Fill in a PDF form without printing it. Every field the form defines (text boxes, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns and lists) appears with a proper input, already holding whatever the file has in it and grouped by page. Change what you need, choose whether the result stays editable or is flattened into the page, and download. Fields you leave alone keep their original look. It all runs in your browser, which matters for tax forms, visa applications and medical paperwork.
How it works
- Drop the PDF form. Its fields are listed page by page, with the values already in the file filled in.
- Type, tick and choose. Changed fields are marked, and “Undo my changes” puts everything back the way the file had it.
- Decide whether to flatten the form, then press Fill & download.
Questions
- Does my file get uploaded?
- No. Everything happens inside your browser on your own device. You can check it yourself: open your browser’s DevTools, watch the Network tab while the tool runs, and you will see no upload. The badge beside the page title counts the bytes this page has sent, live.
- Why does it say my PDF has no fillable fields?
- Because the boxes in it are printed on the page rather than defined as form fields, which is common for forms that were scanned or exported from a word processor. This tool only fills fields the PDF really has; it never guesses from lines on the page. To type onto such a PDF, use Sign PDF, which places text, the date and a signature wherever you click.
- What does “Flatten form” do?
- It turns each field’s value into ordinary page content and removes the fields, so the result looks the same in every viewer and can no longer be edited. Use it for the copy you send; leave it off to keep a version you can change later. Values in alphabets the standard PDF font lacks, such as Cyrillic, Arabic or Chinese, are saved and drawn by your PDF viewer instead, so a form holding them cannot be flattened here.
- Can it fill XFA forms?
- Not pure XFA forms. Those (made with Adobe LiveCycle, and still used by some government agencies) keep their fields in a format only Adobe Reader understands, and the tool tells you when you drop one. Forms that carry both kinds are filled through their standard fields, and the XFA copy is removed so every viewer shows your values.