How to Remove a Digital Signature
1. Upload Your PDF
Select the signed document you want to modify.
2. Initiate Removal
Click the button to begin the signature removal process.
3. Process the Document
Our tool re-saves the PDF, which invalidates and removes the signature.
4. Download Unsigned PDF
Your clean, unsigned document is ready to download.
Key Features
- Effective Signature Removal: Invalidates and strips digital signatures from the PDF's structure.
- Content Preservation: The visual content of your document, including text and images, remains completely unchanged.
- Prepare for Re-signing: Create a clean copy of a document that is ready to be re-signed by another party.
- Fast and Simple: A one-click solution to remove signatures without any complex steps.
- Secure Local Processing: Your files are handled securely in your browser and are never uploaded, ensuring complete privacy.
Use Cases
Remove a signature from a contract or agreement that was signed prematurely or by the wrong person.
Take a previously signed document and remove the signature to reuse it as a template for future agreements.
Remove signatures from draft versions of a document to clearly distinguish them from the final, executed copy.
Tips & Best Practices
Understand What is Removed
This tool removes the invisible cryptographic signature. If the signature has a visual appearance (like a scanned image of a signature), it may remain. Use our "Remove Image" tool for that.
Check for Legal Implications
Removing a digital signature may have legal consequences. Ensure you have the authority to do so and that it doesn't invalidate an agreement.
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