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Upload a PDF, drop in a PNG or JPG, and resize and position it exactly where it belongs on the page.

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What it does

Add image to PDF, explained

To add an image to a PDF, open the page in an editor, insert a PNG or JPG, then drag it into position and resize it from a corner so its proportions stay correct. PDFBetter opens with the image tool selected so the file picker is one click away.

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Typical jobs: putting your company logo on a quote or letterhead, adding a product photo to a spec sheet, inserting a scanned stamp or seal, or attaching a photo of a receipt to an expense form. For a signature, use Sign PDF instead — it creates a signature object you can reuse and that sits on the signature line, rather than a loose picture.

Use PNG for logos, stamps and anything that needs a transparent background; transparency is preserved, so a logo sits cleanly on colored paper. Use JPG for photos. The opacity slider turns any image into a faint background mark; for a repeating mark on every page, Add watermark is the right tool.

If you want to build a PDF out of images rather than add one to an existing page, JPG to PDF turns each photo into its own page.

How to do it

Add an image to a PDF in 4 steps

  1. 1Your PDF

  2. 2Click and change

  3. 3The edited PDF

  1. 1

    Upload the PDF

    The editor opens with the image tool active.

  2. 2

    Choose an image

    Pick a PNG or JPG from your device. It is placed on the current page at a sensible size.

  3. 3

    Resize and position

    Drag corners to resize with the aspect ratio locked; drag the image to move it. Set opacity if needed.

  4. 4

    Download

    Sign in to a free account to download the PDF with the image embedded.

Example

Before and after

Before

A one-page service quote typed in Word years ago, exported to PDF with an empty space at the top where the logo should be.

After

The company's transparent PNG logo placed in the top-left corner at 1.5 in wide, aligned with the left margin, and the quote otherwise unchanged.

Settings & formats

What you can control

Size and position
Corner handles scale proportionally; the position is stored in PDF points so it lands identically in the download.
Opacity
Fade an image to sit behind text, for example a faint seal or background logo.
Duplicate
Copy a placed logo to other pages at the same position.

Input

PDFPNGJPG

Output

PDF

Good to know before you start

  • Only PNG and JPG are accepted. Convert HEIC (iPhone photos), WebP, GIF or SVG files before inserting.
  • Images are embedded at their uploaded resolution. A very large photo makes the PDF larger; Compress PDF can shrink it afterwards.
  • An inserted image is a picture, not text: words inside it cannot be searched or edited.
If something goes wrong
My logo has a white box around it.
The image is a JPG or a PNG saved without transparency. Export the logo as a PNG with a transparent background and insert it again.
The PDF got much bigger after adding a photo.
Resize the photo to roughly the size it will print (for example 1,500 px wide for a full page) before inserting, or run Compress PDF on the download.

Add image to PDF: questions people ask

Which image formats can I add?

PNG and JPG. PNG keeps transparency, which is best for logos; JPG is best for photos.

Can I put the same logo on every page?

Duplicate it onto each page, or use Add watermark with an image to place it on a whole page range in one step.

Can I put an image behind the text?

Lower its opacity so the text stays readable. For a true background on many pages, Add watermark has a behind-content option.

Will the image be blurry?

It keeps the resolution you upload. For a sharp print, use an image with at least 300 pixels per inch of printed size.

Can I add a picture of my signature this way?

You can, but Sign PDF is better: it places the image as a signature on the line, locks it once applied, and lets you save it for reuse.

Can I crop the image inside the PDF?

Not in the editor. Crop the image before uploading, or place it and cover unwanted edges — cropping keeps the file smaller.

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