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These are two entirely different things that share a word. Placing an image of your handwriting onto a page — what this tool does — is an electronic signature: a visual mark indicating assent. A digital signature is a cryptographic operation binding a specific document to a certificate issued to a verified identity, which mathematically detects any subsequent change to the file.
The distinction is about tamper-evidence, not legality. A drawn signature can be copied from one document and pasted onto another in a minute, and nothing in the file records that it happened. A cryptographic signature covers the exact bytes of the document, so altering a single character invalidates it, and the reader says so.
For most everyday agreements — a rental form, a delivery note, an internal approval — a drawn signature is what is expected and is entirely normal practice. For anything where the counterparty may later dispute the contents, a certificate-based signature under a standard such as PAdES is the appropriate instrument, and that requires a certificate authority rather than a drawing tool.
Most jurisdictions give electronic signatures broad legal effect. In the United States the ESIGN Act and UETA make them enforceable for most transactions; in the European Union eIDAS establishes three tiers, where a simple electronic signature is admissible but a qualified electronic signature carries the same legal weight as handwriting.
The practical consequence is about evidence rather than validity. If a simple electronic signature is challenged, you must demonstrate that the person signed and that the document is unchanged — which is why signing platforms record an audit trail of IP address, timestamp and email verification. A signature image alone carries none of that context.
Certain categories are commonly excluded regardless: wills and testamentary trusts, some property transfers, adoption and divorce papers, and various court filings often still require wet ink or notarisation. Those exclusions vary by jurisdiction, so check locally before relying on an electronic signature for anything in that group.
Draw or upload at a generous size and let it scale down — a signature captured small and enlarged looks pixelated and, fairly or not, reads as less credible. A transparent background matters too: a signature on an opaque white rectangle leaves a visible box over any coloured or textured page beneath it, which is the clearest sign of a pasted image.
Flatten the result. If the signature remains a separate annotation object, some readers allow it to be moved or deleted, and the page can be altered after the fact. Flattening merges it into the page content so it behaves as part of the document.
Treat the signature image file as sensitive, and this is the part people neglect. A clean PNG of your handwriting on a transparent background is directly reusable by anyone who obtains it. Do not leave it in shared drives or email it to yourself, and prefer redrawing it when needed over keeping a copy. Once signed, encrypting the document before sending adds a further layer.
Yes — the PDF is opened and signed in your browser and saved straight to your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Draw it, type your name in a handwriting font, or upload an image. Then drag it onto the page and resize it.
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In most jurisdictions electronic signatures are enforceable for ordinary agreements — ESIGN and UETA in the US, eIDAS in the EU. Wills, some property transfers and certain court documents are commonly excluded. This is a simple electronic signature, not a qualified one, so the burden of proving authenticity would rest with you.
No. That requires a certificate-based digital signature. A drawn signature is an image on the page and carries no cryptographic binding to the file's contents.