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Create Fillable PDF Form

Add text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns, lists and signature fields to any PDF.

Free, no uploads, no sign-up. Runs 100% in your browser.

How Create Fillable PDF Form works

You draw fields on the rendered page. pdf-lib then writes standard AcroForm fields with appearances, so they work in Acrobat, browsers and phone apps.

Input: PDF. Output: PDF.

How to use Create Fillable PDF Form

1. Drop a PDF.
2. Pick a field type and click or drag on the page.
3. Name the field and set defaults or choices.
4. Save the fillable PDF.

Tips

• Encrypted PDFs must be unlocked first with Unlock PDF.
• Large scanned PDFs are mostly images. Compress PDF shrinks them the most.
• Your original file is never modified; you always download a new copy.

Create Fillable PDF Form FAQ

Are my files uploaded?

No. This tool runs entirely in your browser tab. Files are read from your disk into memory and the result is generated locally.

Is it free? Are there limits or watermarks?

Free and open source (MIT). There are no file-size caps, daily quotas, accounts or watermarks.

Does it work offline?

Yes, once the page (and any engine it needs) has loaded, it keeps working without a connection thanks to the service worker cache.

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