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Sign Documents

Sign PDF, Word documents, and photos of printed pages securely online โ€” upload or draw your signature, place it anywhere, and download. Free, no login required.

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Sign your name on white paper with a dark pen, then take a clear photo of it and upload below. Convertam will try to automatically isolate just your signature, and keep it ready for every document you sign in this session.

Photo has poor lighting, shadows, or faded ink? Open Document Enhancer first to clean it up, then come back here.

Your signature and documents never leave your browser โ€” nothing is uploaded to any server.

๐Ÿ”’Your files are automatically deleted after processing and are never shared with third parties.
๐Ÿ“–Guide: Are Digital Signatures Legally Binding? A Practical Guideโ†’

Supported Formats

PDF and image documents you want to sign; your signature can be uploaded as a photo or drawn.

Best For

Signing a contract, form, or agreement without printing it, signing by hand, and scanning it back in.

Common Uses

โ€ขSigning a rental agreement or employment contract sent as a PDF
โ€ขAdding a signature to a school or government form
โ€ขCountersigning a document sent by a client or employer
โ€ขPlacing an initialed signature on multiple pages of an agreement

๐Ÿ’ก Pro Tip

Photograph your signature on plain white paper in good light โ€” a clean, high-contrast image places more crisply than a signature photographed on lined or shadowed paper.

Questions People Ask

Frequently Asked Questions

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๐Ÿ“–Sign Documents Guide

Upload a photo of your handwritten signature and Convertam automatically tries to isolate just the ink from the background, then lets you place it anywhere on a document โ€” PDF, Word, or a photo of a printed page.

When to use this

Use this to add a personal handwritten signature to a document without printing, signing on paper, and re-scanning it โ€” whatever format the document is in.

Step-by-step workflow

  1. 1Sign on plain paper and photograph it Use dark ink on a plain white background, in bright, even light, avoiding shadows โ€” this gives Convertam the best chance of isolating your signature automatically.
  2. 2Upload the photo Convertam analyzes it and tries to automatically extract just your signature, discarding the rest of the page โ€” no manual cropping needed if this succeeds.
  3. 3If automatic extraction succeeds You'll move straight on to uploading the document you want to sign โ€” nothing else to do.
  4. 4If it doesn't succeed You'll be asked to drag a crop box around just your signature. If the photo's lighting or contrast is genuinely poor, a "try Document Enhancer" link carries the photo straight over there for you โ€” enhance it, then click "Continue to Sign Documents" to come right back and retry automatically, no re-upload needed.
  5. 5Upload the document to sign Upload a PDF, a Word document (.docx/.doc), or a JPG/PNG photo of a printed page โ€” Convertam automatically converts anything that isn't already a PDF in the background, then opens it in the signing workspace exactly as if you'd uploaded a PDF (max 100MB). You never need to convert it yourself first.
  6. 6Position, resize, and download Drag your signature into place, resize it with the slider, and download the signed PDF.

Tips for best results

  • โœ“The whiter and more evenly lit your paper background, the more likely automatic extraction succeeds on the first try โ€” avoid shadows falling across the signature.
  • โœ“Use dark ink (black or dark blue) that contrasts clearly against the white paper for the cleanest result.
  • โœ“If your photo has poor lighting, shadows, faded ink, or low contrast, open Document Enhancer first to clean it up before uploading here โ€” it's built to handle exactly that.
  • โœ“Uploading a Word document or a photo of a page works the same as uploading a PDF โ€” Convertam converts it automatically, so just upload whatever format you already have.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • โš Assuming you always have to crop your signature yourself before uploading โ€” Convertam tries automatic extraction first, and manual cropping is only a fallback for photos it can't isolate cleanly.
  • โš Photographing your signature on colored, lined, or textured paper โ€” background isolation is tuned for a plain white background and won't clean up colored paper the same way.
  • โš Signing with a light-colored pen that doesn't contrast enough against white paper, leaving a faint or patchy result.
  • โš Only placing one signature per download โ€” this tool signs one page at a time in a single pass, so a document needing signatures on several pages needs to be run through more than once and the results combined.

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