Accelerate workflows with eSignatures
Request electronic signatures and easily manage vendor agreements, customer contracts, stakeholder sign-off and more – all without leaving Google Workspace.
Seamless electronic signatures
Open the eSignature sidebar
From Google Docs: Go to Tools > eSignature.
From Google Drive (Beta): Open your PDF contract in Drive > Top-right menu (three vertical dots) > eSignature.
Enter eSignature details
From the eSignature sidebar, you can manage signers and drag and drop fields into your document. Then, click "Request eSignature" to notify signers.
Sign documents
Open the email titled "eSignature request for [document name]". Click "Sign" and fill in the details.
What can you use electronic signatures for?
Streamline your contract management workflows by sending, signing and storing a variety of documents from Google Workspace.
Vendor agreements
Execute contracts with vendors and easily reuse contract templates.
Customer contracts
Request eSignatures for customer contracts and get progress notifications.
Stakeholder sign-off
Streamline sign-off processes with internal and external stakeholders.
Vendor agreements
Execute contracts with vendors and easily reuse contract templates.
Customer contracts
Request eSignatures for customer contracts and get progress notifications.
Stakeholder sign-off
Streamline sign-off processes with internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits of eSignatures in Google Workspace
Request eSignatures in minutes
Quickly request signatures, see the status of pending signatures and view completed contracts.
Sign documents on the go
Easily sign an official contract directly from your mobile device.
Easily create and manage contract templates
Draft a contract directly from Google Docs, and use it as a template to initiate multiple eSignature requests.
Frequently asked questions
An electronic signature is an efficient way to collect legally enforceable signatures for many electronic documents.
eSignatures are legally binding in many countries or regions for many types of documents. This includes the US and EU. For example, the US federal government established the validity of e-signature through the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or ESIGN in 2000. This act grants eSignatures the same legal status as handwritten signatures in most contexts.
Google Workspace's tool for eSignature is designed to comply with generally applicable requirements for electronic contracts in many countries or regions, including:
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elDAS simple electronic signatures (SeS) (European Union)
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ESIGN Act 2000 (United States)
This tool is built on Google Workspace's common infrastructure that is designed to comply with a number of general security and data laws and standards, such as
Google Workspace's tool for eSignatures will be available at no cost for users on the Google Workspace Individual plan. We will roll out eSignature to more Google Workspace plans in the upcoming months.
Note: The ability to initiate an eSignature request from a PDF in Google Drive is currently in beta. We have closed sign-ups for this beta.
For eligible users, you can follow these steps to start your eSignature request:
From Google Docs: Go to Tools > eSignature.
From Google Drive (Beta): Open your PDF contract in Drive > Top-right menu (three vertical dots) > eSignature.
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Yes. Google's eSignature tool utilises certificates issued by a certificate authority that is an approved member of the