The fastest way from "please sign" to "signed"
The print-sign-scan routine wastes fifteen minutes and produces an ugly, heavy scan. Signing in the browser keeps the document digital: the original stays crisp, the file stays small, and the signature lands exactly where you put it.
Two ways to provide a signature. Drawing works well on phones and tablets, where a finger or stylus produces a natural line. Uploading suits people who keep a good photo of their paper signature: light background pixels are stripped automatically, so the signature blends into the page instead of sitting in a white box.
Sign any document online, not just PDFs
A lot of paperwork arrives as a picture: a lease snapped with a phone, a permission slip sent over a messenger, a scanned agreement saved as JPG. You can e-sign these directly. Drop the image into the tool and it becomes a one-page PDF in your browser before anything is uploaded; from there the flow is identical: draw or upload the signature, place it, resize it with the corner handle or the − and + buttons, download the signed PDF. HEIC photos straight off an iPhone work too.
What this tool does and does not do
This tool places a visual signature image into the document, which is how the vast majority of everyday contracts, consents, applications and internal paperwork get signed. It does not add a cryptographic digital certificate. If a counterparty requires certificate-based signing with identity verification (common in government procurement), you will need a qualified signature provider; for everything else an image signature accepted by both sides does the job. More detail on legal standing is in the FAQ below.
Signing something confidential? After downloading, put a password on the file with Protect PDF before emailing it, and keep your own copy in the vault so the signed version is findable a year from now.