Remove watermark from PDF - is that possible?

You can use a trick to remove most watermarks from a PDF document. You can read how this works in this practical guide.

PDF: Remove watermark - how it works

Most watermarks can be removed after the PDF document has been converted to a Word file.

1. Switch to the Small PDF web application.
2. Click on "PDF in Word" and upload your PDF document by dragging it onto the corresponding area. Alternatively, select it from your computer by clicking on "Select file".
3. After the conversion, download the file to your hard drive by clicking on "Download file" and open it with Word.
4. Now click on the watermark. It can often be selected as a whole and deleted with the [Del] key.
5. Alternatively, try placing the cursor in the watermark and deleting the letters of the watermark as normal text.
6. To convert the Word file back to PDF, click "File"> "Save As" and select "PDF" as the file type.

Remove watermark with Photoshop or

• If Word cannot remove the watermark, you can use GIMP or Photoshop.
• Convert your PDF file into a JPG file using Small PDF as described above and open the file in an image editing program.
• Use the Magic Wand tool to crop and remove the watermark.
• Instructions for cropping can be found here for GIMP and for Photoshop.