AcroForm to HTML Converter
Convert any PDF AcroForm to a fillable HTML5 web form in seconds. Formtly reads the embedded AcroForm field dictionary and produces a pixel-perfect web form — every text field, checkbox, radio group, dropdown, date picker, and signature area becomes a native HTML input.
What is an AcroForm?
AcroForm is the standard interactive form technology of the PDF specification, used since 1998. Fields are stored in the PDF's field dictionary and created with Adobe Acrobat, Foxit, LibreOffice, PDF-XChange, and most PDF tools. If you can click into a PDF field and type, it's almost certainly an AcroForm.
How AcroForm Fields Map to HTML
- Text fields — native inputs and textareas with format validation
- Checkboxes and radio groups — grouped HTML inputs preserving export values
- Combo boxes and list boxes — select elements with the original options
- Date fields — date pickers honoring the PDF's date format
- Signature fields — draw-or-type signature capture, embedded in the filled PDF
PDF to AcroForm — the Reverse Direction
Have a flat, non-fillable PDF you want to make fillable? Upload it and Formtly detects field positions from the layout automatically — the same result as drawing AcroForm fields in Acrobat Pro, but as a shareable web form. Every submission generates a filled PDF identical to the original.
AcroForm vs XFA
AcroForm stores fields in the standard PDF structure. XFA (XML Forms Architecture) stores the form as an XML template and was created with Adobe LiveCycle Designer — common in government and insurance. Formtly converts both: use the XFA to HTML5 converter for LiveCycle forms, or read AcroForm vs XFA explained.
After Conversion
Your converted AcroForm becomes a full web form with a shareable URL, response dashboard, filled PDF generation for every submission, Google Sheets sync, email notifications, and mobile-responsive rendering.