How To Edit A PDF (Free, 2024)

You might be on this page because you've just got a PDF document and you wish to edit it, but you're not quite sure how to do it.

If that's true, then fear not, SignHouse has the key for your door to editing PDFs.

By the end of this article, you'll leave with an edited PDF without having to pay money for it.

Our software is free, and it's optimised to work on this very page. Let's get at it!

How to edit a PDF without Adobe Acrobat

To edit the contents of a PDF document without Adobe or any other paid app, upload your PDF to SignHouse and start editing it.

1. Upload a PDF to SignHouse;
2. Start editing it to your needs;
3. Apply changes & Download.

At SignHouse, you can edit the PDF as much as you need: customize text, highlight text, add images and symbols, or electronically sign as well.

1. Upload a PDF

The very first step to editing a PDF is, of course, uploading it in our system so we can know which document you want to modify.

Feel free to drag & drop the document, or just browse your computer to find and select the PDF file.

2. Edit the PDF

After uploading the PDF, it's time for the fun part — editing the document!

In the middle of the screen, there's the live preview of your document. There you will see all of the changes you're making to the file.

On the left, you can observe the menu with the changes you can make to the PDF.

Pro Tip: If you want to get access to the contract in the image above, make sure to see our Non-Compete Agreement Template that is free to duplicate & use.

* Later versions of SignHouse will offer way more features than visible above.

3. Sign & Download

After making your changes to the document, you can choose to sign and download the new PDF.

Simply downloading the edited PDF without signing it is also an option.

After (signing and) saving your edited PDF, feel free to share it with other people.

That's it!

What happens to my PDF?

Our system generates a 1:1 copy of your document, only now it is edited according to your preference.

We do care about privacy, and in the good way. Hence:

• We delete the pre-editing document from our system hours (at most) after you've uploaded it;
• The edited PDF can be seen in your dashboard, where you get to choose what happens to it.

The edited PDF can be re-edited, shared, private-shared, or deleted — it's your call, as you have full control over your documents at SignHouse.