A form in several languages

If your clients do not all speak the same language, you do not need a copy of the form for each one. A single form can be offered in several languages, with one link. Each client answers in their language and downloads a PDF in that language too.

Adding a language

1. Open the form in the builder and click the Languages tab.
2. Under Language you write this form in, choose the language of your texts.
3. Under Also offer it in (up to 6), click each language you want to add. The choice is English, Français, Deutsch, Español, Italiano, Português and Nederlands.
4. A tab appears for each added language, with a counter such as “3/20”: texts translated, out of all the texts.
5. In that tab, each text of your form is shown with an empty box under it. Type the translation in the box.
6. If the button Translate the missing texts with AI is shown, you can click it to fill the empty boxes, then read them over. It needs a confirmed email address.
7. Click Publish changes (or Publish) so that visitors get the new languages.

The texts to translate include your questions, their help texts and options, the column titles of tables, the message shown after sending, and the texts of the PDF document.

How your client gets their language

• If the link ends with ?lang= and the code of a language you offer, for example ?lang=fr, that language is used.
• Otherwise the form follows the language of the visitor's browser, when you offer it.
• Otherwise it opens in the language you write in.

When the form has more than one language, a Language menu at the top lets the client switch. The buttons and built-in messages of the form (such as Submit, Continue or the file upload hints) are already translated for you.

Good to know

• A text you leave empty is shown in the language you write in. The counter helps you spot the gaps.
• Translation by AI counts towards the same daily limit as drafting a form with AI. It can get details wrong: check each text, especially legal wording and amounts.
• AI translation and your plan: during early access, it is open to every account. When the plans start, it becomes a Pro feature, also during the 14-day trial. Free and Pay as you go do not include it, but you can still type each translation by hand. See plans and credits.
• Answers are always saved in the form's own language, so the list of responses and the CSV file stay consistent. The CSV has a Language column showing what each client used. See Responses: PDF and CSV.
• Your business details are printed as you typed them, in every language.
• The notice shown when a form is not open yet, closed or full also appears in the visitor's language.
• For what your client sees after sending, see What your client sees.