Is my signature uploaded or stored anywhere?

No, and this tool goes further than most: your signature is never uploaded, and it is also never saved in your browser. Close or refresh the page and it is gone. A signature is exactly the kind of thing that should not sit in anyone's storage, including your own browser cache.

How do I get a signature with a transparent background?

Transparent is the default here. The export is auto-trimmed to just the ink with a small margin, so it layers cleanly over the signature line of a PDF or Word document with no white box around it.

Can I use this signature to sign a PDF?

Yes. Download the transparent PNG, then place it with our PDF Signature tool, which positions it on any page of a PDF without uploading the document. That covers contracts, leases, and permission slips end to end.

What is the SVG export for?

SVG is a vector format, so a drawn signature stays perfectly sharp at any size: business cards, letterheads, large-format printing. It is available for drawn signatures, where the pen strokes themselves become vector paths.

Signature Maker Free: Draw or Type, Transparent PNG Download

A Signature Worth Putting on Things

Sooner or later everything needs a signature image: the PDF a landlord sends, the email footer, the invoice, the permission slip photographed at 9pm. This tool makes a good one in under a minute, two ways. Draw it on the pad and the ink is smoothed and weighted like a real pen, so it looks like your hand rather than a mouse squiggle. Or type your name and pick from five genuine handwriting fonts, from an elegant script to a tidy print.

Either way the export is what matters: a PNG with a truly transparent background, auto-trimmed to the ink with a small margin, so it layers onto a signature line with no white box around it. Drawn signatures can also export as SVG, real vector paths that stay razor sharp on a business card or a banner. And because a signature is precisely the thing that should not sit in anyone's storage, this page keeps nothing: not on a server, not in your browser. Leave, and it is gone.

What it does

Draw mode: smooth, velocity-weighted ink that looks hand-signed, with four ink colors, three pen weights, undo, and a signature guideline.
Type mode: your name in five self-hosted handwriting fonts, live-previewed, in the same ink colors.
Transparent PNG: auto-trimmed, high-resolution, no watermark. A white-background option for places that need it.
SVG export: drawn strokes become vector paths for infinite sharpness.
Save to Photos: on phones, the signature goes straight to your camera roll for use in other apps.
Auto-vanish: nothing is uploaded and nothing is persisted, even locally.

Good to know

Signing with a finger on a phone works well: the pad is touch-first, and drawing slower produces cleaner curves.
Real signatures sit on a line: use the guideline on the pad and let descenders (the tail of a y or g) drop below it.
For signing PDFs, download the PNG here and place it with the PDF Signature tool; the document never uploads either.
Blue ink photographs as "original" in many workflows; black scans cleanest. Both are one tap away.
A typed signature is legally a signature in most consumer contexts (e-signature laws generally care about intent, not ink), but for anything high-stakes, ask the receiving party what they accept.

Common questions

How do I make a signature image for free?

Draw on the pad with a mouse, finger, or stylus, or type your name and pick a handwriting font. Download the transparent PNG and it is ready for PDFs, Word, email footers, and invoices. No account, no watermark.

How do I get a transparent background on my signature?

It is the default. The exported PNG contains only the ink, auto-trimmed with a small margin, so it drops onto any document without a white rectangle. Tick White background only if a system specifically requires it.

Is my signature saved or uploaded anywhere?

No. It never leaves your device, and unlike most signature sites this page does not even keep it in browser storage. Refresh and it is gone, which is exactly how a signature should behave on a shared computer.

Can I sign a PDF with this?

Yes, in two steps that never upload anything: export the transparent PNG here, then open the PDF Signature tool and place it on the document. Contracts, leases, and school forms all work this way.

Should I draw or type my signature?

Drawn is more personal and unique to you, and it exports as vector SVG too. Typed is faster and tidier, and holds up fine for everyday paperwork. Many people keep both: drawn for contracts, typed for email.