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Digital Signing

Digital Signing

Add legally-binding electronic signatures to any document inside ERPNext. Sales orders, contracts, NDAs, HR forms, customer onboarding — anything you'd print, sign and scan today can stay digital end-to-end.

Digital Signing is a separate app that works on any Frappe DocType. ERPNext is its biggest user, but it doesn't require ERPNext to run.

What it does

  • Signs documents in place — generate a PDF from any DocType, drop a signature anchor on the page, and the signed PDF is attached back to the record. No third-party service.
  • Routes documents to external signers — send a customer or supplier a portal link by email; they sign in their browser, the signed PDF lands back in ERPNext.
  • Multiple signature levels — Simple (SES) for everyday signoffs, Advanced (AES) for value-bearing documents, Qualified (QES) for the highest legal tier (with a certified KYC provider like itsme).
  • Built-in certificate management — every signer has their own certificate; you can issue them inside the platform or bring your own.

Common ways Dutch businesses use it

  • Sign every outgoing Sales Order PDF before emailing it to the customer
  • Get customers to sign service agreements via a portal link instead of DocuSign
  • Sign employee contracts with both employee and HR manager via the portal
  • Sign supplier NDAs during onboarding, without printer/scanner

Setup, technical details, and full workflows

Open the full Digital Signing documentation

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