. Use Edit in Drive to save a local PDF there first.
If another person or app changes an open file, PDF Editor pauses saving to avoid overwriting their changes.
Autosave updates your PDF file. Recovery drafts keep a separate backup in this browser on this device.
Draft saved means the browser backup is current. Your PDF file may still need saving. If storage is blocked or full, keep the tab open and save your PDF before leaving.
On a Mac, use Cmd where this list shows Ctrl. For the full list, open Help > Keyboard shortcuts in the app, or press Ctrl + /.
With the page area or toolbar focused (click a page first), single keys work too:
In the Pages sidebar, the arrow keys move between pages, Shift extends the selection, Space toggles a page, Enter shows it, and Alt + Up / Down moves the selected pages.
Opening, rendering, editing, and writing the saved PDF happen in your browser.
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Reload the page. If the editor still won't load, try a private window to check whether an extension is blocking pdfeditor.co. Then update your browser or try another current browser.
Check that the file is a PDF under 100 MB. Damaged PDFs may not open or may have missing pages. If a password prompt keeps returning, check the password for this file. When contacting Support, include the error message, file size, and page count.
Some PDFs refer to fonts they don't contain. PDF Editor substitutes a standard font where it can; the saved file is unchanged by this, and it will look as before in a reader that has the font.
Save your work, close other tabs and apps, then try again. See file size and memory limits for ways to reduce memory use.
Check your connection, Google account, file access, and Drive storage. A request may also fail if your sign-in expired or Google has a temporary problem.
Google temporarily limits downloads when a file has been downloaded too many times in a short period. PDF Editor can't override that limit.
Wait and try again later, ask the owner to make another copy, or open a different copy of the PDF if one is available. The limit belongs to the Drive file, so changing browsers usually won't help.
The owner of a shared Drive file can prevent viewers and commenters from downloading or copying it. PDF Editor respects that setting.
Ask the owner for edit access, a downloadable copy, or permission to download. Signing in with another account helps only if that account already has the required access.
Google may block a PDF it has flagged as malware, spam, or abusive content. PDF Editor doesn't bypass Google's warning or download policy.
Open Google Drive directly and review Google's message. If you own the file and believe the flag is wrong, follow Google's available review or download steps. Don't open a file you don't trust.
A recent file may be unavailable if it was moved, renamed, deleted, or changed by another app, or if the browser lost access.
With view-only access, you can edit the PDF here but cannot save over the shared Drive file. Save a copy to keep your changes.
Use Make a copy in the File menu to continue in a copy of your own in My Drive, which opens in a new tab, or Save as... in the File menu or Download on the app bar. If the owner disabled downloads and copies, ask them for permission.