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DocuSeal

Self-hosted e-signature platform for building and signing PDF forms

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What it is

A web app for turning PDFs into fillable forms with signature, date, checkbox, and file fields, then sending them to one or more people to complete and sign online. It applies automatic PDF signatures, verifies existing ones, emails submitters over SMTP, and stores files on disk or in S3, Google Cloud, or Azure. Teams that want to collect contracts and agreements without a hosted signing service can run it in Docker with SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MySQL, and connect it to other systems through its API and webhooks.

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18,754 GitHub stars.
18,754

Forks
1,896
Commits
3,181
Contributors
6
Language
Ruby
License
AGPL-3.0
Last commit
Oct 19, 2026
On GitHub since
July 2023
First release
July 2023
Platforms
web, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign
Tags
  • workflow-automation
  • pdf
  • document-management

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