The print-sign-scan cycle for a PDF that just needs a signature is one of the more pointless rituals left over from the paper era. If you have a printer, a pen, and a scanner all within reach, it's a five-minute detour. If you're on a phone or don't own a scanner, it can turn into a genuine obstacle. Signing directly in the browser skips all of it.
Three ways to create a signature
- Draw it — use your mouse, trackpad, or finger on a touchscreen to draw your signature freehand, the closest equivalent to signing on paper.
- Type it — type your name and pick from a few handwriting-style fonts. Fast, and surprisingly close to the real thing for informal documents.
- Upload it — if you already have a photo or scan of your handwritten signature saved, upload that image directly.
Signing a document
- Open the Sign PDF tool and upload your document.
- Click the page that needs a signature to make it active, then choose Add signature and pick draw, type, or upload.
- Drag the signature into place and use the resize handle in the corner to size it correctly.
- Repeat for any other pages that need one, then click Save signed PDF.
Is this legally binding?
For everyday use — approving an internal document, signing off on a form, initialing a low-stakes agreement — a visually placed signature like this is generally sufficient. It's worth being clear about what it isn't: this tool places a signature image onto the page, without the cryptographic signing, identity verification, or audit trail that dedicated esignature platforms provide for contracts where that level of legal certainty matters. For anything with real legal weight — leases, major contracts, anything a court might need to verify — use a certified esignature service instead.
Everything here runs locally: your document and your signature are combined directly in your browser and never pass through a server.