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+title: "DocuSeal"
+category: "Files, photos, and documents"
+tagline: "Send documents for electronic signature and keep a verifiable audit trail."
+replaces: ["DocuSign", "Adobe Acrobat Sign", "Dropbox Sign", "PandaDoc"]
+address: "docuseal.example.com"
+website: "https://www.docuseal.com/"
+upstreamDocs: "https://www.docuseal.com/docs"
+links:
+  - name: "DocuSeal guides"
+    url: "https://www.docuseal.com/guides"
+  - name: "DocuSeal API and embedding"
+    url: "https://www.docuseal.com/docs/api"
+  - name: "DocuSeal on GitHub"
+    url: "https://github.com/docusealco/docuseal"
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+DocuSeal lets you turn a PDF or Word document into a fillable, signable form, send it to one or more people, and collect a completed, signed copy with a full audit trail. It's used for contracts, NDAs, onboarding forms, consent forms, and approvals.
+
+Main capabilities:
+
+- A drag-and-drop **template builder** with signature, initials, date, text, number, checkbox, radio, select, image, file, stamp, and phone fields.
+- **Multiple signers** in a set order or all at once, each with their own fields.
+- **Email and link delivery**, with automatic reminders.
+- **Audit log** recording each view, field entry, and signature, plus a signed PDF with a verification certificate.
+- **Templates** you can reuse, organized into folders.
+- **Bulk send** from a CSV or spreadsheet.
+- **API, webhooks, and embedding** to add signing to your website or connect to [n8n](/apps/n8n/).
+
+### What it replaces
+
+DocuSeal replaces e-signature services such as DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign (HelloSign), and PandaDoc's signing features, without per-envelope or per-sender fees.
+
+## Signing in
+
+Open your DocuSeal address and sign in with the account created for you. People you send documents to don't need an account.
+
+## Create a template
+
+1. Choose **Create** (or **Upload**) and upload a PDF, Word document, or image. You can add several documents to one template.
+2. In the builder, pick a field type from the right-hand panel and draw it on the page.
+3. Assign each field to a party, for example **First party** (your customer) and **Second party** (you). Rename parties to make them clearer, such as "Client" and "Company".
+
+   {{< screenshot src="docuseal/template-builder.png" alt="The DocuSeal template builder with signature and date fields placed for two parties, Client and Company" caption="Signature and date fields for two parties, renamed **Client** and **Company**. The field types are on the right." >}}
+
+4. Open a field's settings to make it required, set a default value, or add a description.
+5. Save. The template is ready to send.
+
+{{< note title="Faster setup for existing forms" >}}
+If your PDF already contains form fields, DocuSeal detects them on upload. You can also type field tags into a Word document before uploading (see the [DocuSeal guides](https://www.docuseal.com/guides)) so fields are placed automatically.
+{{< /note >}}
+
+## Send for signature
+
+1. Open the template and choose **Send** (or **Add recipients**).
+2. Enter each party's name and email address. Turn on **Preserve order** if signers must go one after another.
+
+   {{< screenshot src="docuseal/send.png" alt="The DocuSeal Add New Recipients dialog with an email address for each party" caption="The **Add New Recipients** dialog." >}}
+
+3. Edit the email message if needed, then send. Alternatively, copy the signing link and send it yourself.
+4. Track progress on the template's page: each submission shows who has opened, completed, or is still pending.
+
+To sign yourself as one of the parties, choose **Sign it yourself** or open your own signing link.
+
+## Download completed documents
+
+When everyone has signed, all parties receive an email with the completed PDF. In DocuSeal, open the submission to download the signed document and the **audit log**. Keep both: the audit log is your evidence of who signed and when.
+
+## Administer DocuSeal
+
+Open **Settings** to manage:
+
+- **Account**: company name, time zone, and language.
+- **Personalization**: your logo, email templates, and the message shown after signing.
+- **Users**: invite colleagues who can create and send templates.
+- **Email**: the outgoing mail settings. On Federated Core these are normally set up for you.
+- **API** and **Webhooks**: tokens and callback URLs for integrations.
+
+## Superpanel settings
+
+{{< review "confirm Superpanel option names for DocuSeal." >}}
+
+- **Access**: choose which groups are given the DocuSeal address and account.
+
+{{< warning title="Legal requirements vary" >}}
+Electronic signatures are legally recognized in most countries, but some document types (certain property, family, or notarized documents) still need wet-ink signatures or a qualified signature. Check with your legal adviser for important agreements.
+{{< /warning >}}