Add a link to a PDF that actually clicks.

Create clickable areas in a PDF for websites, email addresses, references and useful document navigation.

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Make a static PDF more useful.

Draw a region around text, a button or an image, enter its destination and export a PDF with a real clickable link.

↗Link any areaDraw a rectangle around a word, image or button wherever the link should work.

⌁Use web or email linksAdd https:// destinations or mailto: addresses without changing the visible page design.

!Catch mistakes earlyA destination a PDF cannot use is flagged while you type, not at export time.

A clear workflow.
In three steps.

Open your PDF.

Choose a document and open it in the browser editor.

Draw the link area.

Choose Add link, draw around the target and enter the destination.

Export the PDF.

Download the finished document with the clickable link included.

A link is an area, not a colour.

In a PDF a link is a rectangle with a destination attached, entirely separate from the text underneath it. That is why blue underlined text in an exported design file often does nothing when clicked: it looks like a link but no link annotation was ever created. Drawing the area yourself is the fix, and it also means you can make an image, a logo, a button graphic or a whole table cell clickable, not just text.

Because the link is a separate object, the page design is untouched. Nothing is recoloured, no underline appears and the layout does not shift. If you want a visible cue, add one with the annotation tools and place the link area over it.

Destinations are checked while you type. A PDF can only act on certain schemes, so a value it cannot use is flagged immediately rather than accepted quietly and discovered as a dead link by whoever you sent the document to.

Questions about this tool.

The things worth knowing before you edit the document.

What kinds of links can I add?

Web addresses using https:// or http://, and email addresses using mailto:. Those are the destinations a PDF reader will act on when clicked.

Does adding a link change how the page looks?

No. The link is a separate annotation covering the area you drew, so nothing is recoloured or underlined and the layout does not move. Add a visual cue with the annotation tools if you want the link to be visible.

Can I make an image or a button clickable?

Yes. The link area is just a rectangle you draw, so it can cover an image, a logo, a table cell or a designed button as easily as a line of text.

What happens if I mistype the destination?

A destination the PDF format cannot use is flagged while you type, so you fix it in the editor rather than discovering a dead link after the file has been sent. You can also reopen a placed link from the inspector and change its destination.

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From PDF to done
In three small steps.

Drop it in.

Open your PDF locally in the editor. No account and no complicated setup.

Make it yours.

Click text to edit, or choose a tool to mark up, draw, sign or arrange pages.

Take it with you.

Export a finished PDF with the original document design kept in place.

Useful by default.
Free by design.

PDFEditor is built for quick, real-world edits, not a maze of plans, pop-ups and watermarks.