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Sign PDF

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

Takes
PDF × 1 + a signature
Returns
PDF × 1

Runs in your browser

Drop a PDF here

Nothing is uploaded. The PDF and your signature stay in this tab.

Printing a document to sign it, then scanning it back in, is a lot of machinery for one squiggle. Draw the signature here instead, put it where it goes, and download the signed file.

How it works

Using Sign PDF, step by step

  1. 01

    Drop in the PDF.

  2. 02

    Draw your signature with a finger, a stylus or a mouse — or type your name.

  3. 03

    Pick the page, set the size, and drag the signature where it belongs.

  4. 04

    Sign, then download the signed PDF.

What you can do

What people use it for

  • Return a signed contract or offer letter without owning a printer.
  • Sign a form on a phone, with a finger, in the place it actually goes.
  • Add your name to a page that only needs a visible mark, not a notary.
Files and processing

What goes in, and where it goes

What it accepts
One PDF at a time, and a signature you either draw or type. A typed name is set in an italic serif and can use standard Latin characters — no emoji or non-Latin scripts, which the standard PDF fonts cannot represent.
What you get back
One PDF with the signature drawn on the page you chose. Everything else is untouched: page count, order, sizes, rotation and the document's title all stay as they were.
Where your file is processed
Sign PDF runs in your browser. The document and the signature are both used only inside this tab — the signature you draw never becomes a file on our side, because there is no our side. Neither is ever uploaded, and nothing is kept once you close the tab.
Questions

Common questions

Is this a legally binding digital signature?

It is a visual signature — a mark drawn on the page, exactly like signing a printout and scanning it. It is not a cryptographic digital signature: there is no certificate, no identity verification, and no tamper detection. Whether a visual signature is enough depends on your jurisdiction and on what you are signing, and that is a question for a lawyer rather than for us.

Can someone tell the signature was added afterwards?

Yes, in the sense that any PDF tool can see it as a separate drawing on the page. This does not claim otherwise, and it does not try to hide it. What it cannot do is prove a document has not been altered since — that is what a certificate-based signature is for.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, and it is the case it was built for — drawing with a finger is the whole point. The signature box takes touch input directly, and the page preview lets you drag the mark into place.

What happens on a page that was scanned sideways?

The signature is placed where you see it and turned to face the same way you are reading. A page's stored rotation and its visible orientation are different things, and getting that wrong is how a signature ends up running up the side of a page — or off it entirely.

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