Files never leave your device.How it works
How to sign a PDF
- 1Drop your PDF above (or click to select).
- 2Create your signature — draw, type, or upload an image.
- 3Click the page to place it, drag to position, then apply and download.
Frequently asked questions
- Do my documents get uploaded anywhere?
- No. Signing happens entirely in your browser — your PDF never leaves your device.
- Is this a legally binding e-signature?
- It adds a visual signature to the document. It isn't a certified multi-party e-signature service — use it for everyday sign-and-send needs.
- Can I sign on more than one page?
- Yes. Place your signature on as many pages and spots as you need before applying.
Sign and send, without the runaround
Most of the time “sign this PDF” doesn't mean a formal e-signature ceremony — it means adding your signature to a rental agreement, a permission slip, or an onboarding form and sending it back. HivePDF makes that quick: open the PDF, create your signature once, and drop it wherever it belongs. No account, no per-document fee, and no uploading a private contract to someone else's server.
Three ways to make your signature
Draw it with a mouse, trackpad, or finger; type your name and we'll render it in a handwriting-style font; or upload a photo or PNG of a signature you already have. However you make it, it's placed as a transparent image. You can position it on multiple spots and pages, and drag or resize each placement. Signatures on rotated or scanned pages land correctly, too.
What this is and isn't
This adds a visual signature that's baked permanently into the document — great for everyday sign-and-return needs. It is not a certified, legally-binding multi-party e-signature platform with an audit trail. Everything here happens in your browser, so the document you're signing never leaves your device.
Getting placement right on real forms
Signature lines on scanned or photographed documents aren't always perfectly straight, and a slightly rotated page can throw off where a signature lands relative to the line. Zoom in before placing yours so it sits directly on the line rather than floating above or below it — a small placement mistake is easy to miss at normal zoom but obvious once printed.
Signing alongside filling out a form
Many documents need more than just a signature — dates, initials on each page, a printed name in a form field. If yours has fillable form fields too, Fill & Sign combines typing into those fields with placing your signature in a single pass, rather than signing here and editing the fields separately.
When several people need to sign
For a document that needs multiple signers, this tool handles one person's pass at a time: each signer downloads the file, adds their signature, and passes the updated PDF to the next person — there's no built-in routing or signing-order tracking, since nothing is ever sent to a server that could coordinate that.