Sign a document straight from Google Drive — no download, no re-upload.
For anyone who drafts contracts and forms in Google Docs and just needs them signed.
The problem
The document lives in Google Drive because that's where you write everything, but the moment it needs a signature, the workflow breaks: download it as a PDF, find the file in your downloads folder, upload it to a separate signing tool, and hope you grabbed the latest version and not one from three edits ago. It's a small tax, but it's one you pay on every single contract, proposal, or form you send out.
The Docracy way
Docracy.io's Google Drive connector lets you connect your Drive account once and then pick a file directly from Drive when preparing a document to sign — skipping the download-and-re-upload step entirely. If the file is a native Google Doc, it gets pulled in and readied as a signable PDF so you can place signature and date fields on it, the same as any uploaded document. This is a file picker and import, not a live, in-place editor for a shared Google Doc — but it removes the manual export step that slows everyone down. The Drive connector (browsing your Drive without leaving Docracy) is a paid feature; on the free plan, you can paste the share link of any Google Doc set to "Anyone with the link can view" directly on the Prepare page, and it's converted automatically at no cost.
Features
Pick files directly from Drive
Connect your Google Drive account and choose a file to sign without downloading it first — on a paid account.
Works alongside other cloud connectors
The same connector setup also supports Dropbox, OneDrive, and Box, if your files are spread across more than one place.
Native Google Docs get converted automatically
A file picked from Drive is readied as a signable PDF so fields can be placed on it — no manual export required.
AI-assisted field placement
Once the document is in, signature and date fields can be placed automatically — on a paid account.
No account required for signers
However the document gets in, the person you send it to signs from a link with nothing to install or register.
Use cases
- Sending a proposal drafted in Google Docs for signature without exporting it first
- Signing a contract that's stored in a shared Drive folder with your team
- Getting a quickly drafted agreement signed the same day it's written
- Pulling a saved agreement template out of Drive to send to a new client
- Cutting the download-then-upload step once your team is sending several documents a week
FAQ
Does this edit my Google Doc live inside Docracy?
No — it's a file picker/import: you connect Google Drive and pick a file, which is readied as a signable PDF. It's not a live, in-place editor for a shared Google Doc.
Is the Google Drive connector free?
The Drive picker itself (browsing your connected Drive without leaving Docracy) is a paid feature. But you don't need it just to sign a Google Doc for free — paste its share link on the Prepare page instead, as long as it's shared as "Anyone with the link can view," and it converts automatically at no cost.
Does the signer need a Google account?
No — however the document gets into Docracy, the person you send it to signs from a link with nothing to install or register.
Can I use Dropbox, OneDrive, or Box instead?
Yes — the same connector setup also supports Dropbox, OneDrive, and Box.
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