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Sign PDF documents electronically in your browser. Draw, type, or upload a signature, place it on any page, and save with zero server uploads. Free.

Your file stays in your browser.

Shortcuts: Ctrl+Enter run · Ctrl+Shift+C copy result · / search (use ⌘ on Mac)

Next steps

Done here? Use the Send to… menu on the result to carry it on to Flatten PDF or Protect PDF.

Free Online Sign PDF

Sign a PDF without printing it. Draw your signature, type your name or upload a picture, drag it to the right place on any pages, and save. If you have a digital certificate you can sign with that too. Nothing is uploaded. Sign a PDF without printing it. Draw your signature, type your name or upload a picture, drag it to the right place and save. A digital certificate can be used too. Nothing is uploaded.

How to sign a PDF

Drop your PDF in the box. Make your signature (draw, type or upload), drag it to the right spot on the page and pick the pages. Press Sign PDF and save the new file.

Honest limits: the visible signature is a picture put into the page. The optional digital signature uses your own .p12 or .pfx certificate; PDF readers will show a self-made certificate as unknown. A PDF that already has digital signatures loses them when it is saved again. This tool cannot check other people's signatures against trust lists.

Common mistakes

  • Signing a copy and then editing it: change the file first, sign last.
  • Expecting the signature to be movable afterwards: place it carefully, it becomes part of the page.
  • Using a signature picture with a white box around it: leave "make the white background see-through" on.

Frequently asked questions

Is my PDF or my signature uploaded?
No. Your signature is drawn, typed or loaded in your browser and put onto the page on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere, and the signature is not stored.
Is a picture of my signature a legal signature?
In many places an electronic signature like this is accepted for everyday agreements, but the rules differ by country and by document. For important contracts ask the other side what they accept. Adding a digital certificate makes the signature stronger.
What does the digital certificate do?
If you have a certificate file (.p12 or .pfx), the tool also signs the whole file with it. If anyone changes the file afterwards, PDF readers will report that the signature is broken. Readers only show the signer as trusted when the certificate comes from an authority they know; a self-made certificate shows as "unknown".
Can I sign several pages?
Yes. Place the signature once, then choose "All pages", "The last page" or type the pages. It goes to the same spot on each page.
Can I undo the signature?
The signature becomes part of the page in the new file, so it cannot be moved afterwards. Your original file is not changed: place the signature again and save a new copy if you want it elsewhere.
Is a drawn signature legally valid?
That depends on your country and the document. The drawn signature is a picture; a digital certificate gives a stronger signature, but readers show a self-made certificate as unknown.

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