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Sign PDF

Draw, type or import your signature

Draw, type or import your signature

Choose one PDF. You can also drop files anywhere on this page.

Files are processed on this device and never uploaded.

Sign a PDF without sending it anywhere

To sign a PDF without uploading it, open the file here, draw your signature, type your name or choose a photo of your signature on paper, place it on the page and press Sign. The signing happens in this browser tab: neither the document nor your signature leaves your device.

How to sign a PDF

  1. Choose a PDF

    Pick the file or drop it on the page, then go to the page that needs your signature.

  2. Add your signature

    Press Add signature. Draw it with a mouse, a finger or a pen, type your name to get it in a handwriting-style face, or choose a photo of your signature on white paper.

  3. Place it and sign

    Drag the signature where it belongs and resize it by a corner. Add more on any page if you need to, then press Sign and download the signed copy.

Your signature, exactly where it belongs

  • From a photo, the paper turns transparent and only the ink goes on the page, so the signature sits on the line instead of in a white box.
  • The signature is drawn into the page itself. It is not a comment or a stamp that another app could simply move or delete.
  • This is a picture of your signature, like signing on paper and scanning it. It is not a certificate-based digital signature, so it doesn’t prove who signed or that the file is unchanged.
  • The rest of the file stays as it was: text, links, bookmarks and form fields keep working, and a password-protected PDF keeps its password.
  • Your signature is kept in memory for this visit only. It isn’t saved in the browser, so you make it again next time.

Questions

Are my PDF and signature uploaded when I sign?
No. The document is signed by code running in this browser tab. The page is not allowed to send anything to another site, and it keeps working with the network off once it has loaded.
Is this a digital signature with a certificate?
No. It places a picture of your handwritten signature on the page. Where a certificate-based or qualified electronic signature is required, you need a service that issues one.
Do I need an account to sign a PDF?
No. There is no account, no email address and nothing to install. Open the page, sign and download.
Can I sign several pages, or add initials?
Yes. Add a signature on each page that needs one, as many as you like. Initials are just another signature you draw or type.
Is my signature stored anywhere?
No. It lives in this tab while you work and is gone when you leave the tool. It is in the signed PDF you download, and nowhere else.

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