Easily integrate digital signatures in React apps

Nutrient Web SDK is a powerful JavaScript library designed for signing PDF documents with electronic signatures, encrypted certificate-based digital signatures, or a combination of both. It’s fully compatible with React, and the library provides developers with an easy-to-use API to create, validate, and display digitally signed documents. Additionally, it features a sleek and customizable user interface (UI) for capturing hand-drawn electronic signatures, making it an ideal solution for any React-based web application for seamless PDF digital signature integration.

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Nutrient SDKs are trusted by world’s most popular applications, including Autodesk, Disney, UBS, Dropbox, IBM, and Lufthansa. Nutrient’s powerful solutions enable seamless integration of PDF editing features into your applications, delivering reliability and efficiency to world-class enterprises.

Key capabilities

  • Create digital signatures — Digitally sign PDF documents using a private key for secure certificate-based authentication.

  • Validate digital signatures — Verify the integrity of certificates and signatures, ensuring compliance and authenticity.

  • eSignatures — Easily add hand-drawn, scanned, or typed electronic signatures to PDFs for a seamless signing experience.

  • Signature storage — Store signatures locally or remotely to enable quick reuse for future PDF signing tasks.

  • Events handling — Trigger workflows or automate processes upon signature actions for efficient document management.

  • Customizable UI — Personalize the signing interface by hiding buttons, adjusting the design, and matching your application’s look and feel.

  • Client-side functionality — Sign PDFs directly in the browser without requiring server-side processing, ensuring quick and private execution.

  • Extendable features — Enhance functionality by adding forms, annotations, editing tools, and more to your PDF signing process.

Guides for signatures

Introduction to signatures
Discover the basics of PDF signatures, including their purpose and how they enhance document security.

Add an ink electronic signature
Learn how to add hand-drawn, scanned, or typed electronic signatures (eSignatures) to PDF documents effortlessly.

Electronic signature storage
Explore how to implement a robust mechanism for storing electronic signatures locally or remotely for future reuse.

Digital signatures lifecycle
Master the process of adding digital signatures to PDFs, including timestamping, validation, and lifecycle management.

Supported digital signature methods
Understand the various digital signing methods and algorithms supported by the library for secure PDF authentication.

Electronically sign with a certificate
Learn how to combine electronic signatures with encrypted, certificate-based digital signatures for enhanced security and flexibility.

Fill and sign forms
Discover how to programmatically or manually fill out and sign PDF forms for a comprehensive signing solution.

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FAQ

How do I implement digital signatures in a React app using PSPDFKit? To implement digital signatures, integrate PSPDFKit into your React app, load the document, and use the signature tool provided by PSPDFKit to enable signing and verification within your app.
What are the benefits of digital signatures in web applications? Digital signatures provide security and authenticity, ensuring that documents are signed by the intended parties and have not been tampered with, which is crucial for legal and business transactions.
How can I verify digital signatures in a React application? Use PSPDFKit’s API to validate signatures by checking the signature integrity and verifying the certificate chain against trusted authorities, ensuring the document’s authenticity.
Can PSPDFKit handle multiple signatures in a single document in React? Yes, PSPDFKit supports multiple signatures within a document, allowing users to add and validate multiple signatures, which is essential for collaborative or multi-party agreements.
What challenges might I face when implementing digital signatures with React and PSPDFKit? Challenges include ensuring cross-browser compatibility, managing certificate storage, and handling complex signature workflows. Use PSPDFKit’s comprehensive API and documentation to address these challenges effectively.