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Stamp a PDF with a Custom Seal

Stamp contracts, applications, and reports in PDF format with a custom seal — directly in your browser. No cloud, no installation. Use the unique Ctrl+V paste workflow to finish in minutes.

Done in under 5 minutes

From stamp design to PDF submission in one flow

Why This Takes Longer Than It Should

"Come into the office just to stamp this" — and the print-stamp-scan round trip — survive even for documents that were born digital. The usual workaround makes things worse: free online seal generators that take your surname as input and hand back a stamp image, quietly logging both your name and the fact that you needed a seal for something.

What's Actually At Risk Here

  • ✓A seal impression is your name. Generating it in the browser means neither the name nor the fact that you needed a seal is recorded anywhere.
  • ✓The generated seal goes straight into PDF Markup via the clipboard, so no stray image file is left sitting on your desktop.
  • ✓The stamped PDF is finished in the browser too — contracts and applications never pass through an external service.

3 Steps to Get It Done

Click any tool name below to go directly to that tool.

  1. 1
    Seal Stamp Maker

    Design and create your seal stamp (round, square, date, etc.). Copy it to the clipboard with the copy button or Ctrl+C.

  2. 2
    PDF Markup

    Open the PDF you want to stamp, paste the seal with Ctrl+V, drag it to the right position, and download.

  3. 3
    Compress PDF

    Optionally compress the PDF to a suitable size for email or electronic submission.

Where People Get Tripped Up

These catch people out even when the steps are followed correctly. Skimming them first saves a redo.

  • This covers informal seals only. Registered corporate and bank seals require the physical registered stamp and cannot be replaced by an image.
  • Whether a digital seal is accepted is up to the recipient's policy — check first, especially with government offices and banks.
  • Pasting a seal with an opaque background will cover the text beneath it. Keep the background transparent and nudge the position.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this digital stamp legally valid?
This tool pastes a seal image onto a PDF and is not a certified electronic signature under e-signature law. It is intended for internal documents, confirmations, and personal use where a formal electronic signature is not required.
Can I create stamps other than personal seals?
Yes. You can create round stamps, square stamps, date stamps, company seals, and more. Font, size, and color are all customizable.
Can I stamp scanned documents (image-based PDFs)?
Yes. PDF Markup works with both text-based and scanned/image-based PDFs.

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