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How to Sign a PDF Free
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Why People Are Ditching Adobe for PDF Signing

Adobe Acrobat Pro costs $19.99/month just to sign PDFs. DocuSign starts at $15/month and sends your documents to their servers. For most people — renters signing a lease, freelancers signing contracts, patients signing consent forms — that's overkill.

SignPDF gives you the same result for free: a permanently signed PDF document that looks professional, loads fast, and keeps your file entirely on your device.

How to Sign a PDF with SignPDF (Step by Step)

1

Open your PDF

Visit signpdf-ten.vercel.app and drag your PDF onto the page, or click Open PDF. Your document renders immediately in the browser.

2

Click Sign in the toolbar

Select the Sign tool. A signature creation panel appears with three options: Draw, Type, or Upload.

3

Create your signature

Draw: Use your mouse or touchscreen to draw your natural signature.
Type: Enter your name and choose a handwriting-style font.
Upload: Upload a PNG of your handwritten signature on white paper.

4

Place it on the document

Click anywhere on the page to drop your signature. Drag to reposition, and use the corner handles to resize. You can add multiple signatures and initials on different pages.

5

Export your signed PDF

Click Export PDF. Your signed document downloads in seconds, ready to send back to whoever needs it.

Tip: If you sign the same documents repeatedly (like invoices or NDAs), use the Upload option with a clean PNG of your signature so it looks identical every time.

SignPDF vs. the Alternatives

ToolPriceFiles stay on device?No account needed?
SignPDFFree (3/day)✓ Yes✓ Yes
Adobe Acrobat$19.99/month✗ Uploads to Adobe✗ Requires account
DocuSign$15/month✗ Sends to servers✗ Requires account
SmallpdfFree (limited)✗ Uploads to Smallpdf✗ Requires account
iLovePDFFree (limited)✗ Uploads to serversOptional

Is a PDF Signature Legally Valid?

In most jurisdictions, an electronic signature — including a drawn or typed signature placed on a PDF — is legally binding for everyday contracts. The U.S. ESIGN Act and UETA (enacted in all 50 states) give electronic signatures the same legal weight as ink signatures for most documents.

Common documents you can legally sign electronically:

Exceptions: Wills, adoption papers, and certain real estate deeds may require a witnessed wet ink signature depending on your state. Consult a lawyer for high-stakes legal documents.

Privacy: Why "No Upload" Matters

Every time you upload a sensitive PDF — a contract with salary details, a lease with your home address, a medical form — to a web-based tool, that file touches a third-party server. Even if the service claims to delete files, you have no way to verify that.

SignPDF processes everything inside your browser using PDF.js and jsPDF. No file data, not even the filename, is ever transmitted. Your documents stay yours.

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