Sign PDF Online

Draw or type your signature, place it on the page and download the signed PDF.

  • ✓Files never uploaded
  • ✓Free plan, no card needed
  • ✓Free account, no card
  • ✓No watermark

How to Sign PDF

  1. 1Drop your PDF into the box or click to choose it.
  2. 2Draw your signature with a mouse or finger, or type your name.
  3. 3Pick the page, click where the signature should go and adjust its size.
  4. 4Click Sign PDF and download the signed file.

Why pdfdots?

Private by design

Most tools process files locally in your browser. Office conversions run on our EU server and are deleted right after; anything you save to My files is encrypted.

Generous free plan

A free account with Google sign-in and no credit card: 3 tasks a day, files up to 10 MB, every tool. Need more? The paid plans (Bronze, Silver and Gold) raise the daily limit, with no daily limit at all on Silver and Gold, and accept larger files.

Fast

For browser tools there's no upload or download queue. Work starts the moment you drop a file and finishes at the speed of your own computer.

Works everywhere

Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android or Chromebook — if it has a modern browser, pdfdots runs on it. Nothing to install.

A quick way to sign PDFs without printing

Printing a document just to sign it, scanning it and emailing it back is slow and wastes paper. With this tool you can sign a PDF directly on your computer or phone. Draw your signature with a mouse, trackpad or finger, or type your name and we render it in a handwriting-style font. Choose the page, click the exact spot where the signature belongs — usually a signature line near the bottom — and use the size slider until it fits naturally.

The signature is stamped onto the page as an image, so it looks the same in every PDF reader and prints cleanly. The rest of the document stays untouched: text remains selectable and images keep their quality. Everything happens locally in your browser, so contracts, leases and forms never leave your device, and there's no fee, watermark or limit on how many documents you sign.

Be aware of what this kind of signature is. It is a simple electronic signature, which is fine for many everyday uses such as permission slips, internal approvals, rental forms and many business agreements. It is not a certified or qualified digital signature: it contains no cryptographic certificate proving who signed or detecting later changes. If a court, bank or government office requires a qualified or certificate-based signature, use a dedicated signing service for that document.

Our take

We use Sign PDF for everyday paperwork: a tenancy form, a school permission slip, a freelance quote that the client wants back signed, where a printer and scanner would otherwise be the only option.

We prefer drawing the signature with a trackpad or finger because it looks like our handwriting; typed signatures are fine for internal forms. We place it on the signature line, adjust the size slider so it matches the surrounding text, and check the page before downloading.

The honest limitation: this is a simple image signature, not a qualified or certificate-based electronic signature. It is fine where a scanned signature would be accepted, but not for documents that legally require an advanced or qualified e-signature. For those, use your bank's or government's official signing service.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this a legally binding signature?+

It is a simple electronic signature, which many everyday agreements accept. It is not a certified or qualified digital signature, so check the requirements for official documents.

Can I sign on my phone?+

Yes. Draw your signature with your finger, then tap the page where it should go.

What if I don't want to draw?+

Switch to Type, enter your name and it is rendered in a handwriting-style font.

Can I choose where the signature goes?+

Yes. Pick the page, click the exact spot and adjust the size before downloading.

Is my document uploaded?+

No. The signature is added locally in your browser; the file never leaves your device.

Does it add a watermark?+

No. The signed PDF has only your signature added, no watermark or branding.