Add Bleed
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What is Add Bleed?
Add Bleed extends the media box of every page in a PDF by a specified number of points on all four sides. This creates extra margin space around the page content, which is essential for professional print workflows where content must extend beyond the final trim line to avoid white edges after cutting.
How to Use Add Bleed
- Upload your PDF file.
- Specify the bleed amount in points (default is 9pt, approximately 3mm).
- Click Add Bleed. The tool expands each page's media box symmetrically.
- Download the result as
bleed-added.pdf.
Why Use Add Bleed?
Commercial printers require bleed margins to ensure that trimmed pages don't show unprinted white edges. If you're preparing a PDF for professional printing, adding bleed is a standard prepress step that most design software handles — but this tool lets you add it after the fact, directly to an existing PDF.
Privacy & Security
Your files never leave your browser. The bleed adjustment happens entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded to Racira's servers, no copies are stored in the cloud, and no file data is transmitted at any point.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a point in PDF terms?
One PDF point equals 1/72 of an inch (approximately 0.35mm). So 9pt equals roughly 3mm, 18pt equals roughly 6mm, and 28.35pt equals exactly 10mm.