Auto-detect form with AI

This article shows how to use AI in PlatoForms to quickly add fields to your PDF form.

What is AI field detection?

AI form detection automatically scans your uploaded PDF and adds form fields based on its layout.

It analyzes the structure of your PDF—like labels and help text—to decide where the elements should go. This saves you time from manually dragging and dropping around.

Video tutorial

Need a visual guide? This video’s got you covered:

The text tutorial is just below:

Where it works:

You can use AI detection in:

• PDF Fillable Form - Keeps the original layout of your PDF.
• Web PDF Form - Creates a clean online layout based on your PDF content.

Auto-detect your form

1. On the Dashboard, click + Start to build > Create Online Form for an existing PDF.

2. Upload your PDF.

3. Choose to Build a PDF Fillable Form or Build a Web PDF Form.

4. After uploading, you’ll see the AI-Powered form recognition bar. Click Start Now!.

   

   The recognition time may vary depending on your PDF.

   Note

   If you miss the bar, find the AI Recognition Form option from the ••• menu.

5. Once done, click Load Form to open your form with the detected fields.

   

Edit the form

You can select any detected field and make changes as needed.

Best practices

AI field detection works best for:

• Small to medium forms that need a quick setup

• Forms with a clear layout and readable labels

It’s not recommended for:

• Large forms with more than 10 pages

• Forms that contain hundreds of fields

  Note

  To avoid overuse, AI field detection is limited in frequency and may not run for very large forms.