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Add Hyperlinks

Add or edit clickable links in your PDF

How it works:

  1. 1Upload a PDF file
  2. 2Add areas with URLs
  3. 3Click "Apply Links" to save

About this tool

Turn a static PDF into something readers can click through by adding or editing live links that send them straight to web pages or other destinations. Place a link over specific text or a region of the page, set its target URL, and adjust or delete any existing link to keep every reference current and working; the links stay fully interactive in any standard PDF viewer. This is just right for connecting a report's citations to their sources, making the email addresses and URLs in a brochure clickable, or steering readers toward related material online. Your file is handled entirely within the browser on your own device, so nothing is transmitted to a server and even sensitive documents remain confidential. Once your links are in place, the PDF keeps its full quality and downloads immediately, no waiting required. It is a strong fit for marketers building interactive brochures, researchers citing online sources, and professionals assembling reference-rich documents that need to point somewhere.

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can add clickable web links using http or https addresses, as well as mailto links for email addresses. Bare domains like example.com are automatically upgraded to a full https URL, so readers can tap citations, references, or contact details directly.
Yes. Each link can include an optional label that's drawn inside the link rectangle in blue, so the clickable area is clearly visible. If you leave the label off, the link still works as an invisible clickable region over existing content.
You define a rectangular area on a specific page where the link sits, setting its location and size on that page. This lets you place a clickable zone precisely over a word, citation, or region rather than across the whole page.
Yes. The tool adds standard link annotations, so the links remain fully interactive in common readers like Acrobat, Preview, and most browsers. Recipients can click them to open the target web page or start an email without any extra steps.
No. Links are embedded locally in your browser, and your file never leaves your device. That keeps reference-rich reports and brochures private, and the tool is completely free with no account or watermark on the finished document.

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