View signed versions of a digitally signed PDF

By Cynthia, 7 December, 2025

A signed version will be automatically saved each time you sign a PDF with a digital signature. If a digitally signed document was modified, you can still view the signed version without the modification. For a document digitally signed several times, you can view each signed version without the changes made after each signature was applied. All signed versions along with their corresponding digital signatures are listed in the Digital Signatures panel.

To view a signed version of a digitally signed PDF, do as the following:

  1. Open the signed document with Foxit PDF Editor. 
  2. In the Digital Signatures panel in the navigation pane, select and expand a signature, and choose Click to view this version. Or right-click the signature in the document pane with the Hand command and choose View Signed Version from the context menu.
  3. Then this version will be opened in a new tab in the application window, with the title of “filename.pdf-Signed Version”. (Note: If the document has not been modified since the selected signature was applied, a prompt appears saying you are already viewing the version covered by the selected signature.)
  4. (Optional) Following each signed version in the Digital Signatures panel lists the changes made to the signed version. Clicking on one of the changes will jump to the related area in the document.
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