This brief guide elaborates on how to add watermark to PDF using Python. You can apply watermark to PDF using Python code with the capability to add watermarks to any page of the PDF document. Moreover, several other details and customization options are also discussed to cover complete information.

Steps to Add Watermark to PDF using Python

1. Setup the system environment by configuring Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET library
2. Load the input PDF file using the Document class object where you want to add a watermark
3. Get the watermark image using an instance of the ImageStamp class
4. Set the watermark characteristics as per your requirements
5. Apply the watermark on the required page
6. Render the output PDF file containing the watermark

These steps summarize how using Python add watermark to PDF without Acrobat or any other PDF processing application. Simply load the source PDF file and create an image stamp while specifying its position, height, width, and other related characteristics as per your requirements. Finally, add the watermark and render it to the output file containing the watermark.

Code to Insert Watermark in PDF using Python

This code demonstrates the process to watermark PDF using Python You may use it to mark any PDF document as a draft, or a confidential document by adding a watermark to it. Furthermore, you can also modify it by changing the values or properties of the watermark image, page number, etc. or you can use the TextStamp class to add a text watermark to meet your requirements.

This tutorial has explained the process to put watermark on PDF using Python. Besides, if you are interested in protecting a PDF file with a password, refer to the article on how to protect a PDF file with a Password using Python.