What's the difference between drawing and typing a signature?
Draw mode is a real stroke you make with a mouse or finger — closer to your actual signature, for when you want it to genuinely look hand-drawn. Type mode renders your typed name in a handwriting-style font in seconds — it's a font, not a real stroke, better suited for quick placeholders or when authenticity doesn't matter.
Can I use the exported signature on a formal contract?
This tool produces an image file — whether that's acceptable on a formal contract depends on how your jurisdiction and counterparty define a valid electronic signature, which this tool can't guarantee. Most jurisdictions have specific requirements for contract e-signatures (identity verification, an audit trail of the signing process, etc.) that a plain image typically doesn't satisfy on its own. For everyday use — signing off on a document, personalizing an image — this is fine; for legally binding documents, consult a professional or use a dedicated e-signature service with legal standing.
Why is the export transparent — can't I get a solid background?
Signatures are typically dropped onto something else — a contract, a resume, a watermark on a photo — so the background needs to be transparent to sit naturally in the target spot instead of carrying an awkward color block along with it. If you need a solid-background version, export the transparent PNG here first and add a background with a tool like Beautify Screenshot.
Is the signature content saved or uploaded anywhere?
No. Both the drawn strokes and typed text exist only in this page's current session — the canvas content is never sent to a server, and closing or reloading the page clears it with no copy left behind.