esignmypdf isn't a sprawling PDF suite trying to be ten things at once. It's a focused signer that does signing better — by doing it entirely on your device.
Most online signers upload your file to a server. We use your browser's own PDF engine (PDF.js) and bake the signed copy locally with PDFLib. There's no server step. Once the page loads, you could even disconnect from the internet and finish signing.
Sign one PDF or fifty. Sign a one-page form or a 200-page contract. There are no caps, no "premium" tier, and no nagging. The site is supported by simple display ads on guide pages — and that's it.
No account creation, no email verification, no "create a workspace" wizard. You open the tool, drop a PDF, and you're signing within seconds. Returning users go straight back to work — nothing to log into.
The PDF you download looks exactly like the PDF you uploaded — plus your signatures, text fields, highlights, and comments. No watermark, no "Signed with esignmypdf" stamp, no branding inside your document.
Draw with mouse or finger, type your name in a signature-style font, or upload an existing signature PNG. Place it anywhere on any page, resize it, drag it around, drop multiples. Your last-used signature is remembered (locally) for next time.
Most tax forms, applications, and government documents arrive as scans or non-fillable PDFs. The T Text tool lets you click anywhere and type — exactly where you need to. Pick a font, size, and colour. Move text after placing it.
Select text to highlight in any colour, with adjustable opacity. Add comments tied to specific spots on the page. These bake into the final PDF as standard annotations — they open and behave correctly in every major reader.
Every annotation supports undo and redo. Your in-progress edits are kept in your browser's local storage, so accidentally closing the tab doesn't lose your work. You can clear saved annotations at any time.
Sign with your finger on a touchscreen. The tool adapts to small viewports, with touch-friendly controls. No app to install — just open the page.
The signed file is a standard PDF — readable in Preview, Adobe Reader, Foxit, browsers, and every other tool that opens PDFs. No proprietary format, no lock-in.
A focused tool is defined as much by what it refuses as by what it includes.
Other signers say "we delete files after 24 hours." We don't store them at all, because they never reach us. This is a structural choice, not a policy you have to trust.
The trade-off is that we can't offer "send for signature" links to a counterparty — that requires a server. For now, we send you a signed PDF; you email it onward yourself.
There's nothing to sign up for and nothing to log into. We don't have a user database, so there's no way to leak one. We can't email you marketing because we don't ask for your email.
The trade-off is that we can't sync a saved-signatures library across devices. Your last signature is remembered per browser, locally.
We don't have a "Pro" tier. Everything works the same for every visitor. The site is funded by modest display ads on the guide pages — not on the signing tool itself.
The trade-off is that we move slower than venture-backed alternatives. We're okay with that.
The signing page itself runs no third-party analytics, no session recorders, no heatmaps. The only requests it makes after loading are to fetch the PDF.js worker and the PDFLib library (both cached). Network logs are short and uninteresting.
We bake your annotations into the file as standard PDF annotations — the same kind Adobe Reader produces. We don't re-flow text, re-compress pages, strip metadata you wanted to keep, or "optimize" the file in ways you didn't ask for. Your PDF in, your PDF out (plus what you added).