Add an Image to a PDF Page at an Exact Position
Add an image to a PDF by typing where it goes: the page, the X and Y position and the size in points. The PNG or JPEG is drawn right there, the rest of the PDF stays as it was, and there's no watermark.
Coordinates use PDF points from the lower-left corner.
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How to Add an Image to a PDF in Four Steps
Upload a PDF and a PNG or JPEG image, set the page, position, and size in points, then download the combined PDF.
- 01Upload the PDF that should get the image.
- 02Pick one PNG or JPEG image.
- 03Enter the page, position and size in PDF points.
- 04Add the image and download the finished PDF.
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What the Add Image to PDF Tool Does
- Exact placementPick the page and the exact rectangle for your image.
- PNG and JPEGBoth common web image formats go in as they are, no conversion.
- Predictable scaleYou type the width and height, so the same numbers give the same result every time.
- Private processingWe delete uploads from our server automatically within two hours.
- Existing PDF preservedThe original pages and their sizes stay the same in the output.
- Free online toolAdd one image to one PDF page, with nothing to install.
Placing Images in a PDF: Points, Formats and Limits
Add an image to a PDF when a page needs a logo, a scanned signature, a stamp or a photo and you don't want to rebuild the document. This tool draws one PNG or JPEG on one page of your PDF, at the position and size you type in. Since the placement is just a set of numbers, you can repeat it exactly on the next copy.
Add an image to your PDF nowHow to add an image to a PDF page
- Upload the PDF that should get the image. Its pages keep their order and size.
- Pick one PNG or JPEG file with the image button.
- Type the page number, the X and Y position of the image's lower-left corner, and its width and height in points.
- Select Add image to PDF, then download the new file.
Pages are counted from 1, in the order they appear in the file. Only the page you name gets the image, and every other page stays exactly as it was. If you need the image on several pages, run the tool once per page, each time on the file you just downloaded.
The tool subtracts one from the page number you type, so page 1 in the form is the first page of the file, whatever number is printed on it. If a report's cover and contents pages carry no numbers, its printed page 1 can be file page 3. Go by the page counter in your viewer, not the number printed on the page.
How PDF points set the image position and size
Position and size are measured in points, and one desktop publishing point is 1/72 of an inch. So X 36 and Y 36 put the image half an inch from the left and bottom edges. X counts to the right and Y counts upward from the lower-left corner of the page as you see it, even when the page is stored rotated.
Once you've uploaded the PDF, the tool shows the page size in points, so you know how much room you've got. Our guide to placing an image at exact coordinates shows how to measure a spot on the page and turn it into X and Y values.
PNG or JPEG: which image to add to a PDF
It takes PNG and JPEG files only. Use JPEG for photos. For logos, line art and anything with transparent areas, go with PNG, since PNG supports lossless compression and transparency.
A PNG goes through pdf-lib's embedPng and a JPEG through embedJpg, picked by the file type of your upload. Any other image you choose is ignored, so the Add image to PDF button stays disabled, and the server turns other types away too.
The JPEG is embedded as you uploaded it. It adds roughly its own size and isn't compressed a second time: in our test below, a 35.6 KB photo took a 4.9 KB PDF to 40.7 KB. If the result's too big to send, shrink it with our PDF compressor.
Does a transparent PNG stay transparent over the text?
Yes. A PNG with a transparent background, like a logo or a scanned signature cut out of its paper, keeps it, and the text under the clear parts stays readable. We placed a red ring with a transparent middle over lines of text: 1,310 of the 1,395 dark text pixels inside the ring still showed, and the rest sat under the ring itself.
The image always goes on top of the page, never behind the text. The same ring saved on a white background hid all 1,395 text pixels. So take the white background off a logo or signature before you add it, or put it on an empty part of the page.
A big photo shown small keeps every pixel, because nothing gets resampled. Our 2000 by 2000 pixel JPEG of 2.6 MB, placed at 100 by 100 points, was still 2000 by 2000 pixels in the PDF, and the file grew by the JPEG's size plus 518 bytes. If the PDF has to stay small, shrink a large photo before you add it.
Why an added image looks stretched or is rejected
The image is drawn at exactly the width and height you enter, so a rectangle with a different shape from the image stretches it. To keep the proportions, give the rectangle the same ratio of width to height as the original image. Our guide on fixing a stretched image in a PDF explains why it happens and how to avoid it.
If the rectangle runs past the edge of the page, you get an error and nothing is clipped. Make it smaller or move it, as our guide to the image outside page bounds error describes. A PDF that needs a password to open has to go through our Unlock PDF tool first, while one that only restricts printing or copying is accepted and comes back without those restrictions.
What happened when we tested Add Image to PDF
We added our test photo test.jpg (35.6 KB) to page 1 of test1.pdf (4.9 KB), a small one-page test file. The settings were X 36 and Y 36 points, 120 points wide and 90 points high, and the finished PDF reached the browser 0.1 seconds after we pressed the button.
The output, test1_ImageAdded.pdf, is 40.7 KB and still has one page, about the size of the two inputs added together. Tested in October 2026 on a local copy of our server.
Frequently Asked Questions about Adding an Image to a PDF
Can I add an image to any page of a PDF?
Yes. Enter a page number from 1 to the last page of the uploaded PDF, and only that page gets the image.
Which image formats can I add to a PDF?
PNG and JPEG. Anything else is rejected, so convert a GIF, WebP or HEIC image to PNG or JPEG first.
Where on the page does the image appear?
Its lower-left corner sits at the X and Y values you enter, counted in points from the lower-left corner of the page. Width and height set its size, also in points.
Will the image keep its proportions?
Only if the rectangle has the same shape as the image. The tool uses the width and height you type, so work out a matching rectangle first.
Can I add several images in one run?
No. Each run places one image on one page, so for every extra image, run it again on the downloaded file.
Does adding an image change the page size or add a watermark?
No. The page size and page count stay the same, and the tool adds nothing but your image.
How long are my files kept?
The PDF and the image are deleted from our server automatically within two hours. You don't need an account to use the tool.
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