Add text, shapes and a signature image to a PDF
Fill in a form, highlight an important line and place a signature image — all on one screen.
The tools at a glance
| Tool | Use it for | How |
|---|---|---|
| Add text T | Filling forms, notes | Click where you want the text and type. Change size, color, bold and sans/serif in the style bar at the top. |
| Shapes: Rectangle / Ellipse R O | Emphasis, check marks | Drag to draw. You can change the outline color and width, the fill and the opacity. |
| Shapes: Line / Arrow L A | Pointing at things | Drag from the start point to the end point. |
| Draw P | Handwriting, underlines, circles | Draw freely with the mouse or touch. |
| Highlighter H | Emphasizing text | Drag over the text. It blends with what's underneath, so the text stays readable. |
| Image I | Signatures, stamps, logos | Choose a PNG or JPEG file and it appears in the middle of the page. Drag a corner to resize. |
Placing a signature image
- Sign on white paper and take a photo or scan it. A PNG with a transparent background looks cleanest.
- Press the Image tool (I) and choose the file. You can also drag an image file onto the page.
- Move the signature to the signature line and drag a corner to size it. The aspect ratio is kept.
- Adjust opacity in the style bar if you like.
Images up to 12 MB are accepted, and any image with a side longer than 3000 pixels is scaled down automatically. The signature image is used only inside your browser and is never uploaded.
Select, move and delete
- Click an annotation with the Select tool (V) to select it. Drag it to move it and drag the handles to resize.
- Delete the selected annotation with the Delete key or the Delete button at the top right.
- The style you used last for each tool is remembered and applied the next time you draw.
- Everything can be undone with Ctrl+Z.
What happens when you save?
When you press Download, the annotations on screen are merged into the PDF's content. They look the same in any PDF viewer, but you can no longer pick them up and move them as separate items later. If you might still change something, finish it before downloading.
Annotation text uses Noto Sans / Noto Serif. The on-screen preview covers Latin letters (including accented ones), digits and common symbols; characters outside that range are still written into the PDF, but the preview font may differ.