# Create PDF form fields — make a fillable PDF, no upload

> Place interactive AcroForm fields — text boxes, checkboxes, dropdowns — onto existing PDF pages in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Add interactive form fields — text boxes, checkboxes, and dropdowns — onto the pages of an existing PDF to make it fillable. The fields are placed on your device, so the file isn't uploaded.

Turning a static PDF into a fillable form means recipients can type answers instead of printing and handwriting. This tool places AcroForm fields — text, checkbox, dropdown — directly onto your existing pages.

It complements the Forms tool, which fills fields that already exist. Once your form is built, share it, and let people complete it with Fill PDF forms.

## How to

1. **Open the PDF.** Drop the PDF you want to turn into a form.
2. **Place fields.** Add text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns where they belong.
3. **Save.** Export the fillable PDF for others to complete.

## FAQ

### What field types can I add?

Text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns via pdf-lib. Unsupported widget types are listed honestly so you know what's out of scope.

### How do people fill it out?

Recipients can complete the fields in any PDF reader, or use the Fill PDF forms tool here.

### Is my PDF uploaded to add fields?

No. Fields are placed with pdf-lib in the browser, so the document stays local.


## Related tools

- [Forms](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/forms)
- [Create PDF](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/create-pdf)
- [Sign](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/sign-pdf)
- [Merge](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/merge)

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Markdown: https://www.safepaper.app/docs/create-form.md

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