I need to sign a PDF
Skip the print-sign-scan cycle. Add your signature on-screen and download the signed PDF.
To sign a PDF, use a signature tool: draw your signature, type it, or upload an image of it, then drag it onto the page and export the signed PDF. Our Document Signature tool runs in your browser, so the file and your signature are never uploaded. It's the free way to sign a form or contract without printing and scanning.
4 tools for this
Each one is free, private and runs in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark.
Sign PDF
Sign a PDF online for free. Draw your signature, type your name in a handwritten font, or upload a signature image, then drag it onto the page, resize it and download a signed PDF. 100% in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
PDF Editor
Edit a PDF in your browser: add text, draw, highlight, drop in a signature, and rearrange or rotate pages, then export. Free, private, no uploads.
Protect PDF
Add a password and AES encryption to any PDF so only people with the password can open it. Free, fast and completely in your browser.
Compress PDF
Shrink a PDF's file size right in your browser. Pick a compression level, see exactly how much you saved, and download. No uploads, no watermark.
How to fix it
Follow these steps and you'll have it sorted in a couple of minutes.
- 1
Open the Document Signature tool
Drop your PDF in, it's handled in your browser, never uploaded.
- 2
Create your signature
Draw it with your mouse or finger, type it in a signature font, or upload a photo of your handwritten one.
- 3
Place it on the page
Drag the signature to the right spot, resize it, and add the date or initials if needed.
- 4
Export the signed PDF
Download the signed document. For sensitive contracts, password-protect it before sending.
- Printing, signing and scanning when you can sign on-screen in seconds and keep the quality.
- Placing the signature over important text. Position it in the signature field and resize to fit.
- Assuming a drawn signature is a legally binding e-signature everywhere. Check what your specific document or jurisdiction requires.
Frequently asked questions
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Ran into one of these too? Here's the fix.
- I need to edit the text in a PDFYou don't need expensive software to change a word or fill in a form. Edit the PDF in place and download the updated file.
- I need to password-protect a PDF (or remove a password)Sending something confidential? Lock it with a password. Received a protected file you own? Remove the password so you can work with it.
- I want to add a watermark to a PDFMark a document as a draft, flag it confidential, or brand it with your logo, across every page, in seconds.
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