

If you have a signed PDF document with a PDF, and you’re unable to remove the signature this is the method for you. The methods we show to edit signed PDFs will also refer to PDFs with digital signatures that are unable to have their digital signatures removed (due to PDF software limitations, forgotten password, unknown previous signee, etc.), since PDFs with typed or handwritten signatures are straightforward to edit by using a PDF editor.

Note: In this article, we’ll refer to digitally signed PDF documents as “signed PDFs” for simplicity’s sake. This method provides additional security since it can prove if a document has been modified or changed after it was digitally signed.


PDFs with a digital signature take things a step further by using encryption technology to sign and authenticate a PDF document, rather than typing or handwriting. Whether the document was signed, then scanned as a PDF, or the document was received electronically, and signed by typing, drawing a signature, or uploading an image of your personal signature, both result in a similarly signed PDF document.Ģ. PDFs with a typed or handwritten signature can be compared to a paper document that’s been signed with pen.
