Signature
The signature is a picture on the page. A signing certificate is not attached. Signing stays in this browser.
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Sign a PDF
Draw a signature onto a PDF in your browser. No signup, click the page to place it, and the file stays on your device.
What is a PDF signer?
PDF signature features
Draw a signature
Sign with a mouse or a finger on the pad.
Type a name
Draw your name in a script style, then place that picture.
Click to place
Click the page. The signature sits on that spot.
Browser-side signing
The file stays on your device. No account is required.
How to sign a PDF
Make the signature
Draw on the pad, or type your name and draw that name.
Click the page
Drop a PDF and click where the signature should sit.
Download the PDF
Save the PDF, then download it.
Tips for signing a PDF
- 01
Use an unlocked PDF
A password-protected PDF is rejected.
- 02
The mark is a picture
The signature is drawn onto the page. A certificate is not attached.
- 03
Place it more than once
Click again to add the same signature on another spot or page.
Good uses for signing a PDF
Sign a form: Put your signature on the line.
Add the same mark again: Place one signature on more than one page.
Type a name: Draw your name when a pen is not handy.
Why sign a PDF here
No signup
Sign a PDF without an account.
Stays on your device
The signed PDF is written in the browser.
A signature on the page
The mark is a picture you draw or type.
Technical details
- Input
- One unlocked PDF, up to 20 MB. The first 30 pages can take a signature.
- Signature
- A drawing on the pad, or a typed name drawn in a script style. It is saved as a PNG picture.
- Output
- The same PDF with that picture drawn on the pages you clicked. The file name ends in -signed.pdf.
- Where it runs
- The signature is written in the browser. The PDF is not uploaded for signing.
Sources & References
“A signature is a depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent.”
Signature: This tool draws that kind of mark onto the page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature
“PDF is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.”
PDF — Portable Document Format: The download is that document format, with the signature drawn on the page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF