How to self-sign a document

Updated May 22, 2025

This article describes a feature that is available to all Dropbox customers. All Dropbox customers can self-sign an unlimited number of documents.

Important: Starting May 29, 2025, the Signatures page on dropbox.com will no longer be available. Users on a Dropbox Essentials, Business, or Business Plus plan can continue to create, send, and track signature requests and manage templates directly in Dropbox Sign.

You can self-sign a document on dropbox.com, then send the signed document to anyone who needs a copy.

Learn how to self-sign a PDF on the Dropbox mobile app.

Note: If you’re on a Dropbox team account, you may not be able to self-sign if your admin has turned off Signatures for your team.

How to self-sign a document

To self-sign a document:

Log in to dropbox.com.
Click Create, go down to Sign, and select Sign Yourself.
- Note: You can also self-sign PDFs while previewing them.
Check the box next to the file you’d like to use. You can use the search bar or find it in your Dropbox files if it doesn’t show up immediately.
- Note: You can also upload a file by clicking Upload file in the lower left.
Click Choose.
Add your signature:
- Draw your signature.
- Type your signature.
- Upload a photo.
- Insert a recently Saved signature.
Click Insert.
Place the signer field where you want to add your signature. Learn more about using the Dropbox sign editor.
Click Save in the top right corner.

The signed file will appear in your Dropbox files, with “(signed)” behind the filename.

Note: If you have a Dropbox Sign account or you’re on a Dropbox Essentials, Business, or Business Plus account, you can also self-sign a document in Sign.

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