# Fill in a PDF form online

> Fill in PDF forms in your browser: text boxes, checkboxes, dropdowns, or add text where there are no fields. Nothing is uploaded, no watermark.

Open a PDF with form fields and click the blue boxes to fill them in. For a plain PDF without fields, use the text tool to write onto the page. Your file is never uploaded.

URL: https://pdf.qilingtools.com/en/fill-pdf-form
Other language: https://pdf.qilingtools.com/zh/fill-pdf-form

## How it works

1. **Open the PDF** Choose a file or drop a PDF onto the page.
2. **Switch to the form tool** Pick the form tool in the toolbar; the form fields on the page show as blue boxes.
3. **Fill in each field** Click a text box and type, click a checkbox to tick it and again to clear it, and open a dropdown to choose a value.
4. **Export** Click "Export PDF" and what you filled in is written into the new file.

## Good to know

- If the document is just a page laid out like a form, with no clickable fields, use "Add text" and click on the line or blank to type; check and cross stamps work too.
- For dates, the date stamp inserts today's date automatically.
- An encrypted form needs its open password first, and the exported file is not encrypted.

## FAQ

### Why can't I click some of the boxes?

The PDF may have no interactive form fields and just look like a form. Use "Add text" to write onto the right spot instead.

### Is what I type uploaded anywhere?

No. The form is filled and exported in your browser, and the content never leaves your device.

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