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Add Shapes to PDF

Choose a PDF, pick a shape, then drag on the page preview to draw it — rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows, in your colour, filled or outlined. Everything is drawn as real PDF vector shapes. Runs fully in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Annotate a plan, circle the important bit, point an arrow at the problem: vector shapes drawn right onto the page, in your browser.

100% free · No sign-up · No daily limits · No watermarks · Processed in your browser — files never leave your device

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Add Shapes to PDF — Rectangles, Ellipses, Lines & Arrows guide

Draw vector shapes on any PDF page: rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows in your colour, filled or outlined, placed by dragging on a live page preview.

How to use this tool

  1. Choose or drop your PDF. The first page appears as a preview; use Prev and Next to reach the page you want.
  2. Pick the shape, colour and line width, and tick Fill if the shape should be solid. Then drag on the page — the shape follows the box you drag (lines and arrows run corner to corner).
  3. Every shape is listed under the preview with its page; remove any with its ✕. Click Add shapes & download when the pages look right.

A worked example

Reviewing a floor plan, an architect drags a red ellipse around the kitchen, an arrow from the corridor, and a rectangle over the dimensions table — the client opens the PDF and cannot miss what to look at.

How it works

Shapes are drawn as genuine PDF vector operators with the library every modern PDF tool uses: rectangles and ellipses with optional fills and borders, lines with true endpoints, arrows as a shaft with two head strokes at a fixed angle. Because they are vectors, they print sharply at any size and add almost nothing to the file. The preview renders pages in your browser so the drag coordinates are true PDF coordinates.

Frequently asked questions

Are the shapes part of the PDF or an overlay image?

Part of the PDF: real vector drawing commands, so they scale, print and render in every reader exactly like shapes drawn by the document’s author.

Can I move a shape after drawing it?

Remove it with its ✕ button and drag again — placement is by dragging a fresh box, which keeps positions exact.

How do arrows work?

Drag from tail to tip: the arrowhead is drawn at the end of your drag, sized to the line. Drag the other way if the head lands at the wrong end.

Do shapes print?

Yes — they are ordinary page content. Use a decent line width (2pt or more) so thin shapes survive cheap printers.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. Preview, placement and the final file are all produced in your browser.