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Sign PDF

Add your visible signature, initials, or signing date to one PDF and create the result locally in your browser.

Choose a PDF

Drop or select one PDF. CrateX.app processes the document and signature only in this browser.

Visible signature marks only

This tool adds visible electronic signature marks. It does not verify identity or create a certificate-based digital signature, PAdES signature, trusted timestamp, or audit trail.

Existing digital signatures: Modifying a PDF may invalidate existing digital signatures. Check the result and use a trusted signing workflow if a certificate signature is required.

Electronic-signature requirements vary by document, process, and jurisdiction. CrateX.app does not guarantee legal effect or confirm that anyone is authorized to sign.

Only use your own signature or one you are authorized to place. This tool does not verify ownership or permission.

Create a mark

You can keep up to three marks in this browser session.

Mark type

Creation method

Use a mouse, trackpad, finger, or stylus. The transparent border is trimmed when you save.

Ink color

Stroke width

Created marks

Create a signature, initials, or date to place on the PDF.

PDF preview

Navigate pages and check every visible mark before creating the PDF.

Choose a PDF to open the signing workspace.

Choose a mark, then click the page or place it in the center. Drag to move and use the handles to resize proportionally.

Placement

Select a placed mark to adjust it.

Sign PDF

Quick Start

1
Choose one local PDF.
2
Draw, type, or upload a signature, initials, or signing date.
3
Place and resize marks on any pages that need them.
4
Review every page and the digital-signature warning.
5
Create, download, and verify the new PDF.

Common Scenarios

Agreements

add your visible signature and signing date to a document you are authorized to sign.

Consent or authorization forms

place a signature, initials, and date in the requested locations.

School or administrative forms

complete visible signature areas without uploading the PDF.

Multi-page review

place initials on selected pages and a full signature on the final page.

Signature Methods

Draw: capture strokes from a mouse, trackpad, touch screen, or stylus and save them as a transparent PNG mark.
Type: render a name, initials, or date with a readable device font and script-aware fallback.
Upload: use a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image; transparent PNG usually gives the cleanest result.
Each method creates a temporary image asset that can be reused on several pages during this session.

Placement & Pages

Use previous, next, page jump, or thumbnails to move through the document without losing placements.
Drag a selected mark, resize it proportionally, or use the accessible movement and size controls.
Duplicate or reuse a mark on multiple pages; each placement can be moved and sized independently.
Preview and output use the rotated page CropBox so positions stay aligned across page sizes and rotations.

Risks & Limitations

The output contains visible electronic signature marks, not certificate-based digital signatures or PAdES.
CrateX.app does not verify identity, intent, authority, certificates, timestamps, or an audit trail.
A visible mark may be only one part of an electronic-signature process. Requirements and legal effect depend on the document, process, and jurisdiction.
Saving a modified PDF may invalidate digital signatures already present in the source file.
Encrypted and password-protected PDFs are not supported and are not decrypted by this tool.
Forms, annotations, attachments, layers, scripts, and other advanced PDF structures may not be fully preserved. This tool is not a PDF sanitizer or malware scanner.
This version does not request signatures from other people, fill arbitrary form fields, validate signatures, or create certificates.

Privacy & Security

The source PDF, signature assets, preview, and generated result are processed locally in your browser during normal use.
Signatures and placements are not saved to a signature library, Workspace, browser history, URLs, analytics, or sync by default.
On a shared device, download your result, then clear the workspace or close the page to release the current session data.
CrateX.app shares a result file only after you explicitly choose a device share action; it does not create a public result link.

FAQ

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