Fill PDF Forms
Type into PDF form fields and save the filled form.
Runs in your browser — files never leave your device
or drop a file here
How to fill out a PDF form
Complete fillable PDF forms — text fields, checkboxes and dropdowns — and save a finished copy.
Add the fillable PDF form.
Type into the fields and tick the checkboxes.
Click Save form and download the completed PDF.
Flatten, or keep the fields editable
A PDF form is a page with named fields on it. Typing into them here fills those fields, so the saved file still opens as a form in any PDF reader, and someone else can correct a field later. Tick Flatten before saving when that is not what you want: flattening prints your answers into the page itself, so they can no longer be edited or accidentally cleared. Flatten a form before sending it to an organisation that will file it; keep it editable while it is still being passed between people.
If the form has no fields
Many forms are plain scans or printouts saved as PDF, with nothing to type into. The tool will tell you it found no fields. In that case use Edit PDF to place text boxes, ticks and a signature directly on the page; the result looks the same when printed. If you are the one issuing the form and want others to fill it in properly, Create Forms adds real text fields, checkboxes and dropdowns to any PDF.
Fill PDF Forms FAQ
Use Edit PDF to type text anywhere on the page, or Create Forms to add fields.
Yes. Save the form, then add your signature with Sign PDF.
No. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so your files are processed on your own device and never leave it.
Yes. Every PDFCraftly tool is free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no email required.
Guides
- How to Fill In a PDF Form (Even If It Isn't Fillable)Fill fillable PDF forms online, type onto PDFs that have no fields, and turn any document into a fillable form. A complete guide to PDF forms.
- How to Edit a PDF for Free: Add Text, Images and ShapesEdit a PDF without Acrobat: add text, images, shapes, lines, highlights and whiteout anywhere on a page. Everything runs in your browser, free.
- How to Make a PDF Fillable: Add Text Fields, Checkboxes and DropdownsTurn any PDF into a form people can fill in on screen: add text fields, paragraph boxes, checkboxes and dropdowns — no Acrobat needed, free.
- How to Sign a PDF on iPhone (Draw, Type or Upload)Sign a PDF on your iPhone with your finger, a typed name or a photo of your signature. Works in Safari with no app, and the file stays on your phone.
- How to Sign a PDF on Android Without an AppSign PDF documents on your Android phone: draw with your finger, type your name or upload a photo of your signature, then save and share the file.
- Why Can't I Edit My PDF? 6 Common Reasons and FixesPDF won't let you type, change text or fill in fields? Here are the six usual reasons, from scans to flattened forms and passwords, and how to fix each.
More edit tools
- Edit PDFEdit existing text, or add text, drawings, arrows, images and shapes.
- Page NumbersNumber pages with your choice of position and format.
- Bates NumberingStamp sequential Bates IDs across one or more legal documents.
- Header & FooterAdd text headers and footers with page numbers and dates.
- WatermarkStamp text or an image over your PDF pages.
- Crop PDFTrim page margins or select an area to keep.
- Resize PDFChange page size to A4, Letter, or any custom size.
- BookmarksAdd or edit the clickable outline of a PDF.