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October 14, 2026
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Adobe Acrobat on the Web: Replacement for Stamp Feature in Shared Reviews

I’m testing how to send documents via Shared Reviews using Adobe Acrobat on the web.

The process seems to be the same as the desktop version except that we have lost the stamp feature:

  1. Click the attachment in your email message to open the document.
  2. Add/post a comment.
  3. Add your Reviewed or Approved stamp.

Based on the Community posts, it seems that the stamp feature is not available on the web.

If this is true, is e-signature considered the replacement for the stamp feature? If so, can anyone provide clear instructions on how to set up this feature please? I’ve read  the online documentation but it doesn’t seem to mirror what I’m seeing in my version of Adobe Acrobat Home. I would really like to keep my process very simple for my reviewers and the less changes I have to push on them, the better.

Also: I don’t think returning to the desktop version is going to help. In a previous post, I mentioned that our Shared Review process using the desktop version “broke” when we upgraded to the latest Adobe product versions.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

    DFWTechGuyCorrect answer
    Participating Frequently
    October 15, 2026

    I wouldn’t treat e-signatures as a direct replacement for Reviewed or Approved stamps, since they serve different purposes. A stamp can indicate a review status, while an e-signature is generally used to sign or approve a document formally.

    If Acrobat on the web doesn’t offer the stamp tool in your Shared Review workflow, one workaround might be to have reviewers add a comment such as “Reviewed” or “Approved” with their name and date. If you need a formal approval record, Acrobat’s Request E-Signatures feature may be an option, but it could add extra steps for reviewers.

    You can also check Adobe’s guide to requesting e-signatures. The exact options can vary depending on your Acrobat plan and interface. 

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    Thom Parker
    Community Expert
    Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 15, 2026

    Unlike all the other PDF annotations, the stamp has two challenges that add extra difficulty to implementation: a custom image and scripting for dynamic stamps. The image part requires something external to the PDF tool that provides the custom image, and scripting is a contentious issue because of security. Stamps require much more effort to implement than the other annotations. Unlike a desktop tool, there isn’t an easy storage location for the external image for a mobile or web based tool. And Adobe doesn’t seem to want to support JavaScript going forward. Not that the Adobe developers couldn’t have figured out solutions, but it’s much simpler to just not include stamps. 

    In the future they may provide something for this, but don’t hold your breath. 

     

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      DFWTechGuyCorrect answer
      Participating Frequently
      October 15, 2026

      I wouldn’t treat e-signatures as a direct replacement for Reviewed or Approved stamps, since they serve different purposes. A stamp can indicate a review status, while an e-signature is generally used to sign or approve a document formally.

      If Acrobat on the web doesn’t offer the stamp tool in your Shared Review workflow, one workaround might be to have reviewers add a comment such as “Reviewed” or “Approved” with their name and date. If you need a formal approval record, Acrobat’s Request E-Signatures feature may be an option, but it could add extra steps for reviewers.

      You can also check Adobe’s guide to requesting e-signatures. The exact options can vary depending on your Acrobat plan and interface. 

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        mary_n_fingerlakes
        mary_n_fingerlakesAuthor
        Inspiring
        October 15, 2026

        ​@DFWTechGuy - Thank you for your feedback as well. You are correct: e-signatures and stamps do not serve the same purpose. I’ll continue to explore my options and if I come up with a good workflow, I will be sure to share in this post. 

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        mary_n_fingerlakes
        mary_n_fingerlakesAuthor
        Inspiring
        October 15, 2026

        ​@justlearnskills - Thank you for your suggestions. I still don’t think either solution gives me what I need. 

        I am trying to keep the process simple for my reviewers so that they can comment and approve/review a document in one step like we did previously.

        From our testing, it looks like in order to use e-signatures, our process would involve multiple steps:

        AUTHOR/REVIEW INITIATOR STEPS (I don’t care if I have multiple steps--that’s fine)

        Create a PDF in Adobe Acrobat.

        Click Share.

        Click Link setting.

        Click Invited People only.

        Add reviewers’ email addresses and click Invite.

         

        REVIEW STEPS (needs to be as simple as possible)

        Receive email notification about a new review.

        Click the document attached to that email. The document opens in Adobe Acrobat in a web browser.

        Add and post a comment.

        Click E-sign.

        A dialog box indicates that you cannot use this feature in shared document.

         

        It seems that we can comment in a shared document but we cannot add a signature in that document. Do we unshare that shared document and then send out for signatures? 

        I’ve searched the Adobe website for tutorials and demos on how to use these features in shared reviews, but there is nothing that documents the process end-to-end. 

        Here is what I see on the Adobe website regarding shared reviews:

         

        This shouldn’t be this hard. I think my new process is 99% complete but I just need to find a way to get a signature that won’t involve multiple steps or tools for my reviewers. 

        Can anyone recommend an Adobe person to screen share with me and walk through this process? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

        Thank you.

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        justlearnskills
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        justlearnskillsCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 14, 2026

        ​@mary_n_fingerlakes That is correct. There does not appear to be a built-in "Approved" or "Reviewed" stamp tool in Acrobat on the web equivalent to the desktop Acrobat Comment > Stamp feature. What you could do instead, you could add a comment such as "Approved" or "Reviewed,” or Add an Image or Generate an Image, which will open in Adobe Express
         


        You can still do e-sign as noted in the side menu:
         


        if you just need a signature on a PDF,  use the Adobe Acrobat Online Sign Tool. Upload Your Document or select a file or drag and drop your PDF into the upload zone. Access the Sign Tools: Navigate to E-Sign > Fill & Sign from the options.
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