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Docusign offers a free electronic signature tool for electronically signing documents on practically any device.

Add an electronic signature to a document for free. Sign forms, contracts, and agreements in minutes, using a computer, tablet, or mobile phone. It's easy.

1. Sign up for a free account at docusign.com/sign-pdf if you’d like to sign a PDF or https://www.docusign.com/free-account for any document type. Then you can upload a document to sign with an electronic signature. You can upload a file from your desktop or from cloud storage, including Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive.

2. Enter your name and initials to create your signature. Click “Adopt and Sign” and then click "Sign My Agreement".

3. Add your electronic signature and date in the viewer and click "Finish".

4. Download your signed agreement and email it to the person who requested your signature.

5. Store and find your signed documents in your free Docusign account.

Docusign eSignature is the world's #1 way to sign electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time.

You can use Docusign to sign many types of documents electronically. People use Docusign for a variety of agreements for their businesses and their personal lives. Over 1.6 million customers and more than 1 billion users in over 180 markets across the globe use Docusign.

Common documents that you can sign electronically for free:

• Rental agreements

• Offer letters

• Sales contracts

• Permission slips

• Liability waivers

• Healthcare documents

Sign up for Docusign's free 30-day trial of eSignature to also send documents for signature by others.

Do business faster

Send and sign agreements securely in minutes. 

Many organizations get their documents signed faster by using electronic signatures. No need to fax, mail, or courier agreements to get the signatures you need.

76% of all successful eSignature transactions on our platform were completed in less than 24 hours and 41% within 15 minutes.

Adeva saw 90+ faster contract execution with Docusign, from 20 days to ~90 minutes.

The Forest Stewardship Council cut processing time by over 50%.

Be more efficient

Eliminate tasks like printing, signing with a pen, scanning, and uploading. 

Docusign eSignature also has features like dynamic document generation, collaborative comments, and shared templates to help you create, send, and sign agreements faster. You can also take advantage of configurable workflows to improve your entire agreement processes, set up sequences of approval, and more.

Improve customer experience

Increase convenience for yourself, your customers, and your employees. You can give your customers and employees a seamless digital experience by empowering them to use free electronic signatures to sign their business agreements with you.

With Docusign eSignature, these groups of people can sign documents for free from anywhere on practically any device. You can send agreements through email, SMS, or WhatsApp to get signatures more quickly and in the channel that works best for your customers. 

You can also improve your customer experience by adding custom branding to your agreements so your customers easily recognize your documents as coming from your organization, which builds trust. 

And Docusign includes responsive signing, which gives signers on mobile devices a version of the document that automatically adapts its formatting to the device’s size and orientation. You can also add formatting, collapsible sections, and line breaks to improve the mobile signing experience for your customers.

Save money

Reduce costs for paper, printing, faxing and overnight mail. Many organizations also see big cost savings through operational efficiencies and agreement workflow improvements.

Veterans Services of the Carolinas saved $75,000 annually by using Docusign.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District saved over $700,000, reclaimed thousands of staff hours, and earned Gartner recognition for its forward-thinking use of technology in education, with Docusign eSignature and the guidance and support from Customer Success.

“Easy to use and it’s great. Saved me a ton of time and hassle. Saved me a ton of money on printing too. I had to get some important paperwork signed and emailed asap and I found this app. So easy to set up. Super awesome.” - Erin

“Works well. Much speedier and more convenient than signing physical documents.” - Ken

“I love this program. I don't have to rush home to sign a form anymore. I can be at work on my break and sign something for the kids for their school and I don't have to wait till I get home. I can handle my business right away.” - Sheree

Start your free trial to see how sending agreements for others to sign for free works.

Only need to sign documents?

With a Docusign free account, you can sign, return, and store as many documents as you want. You can also easily access all of your signed documents from Docusign's secure cloud storage.

In a free account, you can upload documents from a variety of sources, including as PDFs, and then you can sign them and return them electronically. And you can keep track of your signed documents in one place.

Get an account to sign documents with electronic signatures for free.