Online Signature Maker: Draw or Type a Signature for PDFs and Forms (Free)
A signature is still the most requested mark on the web: HR onboarding packs, rental agreements, school forms and freelance invoices all ask for one, usually as a PNG pasted onto a PDF.
Signature Maker produces that mark three ways: draw it with a finger or mouse, type it and pick a script style, or upload a photo of ink on paper. This guide covers which route suits which document.
Three ways in, one clean export
Drawing suits anyone whose real signature matters, because the shape stays yours. Typing suits fast turnaround where legibility beats personality. Uploading a paper signature works when a wet-ink look is required but the document is digital.
Every route ends at the same place: a PNG with a transparent background, so the mark sits on any document without a white box around it.
Step by step
- Open Signature Maker and choose draw, type or upload.
- Adjust stroke thickness and colour; black or deep blue matches what registries expect.
- Export the PNG with transparency, or place it straight onto a PDF with Sign PDF.
- Keep the file for reuse; nothing is stored server-side, so save your own copy.
Where each style is acceptable
Typed scripts are fine for internal approvals, school forms and most private agreements. Drawn or uploaded signatures carry more weight where identity matters, because they match your bank and registry specimens.
- Government and court filings usually demand wet ink or registered digital signatures; check before substituting.
For contracts between companies, a drawn signature plus a signed PDF audit trail is the common standard.
Email footers look best with a slightly smaller export so the mark does not dominate the text.
Placing the signature on a PDF
Sign PDF drops the exported PNG onto any page at the size and position you choose, then flattens nothing else in the document. Text stays selectable and forms stay fillable.
If the agreement needs a date line or initials box, add those in the same pass to keep placement consistent.
Try it free: Signature Maker | runs entirely in your browser, no uploads and no signup.