Sign PDFs Online with a Simple Electronic Signature
Draw, type, or upload your signature and place it on approvals, forms, and internal documents without print-scan loops. LanaPDF applies a simple electronic signature (SES) — the everyday tier of electronic signature — entirely inside your browser.
How It Works
1. Open the PDF
Upload a contract, quote, or internal approval form.
2. Place Your SES
Draw, type, or upload your signature and position it where needed.
3. Export Signed Copy
Download the PDF with your signature embedded in the page.
Popular SES Workflows
- Internal approval marks and acknowledgement forms.
- Draft packets that need a visible signature before review.
- Forms where the recipient accepts a simple electronic signature.
Why Teams Search for Sign PDF Online
Most users looking for sign PDF online are trying to avoid the old print-sign-scan loop. This page is built for fast simple electronic signature placement inside a browser workflow, especially when you need to review the file first, merge attachments, or annotate before export. If the document arrives as separate files, combine them with Merge PDF before signing.
SES, AES, and QES: Which One You Need
Electronic signatures come in three tiers. A simple electronic signature (SES) is the mark you apply yourself — drawn, typed, or uploaded — and it covers most day-to-day business: internal approvals, acknowledgements, quotes, intake forms, and agreements where both sides accept a signed copy. An advanced electronic signature (AES) adds identity linkage and tamper detection. A qualified electronic signature (QES) adds a certificate issued by a trust service provider and is required for a narrow set of regulated documents. LanaPDF produces SES only. When a document requires AES or QES, use a certificate-based provider.
Prepare Documents Before Signing
Signing is often the final editing step, not the first. You may need to run OCR on a scanned document, remove sensitive data, or review a form-filling process first. The closest related walkthrough is the fill forms digitally guide, which pairs naturally with this workflow.
FAQ
The basic tier of electronic signature: an electronic mark you apply to a document to show you signed it. It is the drawn, typed, or uploaded signature most people use every day. It carries no identity check and no cryptographic certificate, which is what separates it from an advanced (AES) or qualified (QES) signature.
Yes. Place your signature wherever it is needed across the document.
Yes. You can still add notes and highlights before final export.
No. LanaPDF places simple electronic signatures only. It does not verify identity, authority, intent, legality, or document authenticity, and it does not provide advanced (AES), qualified (QES), or certificate-backed digital signatures.
Yes. Merge documents first, then sign the final output.