How to Sign PDFs on Your Phone

Have you ever wondered what remote workers hate more than the print-sign-scan dance? Correct! Having to go to a printing shop and do it publicly. However, even if you have a printer-scanner on hand, doing it gets old very quickly. Plus, sometimes you need to sign and email a document urgently on the go. The good news is that there is a way to do it on a mobile device that’s free, quick, and super easy. In this post, let’s look at how to sign PDFs on your phone.

How to Choose the Best Tool

The number of digital tools that allow us to sign documents today is overwhelming, and they vary a great deal in terms of pricing and what they offer. Most experts agree that when choosing, three main factors should be considered: 

• Time 
• Money 
• Convenience

With these three things in mind, the perfect tool for signing on your phone should:

1. Allow you to sign, scan, and share all in one app to save time.
2. Ideally, be free to save money.
3. Be super easy and intuitive to provide convenience. 

How to Sign PDFs on Your Phone in iScanner

If you’re not yet familiar with the app, iScanner meets all three criteria of a perfect signing tool and has been nominated for the Best Mobile App of the Year Award for good reason.

1. You can sign, scan, and share all in one app (you can also edit and so much more).
2. You can sign for free without limitations (no subscription required).
3. It’s super easy to use (see for yourself).

How to Sign on Your Phone (iOS)

Install the app, if you don’t have it.

Step 1. Open the document in question in iScanner, or scan the document if you have only a hard-copy version.

Step 2. Tap Sign in the bottom left corner.

Step 3. 

• Draw your signature on the screen using your finger or

 Scan your wet-ink signature or pull your signature from a photo (by the way, you can also pull and apply stamps this way).

Type your full name next to your signature (if required).

Step 4. Your signature will appear on the page. You can make it bigger or smaller and change its placement. Once happy with everything, tap Save. You’re all done! 

How to Sign (Android)

Install the app, if you don’t have it.

Step 1. Open the document in question in iScanner, or scan the document if you have only a hard-copy version.

Step 2. Tap Sign at the bottom center.

Step 3. 

• Draw your signature on the screen using your finger or
• Scan your wet-ink signature or pull your signature from a photo (by the way, you can also pull and apply stamps this way).
• Type your full name next to your signature (if required).

Step 4. Your signature will appear on the page. You can make it bigger or smaller and change its placement. Once happy with everything, tap the blue tick in the top left corner. You’re all done! 

Once you’ve signed a document in the app, your signature will be saved. Next time, you won’t need to draw anything—just tap on it, and it will appear on the page. Same goes for the full name.

If this sounds good, check out what else you can do in iScanner: 

Scan 300 dpi

Split and merge PDF files

Add new pages

Convert PDFs to Word

Fill out PDF forms

Ease expense reporting