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Sign PDF

Draw or type a signature and place it anywhere on the page.

Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded

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Draw or type a signature, place it on the page, and download the signed document. Everything happens in this tab — the contract you are signing is never uploaded.

What to expect

  • The signature is drawn into the page itself, so it survives printing, flattening and re-saving.
  • This produces a visible signature — the kind that replaces ink on paper. It is not a cryptographic digital signature certificate.
  • The rest of the document is untouched: text stays selectable and quality is unchanged.

Frequently asked questions

Is a signature made this way legally binding?

In most jurisdictions — including under the US ESIGN Act and the EU eIDAS regulation — an electronic signature is not denied legal effect simply for being electronic, and a drawn signature on a document is a common, accepted form. What matters in a dispute is evidence of intent and identity. For high-value agreements, or anywhere a specific standard such as a qualified electronic signature is required, use a service built to provide that audit trail. This is not legal advice.

Is this the same as a digital signature certificate?

No, and the distinction is worth knowing. This places a visible image of your signature onto the page, which is the electronic equivalent of signing with a pen. A digital signature in the cryptographic sense binds a certificate to the file so any later change is detectable. Those need a certificate authority and cannot be done meaningfully in a browser.

Can the signature be removed from the file afterwards?

It is drawn into the page content rather than added as an annotation layer, so it will not simply peel off in a viewer — it prints and flattens like the rest of the page. As with any visible signature, on paper or on screen, someone determined to edit the document can edit it. That is what certificate-based signing exists to detect.

Does my document get uploaded?

No. The PDF is read into your browser, the page is rendered locally so you can see where the signature goes, and the stamped file is written on your device. Nothing is transmitted — which matters more here than almost anywhere else on this site, because the documents people sign are contracts, offers and agreements.

Why does the typed signature look different on my phone?

Typed signatures use the handwriting fonts already installed on your device, and those differ between Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. The preview shows exactly what will be stamped, so you can see the result before applying it. A drawn signature looks identical everywhere.

Can I sign more than one page?

Yes. Tick "put it in the same spot on every page" to initial a multi-page agreement, or sign one page, download, and re-open the result to add a signature elsewhere.

Sign a PDF without uploading the contract

Of everything people do to a PDF, signing is the one where handing the file to a stranger makes least sense. The documents that need a signature are offers of employment, tenancy agreements, NDAs, consent forms, invoices — documents that carry names, addresses, salaries and bank details. The standard advice is to upload one to a website, and it has always been a strange thing to recommend.

This tool removes the step. The PDF is opened by your browser, the page you are signing is rendered on your own screen, and your signature is drawn into the page in local memory. The site is a set of static files with no server that could receive a document even if it wanted to.

Drawn or typed

Drawing gives the closest thing to your real signature and works with a finger on a phone or tablet, a stylus, a trackpad or a mouse. Strokes are smoothed as you draw, and the result is trimmed to the ink so the mark you place is the mark you see.

Typing renders your name in a handwriting style. It is faster and more legible, and it is what most people choose on a laptop. Because it uses the fonts on your own device, the preview is authoritative — what is shown is what gets stamped.

Either way the signature is saved as a transparent image, so it sits on the page rather than covering it with a white rectangle — the difference between signing a document and pasting a sticker onto it.

What an electronic signature is, and is not

A visible signature on a document is the electronic counterpart of signing in ink, and it is what the overwhelming majority of agreements actually use. Under the US ESIGN Act and the EU's eIDAS regulation a signature is not denied legal effect merely for being electronic.

It is a different thing from a digital signature in the cryptographic sense, where a certificate is bound into the file so that any later alteration can be detected. That requires a certificate authority and an identity check, and no browser-based tool can honestly provide it. If your situation calls for a qualified electronic signature or a tamper-evident audit trail, use a service built for it. Most situations do not.

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To lock the signed document so it cannot be opened without a password, follow this with Protect PDF. To mark it as a draft or a copy, use Watermark PDF. To combine it with attachments, use Merge PDF.

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