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Digital Signature for PDF Files Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: fonbokfpffonhiiknfpbjkmldldekpbp

This is a browser-based PDF utility intended to allow users to generate electronic signatures and place them onto documents. It provides basic controls for adjusting pen thickness and signature positioning.

Developer:Free Apps
Version:3.1.0
Size:879KiB
Last updated:

Overview

Installs

10K+

Rating

1.4

9 reviews

Languages

41 locales

Includes Deutsch, English, Filipino, Indonesia...

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

High review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The store listing positions this extension as a free, quick, and easy solution for creating and embedding digital signatures into PDF files. It emphasizes a simple workflow involving browser installation, file selection, and mouse-based signing directly within the interface.

Inferred product pattern

Single-function PDF utility with significant functional breakage.

Review-backed pain points

Users consistently report that the extension fails to actually apply or 'burn' the signature into the PDF file, rendering the primary value proposition ineffective.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of reliable PDF document integration, inability to save user preferences, and overall poor UI responsiveness.

Tags
PDF SignerDigital SignatureDocument WorkflowChrome Productivity
Target users

- Remote workers

- Document signers

- Chrome users needing quick PDF edits

Primary use cases

- Signing PDF documents online

- Creating digital signatures

- Customizing pen thickness for signatures

Positive themes

- Basic functionality works for simple signature creation

Negative themes

- Failure to embed signatures into PDFs

- Poor user interface design

- Unintuitive workflow

- Placement errors

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- None reported, as the product claims to be 100% free.

Evidence boundary: Data is derived from Chrome Web Store user reviews which show a high frequency of 'broken product' reports regarding the inability to save signatures into files. Review sample is small, though the high concentration of critical reports regarding core functionality indicates systemic issues.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No specific support channel complaints, but general user frustration with product efficacy is high.

Reliability

High; multiple users report the core feature (adding a signature to a PDF) does not work.

Privacy

No privacy complaints identified.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 41

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 3.1.0

- Size: 879KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

sign PDF in Chromedigital signature extensionfree PDF signer

Comparison

PDF signature tool alternativesbest Chrome PDF signer

Problem

PDF signature not savingcannot add signature to PDFextension not working

Alternative

Adobe AcrobatDocuSignHelloSign

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Screenshots

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