Sign PDF
LocalAdd a typed signature stamp to a PDF
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How do I add a signature to a PDF?
Load the PDF, type your signature text, choose whether today’s date is included, then pick the position and whether it lands on the first page, the last page, or every page. The stamp is drawn onto the page and the signed file downloads. This is a visual signature stamp, not a certificate-based digital signature, and it is applied in your browser.
About the Sign PDF
Add a typed signature stamp to the first page, last page, or every page of a PDF. This is a visual signature stamp, not a certificate-based digital signature.
- Add a visible typed signature stamp to the first page, last page, or every page.
- Include today's date when you need a simple signed-and-dated PDF copy.
- Keep the document private because the signature stamp is added in your browser.
How to use the Sign PDF tool
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Upload PDF file
Select PDF file from your device or drag file into the upload area.
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Choose settings
Choose settings such as Signature Text, Include today's date, Apply To before processing.
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Add Signature
Run the Sign PDF tool to create the PDF output.
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Download the result
Download the finished file. The original file stays on your device and is not uploaded.
Is this a legally binding digital signature?
It is a typed signature stamp, not a cryptographic one, and the distinction matters. A certificate-based digital signature binds the document to a verified identity and lets a viewer detect any later change; this draws your name onto the page, exactly as a signature image would. That is entirely adequate for the everyday cases where a countersigned copy is being acknowledged, filed, or returned, and it is not the right tool where a process specifically requires a verifiable digital certificate.
Where should the signature go, and on which pages?
Last page is the default because that is where signature blocks usually sit. Choose first page for a cover-sheet acknowledgement, and every page for documents where each sheet is initialled — schedules, annexes, or bundles that could otherwise be separated and recombined. Position options cover the usual corners and the bottom centre, so the stamp can be placed clear of existing content rather than landing on top of the printed signature line.
Should you include the date?
Usually yes. A signature with no date leaves an obvious gap in any document that will be filed or referred back to, and it invites a recipient to write one in themselves. Enabling the option adds today’s date underneath your name in an unambiguous year-month-day form, which avoids the day-month versus month-day confusion that plagues documents crossing borders. Turn it off when the date belongs in a separate printed field on the form itself.
Are my files uploaded when signing a PDF?
No, and signing is the case where uploading is hardest to justify. The document is a contract, an offer, a consent form or an invoice, and the thing you are adding to it is your name — so an upload-based signing tool receives both the agreement and the signature in one request. Here the stamp is drawn onto the page in your browser, and the signed file goes straight to your downloads folder.
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