Add text and a signature to a PDF
Click, type, drag into place. Fill in a form and sign it without the document leaving your device.
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One file per runUp to 20 MB per file5 runs per dayFree PDFs end with a small “Made with nouplo.com” lineRemove limits with Pro✓ Works offline
Your files stay on your device
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.
Example
A landlord’s move-in checklist with no form fields: tick, note, date and sign
A new tenant receives move-in-checklist.pdf: two scanned pages listing each room with Good, Fair and Damaged boxes and a notes line, and a signature line on page 2. Nothing can be typed into it, and there is no printer at home.
- Press Text, type an X, set the size to about 10 and drag it into the Good box for each room. Each item appears in the middle of the page you are looking at.
- For damage, another Text in blue, “Scratch on bedroom door, 3 in”, dragged onto that room’s notes line; press Enter in the text for a second line.
- On page 2, Text with the tenant’s name, then Date, which writes today’s date in full, such as “November 1, 2026”. Select it to change it to 11/01/2026 if the form asks for that.
- Signature: draw it with a mouse or a finger. It lands 30 % of the page wide (about 2½ in on US Letter) on a transparent background; drag a corner to fit it to the line.
| On the form | Button | What goes on the page |
|---|---|---|
| Condition boxes, room by room | Text | X, about 10 pt, black |
| Notes | Text | the note, 12 pt, blue |
| Tenant name | Text | Jordan Sample, 12 pt |
| Date | Date | November 1, 2026 |
| Tenant signature | Signature | the drawn signature, about 2½ in wide to start |
move-in-checklist-signed.pdf, ready to email back. Everything is written into the page, so it prints and shows the same in any viewer. English text is set in Helvetica, so no font file is added; a free save ends with a small “Made with nouplo.com” line on the last page.
How it works
- Drop the PDF onto the box. Its pages appear below, ready to write on.
- Scroll to the page you need and press Text, Date, Signature, Stamp or Image. The item appears in the middle of the page you are looking at.
- Drag it into place and pull a corner to resize it. Select a text item to change its wording, size or colour.
- Press Save PDF and download the filled-in document.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I edit the text that is already in the PDF?
- No. This tool adds new text, signatures and stamps on top of the page, the way you would write on paper. To change wording that is already in the document, edit the original file it was made from, such as a Word document.
- Is the signature a digital signature?
- It is an image of your handwritten signature, which is what most forms, delivery notes and internal approvals ask for. It is not a certificate-based digital signature that proves identity; contracts that require one need a signing service.
- Does it work with Japanese and other non-Latin text?
- Yes. Latin text uses Helvetica, and Japanese, Chinese or Korean text embeds a Noto font that covers it. That font adds about 1.3 MB to the file.
- Can what I add be removed?
- It is written into the page content rather than added as comments, so it prints everywhere and cannot be hidden by a viewer setting. Like anything in a PDF, it can still be changed with a full PDF editor.
- Can I write the date in another format?
- Yes. Date adds today’s date in full, such as “October 27, 2026”, as an ordinary text item: select it and change the wording to 10/27/2026 or any other form, and its size and colour too.
- Can I sign on my phone?
- Yes. Draw the signature with your finger in the signature box; it is added to the page you are looking at, and you drag it into place and pull a corner to resize it, as with a mouse.
- Is the PDF uploaded?
- No. Pages are rendered and written in your browser. Free PDFs end with a small “Made with nouplo.com” line on the last page; Pro removes it, along with the limits of 20 MB per file and 5 runs per day.