Guide

Sign a PDF with your finger — using your phone as the pen

Mouse-drawn signatures look like a lie detector test. SignDrop turns your phone into a signature pad: scan a QR code, draw with your finger, and the signature lands in the document on your desktop — instantly, with no app to install.

SignDrop Create Signature dialog in Chrome showing the QR code to scan
1. SignDrop shows a QR code on your desktop
Drawing a signature with a finger on an iPhone using SignDrop's mobile signing page
2. You draw with your finger on your phone

The full flow, step by step

  1. Open your PDF in Chrome and click SignDrop → Add signatureDraw
  2. Point your phone’s camera at the QR code — a signing page opens in your phone browser
  3. Draw your signature with your finger (turn the phone sideways for more room) and tap Save signature
  4. The signature appears on your desktop instantly — drag it into place and download the signed PDF
Private by design: only the signature drawing crosses the connection — the document itself never leaves your computer. The session is temporary, expires after 5 minutes, and is deleted the moment your signature arrives.

Common questions

Do I need to install anything on my phone?

No. Scanning the QR code opens a simple signing page in your phone’s browser. You draw, tap save, and you’re done — no app, no account.

Is the phone connection private?

The phone session transfers only your signature drawing — never the document. It uses a temporary, unguessable session that expires after 5 minutes and is deleted the moment your signature arrives.

Can I do the whole thing on my phone, without a computer?

Not yet — today the document is signed in Chrome on your computer, and the phone is the drawing pad. A mobile app for fully on-phone signing is planned.

Why not just draw with the mouse?

You can — but mouse signatures famously look like a heart-rate readout. Fingers on glass produce the signature you actually have. Draw it once on the phone; SignDrop saves it for every future document.

Your real signature, not a mouse scribble

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Free forever · No account · No app install on your phone