In other words, Adobe Reader won't let you add text. What you need is a program that's a little more accommodating, PDF-wise. Try Foxit Reader 4.3, which allows you to add text to any PDF.

That said, free users can make certain changes to PDF files without a paid plan. As a free user, you can add comments, highlight sections, draw on a document, add new text, and sign documents.

This post helps to add a text box to PDF using a free software and an online tool. You can adjust the size of text box, text style, etc.

Need to edit a PDF document but don’t want to pay for the more expensive Adobe editors? You can add text to and sign a PDF with just the free Reader program.

Microsoft Edge provides a feature to highlight text in PDF and save highlighted PDF to your PC. This post shows you how to to highlight and save PDF using Edge.