Create a Fillable PDF Form
Click to drop in text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns, then drag to move or resize them exactly where you want — and export a real fillable form.
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How adding fillable fields works
Creating a fillable PDF form means adding standard AcroForm fields directly onto a PDF's existing pages, using the same interactive-field format built into the PDF specification since the 1990s. Upload any PDF, choose a field type, and click on the page preview to drop that field exactly where you want it — then fine-tune the layout without starting over.
Once placed, a field isn't locked in place. Click it to select it, drag it anywhere on the page to reposition it, or pull its resize handle to make it wider, taller, or smaller. Every field can be renamed, marked as required, and — for dropdowns — have its list of options edited directly, all from the panel next to the page preview. If you place something in the wrong spot, undo (Ctrl+Z) steps back through your last changes without losing the fields you've already set up correctly. Once you export, the result is a genuine fillable PDF: anyone who opens it in Adobe Acrobat, Preview, or most browser PDF viewers can type into the text fields, tick the checkboxes, or pick from the dropdown options you defined, and required fields will prompt them if left blank in readers that support that check. Nothing touches a server at any point — everything, from rendering the page preview to writing the final AcroForm fields, runs inside your browser tab.
Common use cases
- Turning a scanned or exported PDF into a form people can fill out digitally instead of printing it
- Adding a signup or intake form to a printed handout, flyer, or brochure you already have as a PDF
- Building a short survey, feedback form, or checklist without opening design software
- Marking mandatory fields on an application or registration form so incomplete submissions get flagged
- Preparing a reusable template you'll later bulk-fill from a spreadsheet, one PDF per row
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Create Fillable PDF Form — frequently asked questions
No. The PDF stays in your browser the entire time — fields are placed, moved, resized, and saved locally, and nothing is ever sent to a server.
Text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns. After placing one, click it to select it, then drag anywhere on the page to move it or drag its bottom-right handle to resize it. You can also rename it, mark it required, or type exact width and height in points from the side panel.
Yes. Fields are added using the standard AcroForm format built into the PDF specification — the same format Adobe Acrobat, Preview, Foxit, and most browser PDF viewers already understand. This tool only produces AcroForm fields, not the older XFA format Adobe has since phased out, so recipients don't need any special software.
Yes. Select any field and toggle "Required field." PDF readers that support required-field validation, like Adobe Acrobat, will prompt the person filling out the form if they try to submit or print without completing it.
Yes. Every placement, move, resize, rename, and delete can be undone with the undo button or Ctrl+Z, and redone with Ctrl+Shift+Z, right up until you export.
Yes. Select the dropdown field and its options list appears in the side panel — add, edit, or remove options freely, as long as at least one remains.
Not yet — this tool currently covers text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns, which handle the large majority of forms. Radio button groups and signature fields are on the roadmap.
No hard limit, but a very large number of fields on one page can slow down some PDF readers when the form is opened.