When to fill a PDF form
Some PDFs from clients or government offices come with real input boxes drawn on them. Then you try to type and nothing happens, or you have no software that can, so it ends with printing the thing, writing by hand and scanning it back.
This tool finds the input boxes inside the PDF and lists them. Type your values, download, and you have a filled form. Everything happens inside your browser — the file is never uploaded.
How to use it
- 1Upload a PDF that has form fields.
- 2The fields found are listed. Fill in the text boxes, checkboxes and dropdowns.
- 3Press Fill and download to get the completed PDF.
- 4Open the result and check the values appear as expected.
Common questions
- It says the PDF has no form fields.
- Boxes drawn on the page may just be lines in a picture. A real field carries its own information inside the document, and scanned forms or tables drawn by hand have none. Use Edit PDF Text to place words wherever you need them instead.
- Can I type Korean, Japanese or Chinese?
- Yes — names, company names and addresses all go in. The values are stored in the document and the PDF reader draws them. Current readers (Chrome, Edge, Acrobat, Preview) handle this fine; a very old reader may only show a value once the field is clicked. Open the result once before sending it.
- Can the recipient change what I typed?
- Yes, the fields stay live. To prevent that, block editing with PDF Permissions.
- Does the file go to a server?
- No. Finding the fields and filling them both happen entirely in your browser.
- Why aren't signature fields listed?
- A signature field isn't something you type into, so it's left out. Use Add E-Signature to draw one in.