Features Overview

GroupDocs.Watermark for Java is a complete watermark solution that allows you to add, search, and remove watermarks from a wide range of file formats. Whether you’re looking to protect documents with watermarks, apply custom watermark styles, or automate watermarking for enterprise workflows — this product has you covered.


What is a Watermark?

A watermark is a visible or invisible text or image placed over content to show ownership, confidentiality, or branding. It helps with:

  • Document security
  • Content protection with watermarking
  • Preventing unauthorized use or distribution
  • Adding branding, copyright, or classification labels like “Confidential” or “Draft”

Key Features

Here’s what you can do with GroupDocs.Watermark for Java:

  1. Add watermark to document (text or image)
  2. Search and remove watermark (text/image) from supported formats
  3. Add watermark to images inside documents
  4. Customize watermark appearance (fonts, position, rotation, transparency, color)
  5. Modify or update existing watermarks
  6. Search watermark by formatting (font, color, etc.)
  7. Extract watermark details (type, position, content)
  8. Watermark automation for enterprise — batch watermarking
  9. Modify document attachments, hyperlinks, and background images
  10. Rasterize PDF pages and preview document content
  11. Use watermark with a Dynabic.Metered account for licensed mode

How to Add Watermark in Documents

You can add watermark to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Visio, TIFF, GIF, and image formats.

Document FormatWatermark Type
PDFXObject, Artifact, Annotation (text/image)
WordShape (text/image)
ExcelShape, Header/Footer, Background
PowerPointShape (text/image)
VisioShape (text/image)
Raster ImagesText, Image
Multi-page TIFFText, Image
Animated GIFText, Image

How to Search Watermark in Files

You can detect different types of watermarks using GroupDocs watermark detection engine.

FormatWatermark Types Found
PDFXObject, Artifact, Annotation, Regular Text
WordShape, Regular Text, Hyperlinks
ExcelShape, Header/Footer, Background, Hyperlinks, Text in cells
PowerPointShape, Hyperlinks
VisioShape, Comments, Hyperlinks
EmailEmbedded images, Subject, Body

How to Remove Watermark from a Document

You can easily delete watermark from documents using smart search features:

FormatRemovable Watermark Types
PDFXObject, Artifact, Annotation, Regular Text
WordShape, Regular Text, Hyperlinks
ExcelShape, Header/Footer, Background, Formulas
PowerPointShape, Hyperlinks
VisioShape, Comments, Hyperlinks
EmailEmbedded images, Subject, Body

Want to know how to remove watermark from free samples or how to remove watermark in Word or PDF? We’ve got examples for you.


Document Info Extraction

Use the API to retrieve:

  • File type
  • Size
  • Page count
  • Page height and width

Useful for preview generation and precise watermark positioning.


Document Preview (Pages to Image)

You can render pages as images (PNG, JPG, BMP) to:

  • Preview watermark placement
  • Fine-tune watermark styling
  • Show document content in UI

Preview specific pages or the full document. Helpful for customized product use cases.


Advanced Scenarios

  • Add text to document using your own fonts or styling
  • Add image watermark to photos or scanned pages
  • Modify hyperlinks, attachments, and backgrounds
  • Set background image for Excel charts
  • Automate with Java batch watermarking

Online Tools

Need to test without installing? Use GroupDocs Online to:

  • Add watermark to online documents
  • Try remove watermark features instantly
  • See real watermark examples for documents

Learn More


GroupDocs.Watermark for Java is your complete solution for custom watermarking, document security, and content protection. It supports Word files, PDFs, images, and many other formats.

Start protecting your documents with smart watermarking today.

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