I curated 130 US PDF forms and made them fillable in browser

by nip·Feb 17, 2026·13 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemEye Candy

Curated form library beats generic PDF tools, but form-filling SaaS is crowded.

Strengths

•Solved a real friction point: finding and filling the right government form online.
•Client-side processing keeps data private; no signup or watermarks required.
•Domain expertise visible: 7-year-old SimplePDF founder picked high-impact forms.

Weaknesses

•Form-filling tools already exist (LawDepot, Formstack, Docusign); no novel tech differentiation.
•Library curation is valuable but static—maintainability unclear as forms change.

Post Description

Hi HN!

I built SimplePDF 7 years ago, with the vision from day one to help get rid of bureaucracy (I'm from France, I know what I'm talking about)

Fast forward to this week where I finally released something I had on my mind for a long time: a repository of the main US forms that are ready to be filled, straight from the browser, as opposed to having to find a PDF tool online (or local).

I focused on healthcare, ED, HR, Legal and IRS/Tax for now.

On the tech-side, it's SimplePDF all the way down: client-side processing (the data / documents stay in your browser).

I hope you find the resource useful!

NiP