# Sign a document yourself

Add your own signature to a PDF with Drime Sign. Draw, type or upload your signature, then download the signed document. Unlimited on every plan.

Updated: 2026-10-22  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/sign/sign-a-document-yourself

You can sign a PDF yourself, without sending it to anyone. Signing yourself is unlimited on every plan and never counts toward your signature requests.

## Prepare the document

1. In your Drive, click **Signature** in the row of actions above the file list.

   You can also click **New** \> **Modify** \> **Sign** \> **Sign yourself**, or, with Drime Desktop for Windows, right-click a PDF, DOC, DOCX or PNG file in your Drime folder, point to **Drime**, then choose **Self-sign**.

2. In **Choose a PDF or image to sign**, select the file, then click **Choose**.

   You can also upload a file from your computer with **Upload files**. PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF and WebP files are accepted, up to 50 MB each; images become PDF.

3. On **Which signature level?**, keep the level offered, then click **Continue**.

4. On **Who should sign?**, click **I am the only signer**.

   ![The Who should sign? step with the I am the only signer button](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5ADYA83MJK2SAEZ5E63H8Q8/1c517c85456b-web-sign-wizard-only-signer.png)

5. Place your fields on the document: your signature, and the date or initials if you need them.

   In a phone's browser, fields cannot be placed: Drime shows **Place fields on a larger screen**. Use a computer, a tablet, or the Drime mobile app, which has its own step to place fields.

6. Click **Sign**.

## Sign

1. Click **Start** to go to your first field.

2. Click the signature field, then choose how to create your signature.

   **Draw** it with your mouse or finger, **Type** your name, or **Upload** an image of your signature.

   ![The signature dialog with the Draw, Type and Upload tabs](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5ANTEK77V6YASSMVQVET43H/6ebdbae225ae-web-sign-signature-dialog.png)

   You can also save your signature and initials in **Settings** \> **Signature**.

3. Fill in the other fields the same way.

4. On **Ready to sign?**, click **Finalize**.

   Accept the terms of service and the privacy policy first.

**Done!** confirms it. Your document is sealed and timestamped.

## Download the signed document

When the signature is done, choose **Download the signed document**, **Download the audit trail**, or **Download all the documents and the audit trail**.

To find it again later, see [Follow and download signed documents](https://drime.cloud/support/sign/track-and-download-signed-documents).

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **Document exceeds the 50MB limit** | The document is over 50 MB. Compress it or split it, then try again. |
| **Place fields on a larger screen** | Fields cannot be placed in a phone's browser. Continue on a computer, a tablet or in the Drime mobile app. |
| **Finalize** does nothing | Accept the terms of service and the privacy policy first, then click **Finalize** again. |

> **Tip**
>
> To fill in a form or add text and a signature anywhere in a PDF without the signing workflow, use the PDF editor: see [Fill in and sign a PDF](https://drime.cloud/support/pdf-editor/fill-and-sign-a-pdf).

## Next steps

- [Send a document for signature](https://drime.cloud/support/sign/request-signatures)
- [How many signature requests can I send?](https://drime.cloud/support/sign/signature-request-limits)
- [Fill in and sign a PDF](https://drime.cloud/support/pdf-editor/fill-and-sign-a-pdf)