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title: What is the difference between signer and user?
description: "**Signer** is anyone who signs a document, without needing to have an xSigning account and a **User** is anyone who gets permissions to create or manage documents within xSigning, such as coworkers, etc."
url: "https://www.xsigning.com/en/docs/what-is-the-difference-between-signer-and-user/"
updated: "2024-08-05"
category: Signatures
---

# What is the difference between signer and user?

**Signer** is anyone who signs a document, without needing to have an xSigning account and a **User** is anyone who gets permissions to create or manage documents within xSigning, such as coworkers, etc.