✍️ OpenSign
OpenSign (Code) is a F/OSS alternative to tools like DocuSign and Dropbox Sign – you can easily send documents to people that you need to sign them, get their signature, and go on with your day.
It does what it says on the tin, which is pretty awesome – if you (or your business) has a need for getting people to fill out and sign forms, OpenSign is the great option in the Free and Open Source space for getting that done.
While it's probably not easier than simply sending a PDF and using in-browser tools that exist these days (Thanks Mozilla!), it's a great enterprise or small business tool.
🌠 Features
OpenSign has a bunch of features, mostly copied/adopted from other signing solutions, but that's why you're here:
- Send documents to others
- Document completion and signing
- Completion certificates (including access log)
- Handle multiple documents
- Get signatures from multiple people
- Document Expiration
- API Integrations
- Email templates
- You can even run it on Windows
- Bulk Send Feature
There are a bunch more features as well! Check out the OpenSign GitHub writeup to see more.
🤖 As described by AI
OpenSign is an open-source digital signature platform designed to offer a secure, free, and accessible alternative to commercial e-signature services such as DocuSign and Adobe Sign. It provides a comprehensive suite of features, including secure PDF e-signing, multi-signer support, OTP verification for guest signers, and audit trails with completion certificates. The platform emphasizes user-friendliness with intuitive design elements like "Sign yourself", templates, and one-click signatures. Additionally, OpenSign Drive acts as a centralized vault for securely storing, organizing, and managing digital documents.
OpenSign supports various document formats, including PDF, Docx, JPG, and PNG, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of documentation needs. The project is community-driven, inviting contributions and feedback to continuously enhance its features and security. It offers API support for seamless integration into existing systems and provides detailed logs for tracking document activities, ensuring transparency and legal compliance. With customizable email templates, expiring documents, and rejection options, OpenSign aims to democratize digital signatures by making them accessible and straightforward for everyone.
📺 Watch this
OpenSign has a YouTube channel! Here's one of their latest videos showcasing the bulk send feature:
👟 Getting started
OpenSign has a very useful installation guide for self-hosters available here:
Unfortunately, they don't actually have a docker image that we can use easily – they expect users to clone and build the image themselves on Linux:
Unfortunately, I think this might be intentional to make it not so easy to get started locally (but who knows!) – so it looks like the project actually isn't so easy to get started with.
🧑💻 Want to contribute?
OpenSign is an opensource (AGPL licensed) project, and it's open to contributions like most others, with a really smally amount of issues left!
OpenSignLabsThere are surprisingly only ~100 issues at this point for a project with 2.8k ⭐️s!
If you'd like to make impact, this is a great time to jump in
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