{"slug": "show-hn-i-made-email-signatures-less-boring", "title": "Show HN: I made email signatures less boring", "summary": "Esigna, a free AI-powered email signature generator, lets users create personalized signatures with optional AI bobblehead avatars for Gmail, Outlook, and other clients. The tool offers eight layout options, live editing, and PNG export at no cost, with avatar credits available for purchase starting at $9.99 for 25 credits.", "body_md": "# Most signatures disappear. Yours shouldn’t.\n\nEmail signatures with personality. Free AI generator for Gmail, Outlook, and more.\n\n## Example email signatures\n\nAvery James, Head of Security at Redwood Systems\n\n## The AI bobblehead that looks like you.\n\nNot a stock icon. Not a corporate template. A personalized email signature with an AI avatar woven into a real layout, so the moment your email lands, people notice.\n\n[Get started free](/sign-up)\n\n## How it works\n\nPhoto in. Personalized email signature out. Personality included.\n\n### Add your bobblehead.\n\nUpload a photo. Get an AI bobblehead that looks like you. Personality your inbox can’t ignore.\n\n### Choose a layout.\n\nEight structures built for email. Pick one that fits your role, then fill in the rest.\n\n### Make it yours.\n\nColors, fonts, and contact lines update live. Export a crisp PNG or share a hosted link.\n\n## Free to start. Credits when you want more.\n\nDesign and export signatures at $0. Buy avatar credits only for bobbleheads. Packs never expire.\n\nFree forever\n\n$0\n\n- Unlimited saved signatures\n- Live editor + PNG export\n- Share links with previews\n- No credit card required\n\n[Get started free](/sign-up)\n\n### Avatar credits\n\nOptional packs you buy once. Medium quality costs 1 credit; high costs 2.\n\nStandard\n\n25 credits\n\n$9.99\n\nPlus\n\n60 credits · best value\n\n$19.99\n\n[Sign up for credits](/sign-up)\n\nNeed fewer? Starter (10 credits) is in the app after signup.\n\n## Gmail signature generator that works everywhere\n\nExport a PNG and paste it into Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, and more. Anywhere an image signature works.\n\n- Gmail\n- Apple Mail\n- Outlook\n- Proton Mail\n- Thunderbird\n\n## Questions, answered\n\nFree AI email signature generator, optional bobblehead avatars, and PNG exports for Gmail and the inboxes you already use.\n\n## Is esigna free?\n\nYes. You can design, save, and export email signature PNGs for free. Optional credit packs unlock AI bobblehead avatar generations. Credits never expire.\n\n## I just want a plain corporate signature, no bobblehead.\n\nThat’s fine. esigna works without an avatar. If you specifically want classic corporate template tools, WiseStamp, HubSpot’s generator, and Newoldstamp are solid options for that style.\n\n## Which email clients work with esigna?\n\nesigna exports a PNG that works anywhere you can paste or attach an image signature, including Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Proton Mail, Thunderbird, and most other clients.\n\n## What is an AI bobblehead avatar?\n\nUpload a photo and esigna generates a personalized bobblehead avatar with background removal. You pick a style and quality, then drop it into one of eight signature layouts.\n\n## How do avatar credits work?\n\nAvatar generation uses credits from packs you buy once (Starter, Standard, or Plus). Medium quality costs 1 credit; high quality costs 2. Designing and exporting signatures without an AI avatar does not require credits.\n\n## How do I add my signature to Gmail or Outlook?\n\nExport your signature as a PNG, then paste or upload it in your client’s signature settings. In Gmail: Settings → See all settings → Signature. In Outlook: File → Options → Mail → Signatures (desktop) or Settings → Mail → Compose and reply (web).\n\n## Can I create a signature without a bobblehead?\n\nYes. Layouts, colors, fonts, and contact lines work without an avatar. The bobblehead is optional personality, not required to export a professional signature.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-i-made-email-signatures-less-boring", "canonical_source": "https://esigna.app", "published_at": "2026-07-21 01:06:20+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-21 01:23:06.198015+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["esigna", "Gmail", "Outlook", "Apple Mail", "Proton Mail", "Thunderbird", "WiseStamp", "HubSpot"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-i-made-email-signatures-less-boring", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-i-made-email-signatures-less-boring.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-i-made-email-signatures-less-boring.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-i-made-email-signatures-less-boring.jsonld"}}