Fill out a PDF form
Drop a fillable PDF below and the tool reads its fields and lays out an input for each one — text boxes, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns and multi-select lists — pre-filled with whatever the form already contains. Type your answers, choose an option to flatten if you need the values locked, and download the completed form.
It all runs in your browser, which is the point: the forms people fill — job applications, tax and benefit forms, medical intake, rental and loan paperwork — are dense with personal detail that has no business sitting on a stranger’s server. Here it never does. No account, no watermark, no “export” paywall.
Drop your PDF here
Or click to browse. Processed on your device, never uploaded.
How it works
- Drop your fillable PDF above. The tool detects the fields and builds a form for you.
- Fill in the fields — existing values are pre-loaded so you only change what you need.
- Optionally tick “Flatten after filling” to make the answers permanent (for e-filing).
- Click “Fill PDF” and download the completed form. Your original is untouched.
Every field type, handled properly
A real form isn’t just text boxes. This tool renders the right control for each field: single-line and multi-line text (respecting any character limit the form sets), checkboxes, radio-button groups where exactly one option can be chosen, dropdown menus, editable dropdowns you can type a custom value into, and multi-select lists. Read-only fields are shown but locked, exactly as the form’s author intended. The values are written back into the PDF and their appearances regenerated, so they’re visible in every viewer — not just ones that re-render form fields.
Each field is labelled with a readable version of its name, with the form’s own field name shown underneath so there’s never any doubt which box you’re filling. When a form arrives partly completed, the existing answers load into the inputs so you can review and adjust rather than start over.
Fill now, flatten when you’re ready
By default the downloaded form stays editable — useful when you’ll revise it, or send it on for someone else to add their part. When you’re done, tick flatten after filling: the values become permanent page content and the fields are removed, which is what most courts and many agencies require for submission (our e-filing guide covers the rules). You can also fill now and flatten separately later.
Good to know
- If the tool finds no fields, your “form” is almost certainly a scan or a flat printout — the boxes are pictures, not fields, and there’s nothing to type into. You’d need a form with real fields, or a tool that adds text on top (a different job).
- Accented Latin names (José, Müller, çedilla) fill fine. Non-Latin scripts — Cyrillic, Chinese, Arabic, emoji — can’t be drawn with the standard PDF font, so the tool flags the exact character instead of producing an invisible value.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need Adobe Acrobat to fill a PDF form?
No. This fills the form’s real fields in your browser and lets you download the result — no Acrobat, no account, no upload. It’s the free, private alternative to opening a form in paid desktop software.
Can I fill a scanned form (a photo or scan of paper)?
Not by typing into fields — a scan has no fields, just an image of boxes. This tool fills real fillable (AcroForm) PDFs. If you drop a scan, it will tell you honestly that there’s nothing to fill rather than pretend.
Will my typed answers actually show up in other PDF viewers?
Yes. After filling, the tool regenerates each field’s appearance, so the values are baked into what the page displays — they show up in Preview, Chrome, Acrobat and everywhere else, not only in viewers that honor the “needs appearances” flag.
What if I need the form locked so nobody can change my answers?
Tick “Flatten after filling”. That paints the values into the page and removes the interactive fields, so the answers can’t be edited — the state most courts and agencies want for a final submission.
Can it fill checkboxes, radio buttons and dropdowns, not just text?
Yes — all of them, plus multi-select lists and editable dropdowns. The tool reads each field’s type and gives you the right control, with the form’s existing selections pre-loaded.