Add and remove content

The Toolbox add-on lets you add content to a PDF such as text, watermarks, barcodes, and images.

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This functionality is part of the Toolbox add-on, a separate SDK that you can use with the same license key as the Pdftools SDK. To use and integrate this add-on, review Getting started with the Toolbox add-on and Toolbox add-on code samples.

Quick start with a code sample - Add text to a PDF

Download the full sample now in C, C#, Java, and Python.

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Content types

The Toolbox add-on supports adding the following types of content:

There is a wide range of use cases for the following content types:

Content type	Use case example
Text	Add text to a PDF Add a barcode to a PDF Add line numbers to a PDF Add a stamp to a PDF Add page numbers to a PDF Layout text in a PDF page Remove glyphs from a PDF Remove white text from a PDF
Image	Add a QR code (Data Matrix) to a PDF Add an image to a PDF
Image Mask	Add an image mask to a PDF
Path	Add a vector graphic to a PDF