Remove Watermark
Automatically detect and erase text stamps and image overlays from your own PDF documents. AI inpainting reconstructs any content hidden underneath.
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Output format: .pdf · Compatible with all PDF viewers
How It Works
Simple steps to get your converted file
Upload PDF
Drop the PDF with watermarks. All pages are loaded for scanning.
Auto-detect
The engine identifies text stamps, logos, and overlay patterns on each page.
Remove & preview
Select which watermarks to erase, run removal, and compare before/after.
Watermark Detection & Removal
Before and after — see the watermark disappear. AI inpainting reconstructs any content that was hidden underneath.
Intelligent Watermark Removal
Auto-detection, AI inpainting, and selective per-page control — not just a blunt erase.
Auto-Detect Watermarks
Our engine scans every page and identifies text stamps, image overlays, and diagonal diagonal repeating patterns — listing each one before you commit to removal.
AI-Powered Inpainting
For image watermarks, AI reconstructs the page content underneath — filling in text, background gradients, and images rather than leaving a blank hole.
Text & Image Watermarks
Remove diagonal text stamps, corner logos, tiled image overlays, and annotation-layer watermarks. Works on both content and annotation layers.
Selective Page Removal
Watermarks don't always appear on every page. Choose to remove from all pages, or pick specific pages where the watermark actually appears.
Before / After Preview
Compare the original and cleaned page side-by-side before downloading — drag the split slider to reveal how much of the watermark was removed.
Works on Owned PDFs Only
This tool is designed for removing watermarks from PDFs you own and have the right to modify. It will not remove DRM or security-envelope protections.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about this tool
It works best on text-based stamps (e.g. 'CONFIDENTIAL', 'DRAFT') and flat image overlays at consistent opacity. Heavily blended or low-contrast watermarks may require the Pro AI-inpainting pass for full removal. It does not bypass DRM, encryption, or watermarks embedded in the actual content pixels.
For text watermarks, only the stamp layer is removed — body text, images, and formatting are untouched. For image watermarks, AI inpainting reconstructs the area underneath using surrounding content context. Results are reviewed in the live preview before download.
Watermarks are often applied by publishers, rights holders, or employers as a condition of document distribution. Removing them from documents you don't own may violate copyright or terms of use. Our tool is designed for legitimate use cases like cleaning up your own archived documents.
Use the Manual Selection mode to draw a bounding box around the watermark area. This tells the engine exactly where to look and apply the removal pass — useful for low-opacity or irregular watermarks.
Text watermark removal is available on the free plan. Image watermark removal with AI inpainting is a Pro feature due to the GPU processing cost. You can preview the result on free — only download requires Pro for image watermarks.
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