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Exepad
Image to Form

Digitise any paper form with a photo

Take a photo of a paper form, intake sheet, or registration card. Get a working digital form with data capture, validation, and storage — in minutes.

Digitise this paper intake form

No credit card required · Published in minutes

Also works with scanned PDFs

4–10 min
From photo to live form
0 lines
Of code required
Every field
Captured automatically
Unlimited
Submissions captured

How it works

Three steps. No technical knowledge required.

1

Describe the form you need

Tell Exepad what kind of form it is — intake, registration, survey, application — and what should happen when someone submits it.

2

Take a photo of the paper form

Snap a photo with your phone or upload a scan. OCR extracts the field labels; computer vision detects the input types — text, checkbox, dropdown, date.

3

Publish in minutes

Your digital form is generated, live, and ready to share with a published URL. Share the link, embed it in a website, or send it directly to respondents.

Not a scanned image.
A working form.

The photo is the reference. The result is a real digital form with input validation, data capture, and a database — built to be filled in and managed.

Real form fields with validation

Text fields, email inputs, phone fields, dropdowns, checkboxes, and dates are recreated as real inputs — with validation, required markers, and proper types.

Submissions go straight into a database

Every submission is captured into the app's database — searchable, filterable, exportable. No more retyping from paper.

Reply to paper-form submissions

Every digital submission fires a confirmation to the respondent and a notification to your team. Built-in — no SendGrid, no Mailchimp plugin chain.

Search and filter every submission

Find any submission instantly. Filter by date, status, or any custom field. Export filtered results to CSV with a click.

Submission analytics

See submissions over time, completion rates, drop-off points, and field-level statistics. Built in.

Works on every device

Respondents fill out the form on desktop, tablet, or phone. Responsive layouts replace squinting at a printed form.

Built for form photos

Exepad understands the structure inside your image — not just the pixels.

OCR for field labels

Optical character recognition reads every label and instruction printed on the form, then matches them to the right input next to them.

Input type detection

Computer vision identifies text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, signature lines, and date fields from their visual appearance — no manual mapping.

Section grouping

Sections, headings, and field groupings on the paper form are recreated as form sections in the digital version. The layout intent carries over.

Hand-drawn forms work too

Even rough sketches and hand-drawn forms are recognised. Whiteboard sketches, napkin drawings, and informal mockups all become real digital forms.

Paper form vs. Exepad form

A paper form is a bottleneck. A digital form captures the data automatically — no typing, no filing, no lost paperwork.

Feature
Paper form
Exepad form
Filling it out
Pen, paper, hand-written, often illegible
Type on any device with validation and clear formatting
Data capture
Manually retyped from paper into a spreadsheet later
Captured directly into the app's database on submit
Storage
Filing cabinets, folders, lost paperwork
Searchable, filterable, exportable record store
Distribution
Printed copies, mailed, handed out at events
A published URL anyone can open on any device
Notifications
Someone has to check the inbox or the file tray
Email alerts on every submission — instant
Edits and updates
Reprint everything when a field changes
Update the live form — every new submission uses the new fields
Validation
Hope the handwriting is legible and the boxes are checked
Required fields, email validation, dropdown options enforced
Reporting
Manually count and tally responses
Built-in dashboards on submission counts and trends

Everything a paper form can't do

A paper form is a stack on a desk. A digital form is a tool that captures, validates, stores, and reports — without anyone retyping anything.

Real form fields with type-correct inputs
Database storage for every submission
Confirmation email back to the respondent
Notification email to your team on submit
Search and filter across every submission
Submission analytics with field-level drop-off
Required fields and email validation enforced
Conditional logic between fields
Public, embeddable, or login-gated versions
Your own domain with SSL included
Mobile-first form layout
Export submissions back to CSV or Excel

From paper photo to digital form
in one sitting

The image already shows the form. Exepad turns that into a working digital version — not a scanned image, not a fillable PDF.

Visible fields become real inputs

Text boxes, checkboxes, dropdowns, and signature lines on the paper form become working form inputs with validation and proper types.

Section labels become form sections

Headings and section dividers on the paper form become section breaks in the digital form, preserving the visual organisation.

Submissions become structured records

Every submission is stored as a structured record in the app's database — searchable, filterable, and exportable.

Frequently asked — Image to Form

Ready to digitise?

Take a photo. Describe the form. Get a working digital version in minutes.