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Add electronic signatures to your PDF documents instantly. ESIGN Act compliant, legally valid, and completely free. Upload, type, or draw your signature in seconds.
Transform how you sign documents with our free electronic signature tool. Whether you need to sign contracts, agreements, forms, or approvals, our PDF signature solution makes it instant and legally valid. No software installation, no complicated setup - just upload your PDF and add your signature in seconds.
Our e-signature technology is fully compliant with the U.S. ESIGN Act (2000) and EU eIDAS regulations, ensuring your signed documents hold the same legal weight as traditional handwritten signatures. Each signature includes comprehensive metadata tracking - timestamp, signer name, email, and IP address - creating a complete audit trail for legal protection.
Understanding the distinction between electronic signatures and digital signatures is crucial for choosing the right solution for your needs. While both allow you to sign documents electronically, they differ significantly in their technology and security levels.
An electronic signature is any electronic indication of a person's intent to agree to the contents of a document. This can be a typed name, a scanned image of a handwritten signature, a click on an "I Accept" button, or a signature drawn with a mouse or touchscreen. E-signatures are legally binding under the ESIGN Act and are perfect for everyday business documents.
Our PDF signature tool creates simple electronic signatures that include:
A digital signature is a more advanced form of electronic signature that uses cryptographic technology and digital certificates issued by trusted Certificate Authorities (CAs). Digital signatures provide:
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In the United States, the ESIGN Act (Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act) of 2000 grants electronic signatures the same legal status as handwritten signatures for most business and consumer transactions. The law requires:
Our PDF signature tool automatically fulfills all ESIGN Act requirements by embedding metadata and creating a complete audit trail with each signature.
In the European Union, eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) regulation establishes three levels of electronic signatures:
Upload a signature image, type your name to generate a signature, or draw your signature with mouse or touchscreen. Choose the method that works best for you.
Every signature includes legal metadata with timestamp, signer information, and audit trail. Fully compliant with U.S. ESIGN Act and EU eIDAS regulations.
No lengthy registration or complex setup. Upload your PDF, add your signature, and download the signed document in under 30 seconds.
All files are encrypted with SSL and automatically deleted after 1 hour. We never store, share, or access your documents or signatures.
Upload your PDF document to add your electronic signature
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Sign vendor agreements, partnership contracts, service agreements, and purchase orders with legally valid e-signatures.
Sign employment offers, NDAs, confidentiality agreements, onboarding forms, and performance reviews quickly and securely.
Approve budgets, authorize payments, provide parental consent, and sign permission forms with trackable e-signatures.
Sign legal agreements, affidavits, power of attorney forms, and settlement agreements with ESIGN Act compliance.
Sign rental leases, tenant applications, property agreements, and disclosure forms with legally binding e-signatures.
Close deals faster with e-signed proposals, quotes, client agreements, and marketing release forms.
Select your PDF document
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Your electronic signature represents you in legal documents. Follow these tips for professional-looking signatures:
Proper signature placement ensures documents look professional and clearly indicate your agreement:
Ensure your e-signatures maintain legal validity:
Protect your signature and signed documents:
Streamline your document signing process:
Upload your PDF to our free online signature tool, choose how to create your signature (upload image, type, or draw), position it on your document, enter your details, and download the signed PDF. No registration required and completely free.
Yes, electronic signatures are legally valid in the US under the ESIGN Act (2000) and in the EU under eIDAS regulations. Our tool creates compliant e-signatures with proper metadata tracking including timestamp, signer name, email, and IP address for legal validity.
Electronic signatures (e-signatures) are any electronic indication of agreement, like typed names or drawn signatures. Digital signatures use cryptographic certificates for advanced authentication. E-signatures are legally valid for most contracts, while digital signatures provide higher security for sensitive documents.
Yes, our PDF signature tool works perfectly on mobile devices. You can upload PDFs, draw signatures with your finger, type your name, or upload signature images from your phone's camera or gallery. The mobile interface is optimized for touchscreen signing.
Sign your name on white paper with a black pen, take a clear photo, and upload it. Alternatively, use our built-in signature drawing tool to create a signature with your mouse or touchscreen. You can also simply type your name and we'll convert it to a signature style.
Yes, all files are encrypted with SSL during upload and processing. Your PDFs are automatically deleted from our servers within 1 hour of signing. We never store, share, or access your documents. All processing happens securely in the cloud with enterprise-grade encryption.
Currently, our tool adds one signature per session. To add multiple signatures, download the signed PDF and re-upload it to add another signature. This approach maintains clean audit trails with separate timestamps for each signature.
No, all signed PDFs are completely free from watermarks. Your documents maintain a professional appearance with only your signature visible exactly where you placed it.
E-signatures are valid for most documents including contracts, agreements, NDAs, employment offers, rental leases, consent forms, approvals, and business documents. Some exceptions include wills, court orders, and adoption papers which may require notarization.
Use preset positions like bottom-right, bottom-left, or top-right for quick placement. For precise control, enable custom positioning and drag your signature to any location on the PDF. You can also adjust the signature size using width and height sliders.
Your signature image is used only to sign your specific PDF document and is deleted from our servers within 1 hour. We don't store signatures for reuse. Each signing session requires a fresh signature upload for your security.
You need to remove password protection before signing. Use our PDF Unlock tool first to remove the password, then proceed to sign the unlocked PDF. This ensures the signature can be properly embedded in the document.
Yes, each signature includes embedded metadata with timestamp, signer name, email, signature reason, and IP address. This metadata creates an audit trail that strengthens legal validity and proves when and who signed the document.
Yes, businesses can use our ESIGN Act compliant tool for customer contracts, vendor agreements, employee documents, and internal approvals. The free version supports unlimited signatures. For advanced features like signature workflows and team management, consider our business plans.
Free users can sign PDFs up to 100MB. The signature process doesn't significantly increase file size - typically adding only 50-200KB depending on signature image quality. Signed PDFs download instantly after processing.
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