Last updated on 12 May 2026
How to propose a PDF file that can be filled in online? The task is less obvious than it seems. JotForm is a simple and very practical tool that will turn any pdf into an online form with fields that can be filled in by the recipient(s).
Next to professional solutions like Adobe Sign; JotForm offers a simple and very easy-to-use tool that will allow you to create a Pdf in one form with just a few mouse clicks.
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Create PDF forms ready to fill out
If you have ever had to wait for users, students or parents to print, fill out, scan and send a PDF form addressed to them, you will love JotForm. This clever tool will transform your PDF forms into online forms suitable for any browser but also for tablets and mobiles, without having to write a single line of code. Returns will be much more numerous and especially … much faster.
Create a form to be completed in three steps three movements
JotForm is simple to use. Once registered on the platform, simply upload the PDF file you want to convert into a form. In seconds, JotForm will show you your original PDF in front of the brand new online version. You can make small corrections and validate or invalidate the fields to be filled in that the tool has detected automatically.
Once satisfied with the result, you will publish your form. JotForm provides you with a unique url that you will share with the people you want to see fill out the form.
Retrieve and centralize all answers
Once your form has been sent to your recipients, these mailers will be able to fill in the fields in a few seconds and even sign the proposed document before sending it back to you. They have nothing to install. The obligation to print, complete, scan and return the document has also ceased.
With one click, they will validate your form and send it back to you. All responses will be displayed in a central table in JotForm. This will give you an overall view of the state of play of returns. In use it is ultra practical.
JotForm also stores for you the PDF in its original form filled in by each respondent. You can even sync them automatically with a storage system like Dropbox or Drive.
JotForm offers a free version limited to 5 forms in all to test the service. For intensive use it will be necessary to switch to a rather expensive subscription but JotForm offers a welcome discount of 50% its users from the world of education.
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