Google Chrome now let you annotate PDFs with Pen tool

Chrome’s PDF viewer may integrate Draw Tool to sign PDFs

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Updated onSeptember 19, 2024

updated onSeptember 19, 2024

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Google is introducing the ability to add ink signatures to PDFs directly within the built-inPDF Viewerin the Chrome browser. Chrome possibly gets a draw tool to make this possible.

The functionality is currently being tested in Chrome Canary and is available as a flag (features under testing that are not available by default).

Chrome may soon let you sign PDFs with the Draw tool

Google Chrome comes with a nativePDF Viewer, which allows quick access to documents along with some pretty basic functionalities, negating the need to rely onthird-party PDF viewers.

Until now, Chrome supported aTable of Contents, aTwo-Page View, offered controls toZoomandFit to Page, and the ability to rotate clockwise/anti-clockwise. You now get the ability to annotate PDFs and add ink signatures, as highlighted on theChromium Reviewwebsite.

With the new ink signature feature, you will be able to sign and annotate PDFs directly in Google Chrome. The functionality is currently available behind thePDF Ink Signaturesflag in Chrome Canary, the description for which reads,

How can I enable ink signatures for PDFs in Chrome?

Update: Google has added an Annotate option on the toolbar as well asPen,Highlighter,andEarsertools when you click it. Please check the screenshot below.

The newly available annotate option on the PDF Viewer Toolbar offers pen, brush, and eraser options on the side panel with different sizes and colors to choose from. Users can undo any changes with the Ctrl+Z shortcut or by using the undo/redo buttons available on the toolbar. The pen tool lets you draw and highlight text over PDF with different colors.

The functionality, however, is not new to browsers. Microsoft Edge, which received most of thePDF featuresfrom legacy Edge, comes with a built-in annotation tool that allows you to draw and add handwritten signatures directly in the browser. You can also customize the pen’s color and thickness.

While Google Chrome lacked annotation capabilities earlier, with the feature in the testing phase, you soon won’t have to rely on other software or browsers like Edge to sign PDFs, saving significant time and effort.

In recent months, Google has extensively improved Chrome, fromnew suggestions in the search experienceto security and performance-orientedChrome’sReal Time Protection. These have helped Chrome retain its top spot in the browser landscape with65%of the market share, as perStatCounter.

How useful do you believe is the ability to add a signature to PDFs in Chrome? Share with our readers in the comments section.

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