What does this tool do?
It places your signature onto any page of a PDF. Draw it with your mouse, trackpad or finger — or type your name in a script style — then click the exact spot on a page preview where the signature belongs, adjust its size, and download the signed document. The signature becomes part of the page, so it prints and displays everywhere.
How to sign a PDF
- Add the PDF that needs signing.
- Draw your signature on the pad (a finger works well on touch screens), or switch to the Type tab and enter your name.
- Pick the page — the tool defaults to the last one, where signatures usually live — and click the preview where the signature should sit.
- Fine-tune the size with the slider, then apply and download.
Drawn signature vs typed signature
A drawn signature looks like your handwriting because it is: the pad records your strokes and embeds them as a crisp transparent image. A typed signature uses a flowing script font — quicker, tidier, and common for initials or internal sign-offs. Both are accepted in everyday use: approvals, delivery notes, rental forms, permission slips, offer letters. Choose whichever the document's recipient expects.
An honest note on what this is
This tool creates a visual signature — the electronic equivalent of signing with a pen and photocopying. It is not a cryptographic digital signature and doesn't create an audit trail or tamper seal the way certificate-based signing platforms do. For most day-to-day paperwork a visual signature is exactly what's asked for; for high-stakes contracts where verification matters, use a certificate-based service.
Your signature stays on your device
Everything — the PDF, the page preview, your signature strokes — is processed in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, which matters twice here: once for the document, and once for your signature itself, which is not something you want stored on a stranger's server. Close the tab and every trace is gone.
Tips
- Sign large on the pad and shrink with the slider — it comes out smoother than drawing small.
- The click point becomes the centre of the signature; you can re-click to reposition before applying.