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or pick from 2,000+ templates
a customer satisfaction survey with rating scales, multiple choice questions, and open-ended feedback sections a simple contact form with name, email, phone number, subject dropdown, and message textarea for website visitors a job application form including applicant details, work history, education background, references, and cover letter upload
or pick a ready-made template
an invoice with company details, an itemized charges table, and payment terms a rental application with applicant info, employment history, and signature lines a patient intake document with contact fields, a medical history checklist, and a consent section
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From your PDF to theCompleted PDF

Three steps. Your document stays the document of record from the first upload to the final file.

  • Upload the PDF you already use

    AI finds every field and keeps your layout exactly as it is. Adjust anything in seconds. No rebuilding from scratch.

  • Share a link

    People fill it in any browser, on any device. Add e-signatures, payments, pre-filled details, and approval steps when you need them.

  • Get the completed PDF back

    Every submission comes back as the same document, named your way and delivered to your inbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Sheets.

A patient intake PDF converted into an online form and returned as a completed PDF

Start with Your PDF, your way

Keep the exact layout, reflow it for phones, or fill a whole packet at once. Every option returns the completed PDF.

Web PDF Form

The same PDF, reflowed into a mobile-friendly web form. Answers still land in the original PDF.

  • Mobile-first layout
  • Logic, validation, save and resume
  • Classic or conversational
  • Original PDF generated on submit
Best for: Long forms on phones

Master Form

One form fills a whole packet. Collect the answers once and generate every PDF in the set.

  • One form → multiple PDFs
  • Smart field mapping
  • Signatures and attachments
  • Download as one zip
Best for: Intake packets

Web Form

No PDF yet? Build a web form with AI or from a template, then attach a PDF layout for the output.

  • šŸ¤–AI-generated from a description
  • Classic or conversational mode
  • Custom PDF output template
  • Same workflows and integrations
Best for: Surveys and quick requests
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Trusted byPaperwork-Heavy Teams

Clinics, law firms, schools, and non-profits that moved their documents online
without giving up the documents

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Dr. Curtis Fischer
Practice Owner, Chicago Area

PlatoForms turned my paper forms into online fillable forms. The support team guided me step by step with clearer help than I'd experienced before. It reduced my paperwork and made it easier for patients to fill out forms.

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90%
Automation
15hrs
Weekly saved
60hrs
Monthly saved
customer story

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Keith Progebin
IT Director, New Jersey USA

It saves more time than I could ever put a number on. It's saving the client time, and it saves our attorneys time. Everything is done in advance and ready to go.

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4x
Faster
0
Manual scans
30+
Intakes/month
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Amit Petal
Director, London UK

PlatoForms is reliable. Once we saw it could connect with Zapier, it became very powerful for us. It reduced errors, increased completion rates, and made our process look professional.

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3.3x
Forms processed
3x
Turnaround
80%
Fewer errors
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Healthcare & Education Story

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Max Ufer
Project Manager, Germany

In the past five years, PlatoForms has cut our paperwork by 80%, doubled our form processing speed, and reduced errors by 90%. Our team now spends more time supporting members instead of administration.

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80%
Less paperwork
2x
Faster
90%
Fewer errors
customer story

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After the form is filled:Sign, Route, File

Everything that happens between ā€œsubmittedā€ and ā€œfiledā€,
built in and ready without code.

AI Field
Recognition

Upload any PDF and the fields are detected automatically. Fine-tune in seconds if needed.

Smart Detection
E-Signature
Built-in

Sign inside the form. An optional Signature Certificate records the timestamp, signer, and file checksum.

Legally Binding
Approval
Workflows

Route each submission to the next person, step by step, with a completed PDF at every stage.

No Code
Pre-filled
Invitations

Send each person a link with their details already filled in. Bulk-send from a CSV.

Personalized
Cloud
Filing

Completed PDFs named your way and saved to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Box automatically.

Organized
HIPAA
Mode

Compliance settings for patient and client data: access controls, audit logs, and PHI-safe notifications.

Compliant
Mobile
& Voice

Forms that work on any phone. Field staff can also open a form in the PlatoForms VF app and say the answers instead of typing them.

iOS & Android
Insights
Reporting

Totals, trends, and where people stop, without exporting a spreadsheet first.

Reporting

Built for document-driven teams

From a single clinic to a 70-attorney firm,
see how teams run their paperwork on PlatoForms

healthcare
Healthcare

HIPAA-compliant patient intake, consent forms, medical histories, and telehealth paperwork.

legal services
Legal

Client intake packets, disclosures, agreements, and compliance forms with signatures and audit trails.

education
Education

Student enrollment, registration, parent consent, field trip permissions, and evaluations.

government and non-profit
Government & Non-Profits

Applications, permits, membership and volunteer forms, and regulatory filings that must stay on the official document.

human resources
HR & Recruiting

Job applications, onboarding paperwork, PTO requests, timesheets, and performance reviews.

real estate
Real Estate

Rental applications, lease agreements, inspection reports, and signed contracts.

finance and banking
Finance & Banking

Account opening, direct deposit, loan applications, and KYC forms on the original PDF.

sales
Sales

Order forms, quotes, contracts, and client onboarding delivered as finished documents.

Need a new PDF?Design It Here

Describe it, start from a blank page, or pick a template. PDF Document Creator gives you a print-ready PDF, a fillable PDF that opens in any PDF app, or the same design published as an online form.

  • Describe it or design it

    One sentence to the AI assistant, or drag text, fields, tables, and signature blocks onto the canvas. You can change anything.

  • Make it yours

    Apply a theme, add your logo and brand colors, and save the look so the whole team reuses it.

  • Download it or publish it

    Export a fillable PDF that works in any reader, or publish it online. After each submission, PlatoForms creates the completed PDF for you.

A document designed in PDF Document Creator, exported as a print-ready PDF and converted to a fillable online form

Templates for the Paperwork You Already Know

Intake forms, consents, waivers, applications, timesheets, agreements. Pick one, make it yours, and get the PDF on every submission.

Browse Templates
  • 2,000+ templates
    forms and PDF documents
  • Every template
    returns a completed PDF
  • Classic or conversational,
    signatures, logic, workflows
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Deliver the completed PDF Where Work Happens

9,000+ connections through Zapier, Make, webhooks,
the API, and MCP for AI assistants

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Integrate your way

Save PDFs to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Box. Send rows to Google Sheets, alerts to Slack, payments through Stripe, Square, or PayPal. Or let ChatGPT and Claude read your submissions through MCP.

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