How to Edit PDF in Firefox?

You can now edit, draw, text and highlight content in PDF

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Editing PDFs can be very complicated, and most of the time, you need a PDF editor app or make the changes using the online version. However, if you use Firefox, now you can edit PDFs in Firefox.

How can I edit PDFs in Firefox?

  1. Launch Firefox, then locate and double-click the PDF in Firefox.
  2. Click the Text or Draw button from the upper right corner.
  3. You can make changes to your document, then click the Download button to save the changes.

What can I do with the edit PDF feature?

Fill in forms online

  1. Locate and right-click the PDF, select Open with, then choose Firefox from the sub-context menu.
  2. There is no need to print out the forms; you can edit the PDF, save it, and email it from your PC.

Add text

  1. Locate and right-click the PDF, select Open with, then choose Firefox from the sub-context menu. Add text edit PDF in firefox
  2. Before selecting where to add text, click the Text button to choose a color and text size.

Add drawings or signature

  1. Locate and right-click the PDF, select Open with, then choose Firefox from the subcontext menu.
  2. Click the Draw icon to select a color.Edit pDF in firefox - draw
  3. You can also choose thickness and opacity before drawing on the document.

Add images with ALT text

  1. Locate and right-click the PDF, select Open with, then choose Firefox from the sub-context menu.
  2. Click the Image icon, and then when prompted to upload an image.Alt text - edit pdf in firefox
  3. You can adjust the size and placement of the image.
  4. You can add a description with the Alt text button on the image.

Create a highlight

  1. Locate and right-click the PDF, select Open with, then choose Firefox from the sub-context menu.
  2. Choose the text you want to highlight, then click the Highlight icon from the upper right corner.
  3. Alternatively, you can right-click and find the Highlight option from the context menu.Highlight - Edit PDF in firefox
  4. You can also change the Highlight Color and Thickness.

In conclusion, you can open any PDF document in Firefox to fill out the forms, make changes to the text, add new content, signature, highlight parts of the document, or add images.

While you are here, you can also go through our guide to fix Firefox not responding or the Keyboard not working in Firefox.

If you have any questions or suggestions related to editing PDFs in Firefox, feel free to mention them in the comments section below.

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