When you search for tools to convert a document to Google Forms, most results recommend either a Google Workspace Marketplace add-on (like Doc to Form Quiz Maker) or a converter tool that still requires you to copy-paste or run a script. Pirai AI does neither. It creates a native Google Form directly in your Google Drive - no add-on to install, no Script Editor to open, no manual step after uploading your document.
How Pirai AI Creates Google Forms Directly in Your Drive
Pirai AI uses Google's official Forms API with OAuth 2.0 authentication. When you click Export to Google Forms, you authorise Pirai AI to create a new form in your Drive. The form is built server-side using the Google Forms API and appears in your Drive instantly - the same way a native Google product would create it.
drive.file (to create a new form in your Drive) and forms.body (to add questions to the form). These are the minimum scopes required by Google's Forms API.
drive.file scope gives Pirai AI access only to files it creates on your behalf - not to any existing files, folders, or documents in your Drive. The forms.body scope is required by the Google Forms API to add questions to a form. Pirai AI does not read, store, or process any other content in your Google account. You can revoke access at any time from your Google Account settings.
Document Formats That Convert Directly to Google Forms
Pirai AI accepts more document formats than any other Google Forms converter. All of these are converted directly to a native Google Form in your Drive:
Scanned paper surveys and photographs of printed questionnaires are supported via Advanced PDF Processing with OCR - enabling conversion of physical paper instruments to native Google Forms, which no other tool in this category currently handles.
What Pirai AI Supports
Pirai AI creates a native Google Form directly in your Google Drive from any of these document formats. Every format below is supported for one-click export — no Workspace add-on, no manual entry, no Script Editor.
Input formats supported
| Format | Extension | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Word document | .docx | Microsoft Word 2007 and later. Most common source for surveys and questionnaires. |
| PDF — native | .pdf | Text-based PDFs. Research instruments, questionnaire PDFs, sponsor-provided forms. |
| PDF — scanned | .pdf | Photographed or scanned paper surveys. OCR via Advanced Processing. Phone photos supported. |
| Excel spreadsheet | .xlsx | Question banks, survey specs, structured question data in spreadsheet format. |
| CSV file | .csv | Comma, semicolon, or tab-separated question data. Auto-detects delimiter. |
| Qualtrics survey | .qsf | Qualtrics Survey Format. Direct conversion of QSF question types to Google Forms. |
| XML | .xml | Structured XML survey exports from LimeSurvey, SurveyMonkey, and other platforms. |
| JSON | .json | JSON-structured survey data. |
| Plain text | .txt | Plain text questionnaires. Can also be pasted directly without uploading a file. |
Google Forms question types created
| Google Forms question type | Detected from source document |
|---|---|
| Multiple Choice | Single-answer option lists |
| Checkboxes | Select-all-that-apply and multi-select questions |
| Short Answer | Single-line open text fields |
| Paragraph | Essay and long-form open text questions |
| Dropdown | Dropdown-formatted option lists |
| Multiple Choice Grid | Likert scale and rating matrix tables |
| Checkbox Grid | Multi-select matrix and grid tables |
| Form title and description | Section headings and instruction paragraphs |
Also exports to 27 other platforms
From the same document upload, Pirai AI also exports to Qualtrics (QSF), REDCap (Data Dictionary CSV), LimeSurvey (LSS), SurveyMonkey, Microsoft Forms, Kahoot, Moodle XML, Alchemer, QuestionPro, and 18 more platforms — without re-uploading or re-entering questions.
All 8 Question Types in Detail
Pirai AI auto-detects and creates all 8 native Google Forms question types from the structure of your source document:
- Multiple Choice (radio buttons) - single answer questions
- Checkboxes - select all that apply
- Short Answer - single line text
- Paragraph - essay / long text
- Dropdown - single selection from list
- Multiple Choice Grid - Likert scale and rating matrices
- Checkbox Grid - multi-select matrix grids
- Form title and description - from descriptive / instruction blocks
Matrix and Likert scale questions - the type most competitors fail on - are fully supported. A table in a Word document with row items and column scale options becomes a Multiple Choice Grid in Google Forms.
One Upload, 27 Platforms
Pirai AI is the only tool in this space that converts the same document to 27 platforms from a single upload. Beyond creating a Google Form directly in your Drive, the same document can also be exported to Qualtrics (QSF), REDCap (Data Dictionary), LimeSurvey (LSS), SurveyMonkey, Microsoft Forms, Kahoot, Moodle XML, and 20 more platforms - without re-uploading or re-entering questions.
This is particularly useful for researchers who need the same instrument in Google Forms for a general audience and in REDCap or Qualtrics for a clinical or academic arm.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert a document directly to Google Forms in my Google Drive?
Upload your Word, PDF, Excel, or CSV file to Pirai AI at platform.piraiai.com. Select Google Forms as the output. Click Export to Google Forms. Sign in with Google and grant the scoped permission. Pirai AI creates a native Google Form directly in your Google Drive and returns a direct edit link. No Workspace add-on, no Script Editor, no manual entry required.
Does Pirai AI create the Google Form directly in Google Drive?
Yes. Pirai AI uses Google OAuth with drive.file scope (to create the new form in your Drive) and forms.body scope (to add questions via the Google Forms API). The form is created directly in your Google Drive as a native Google Form. A direct edit link is returned immediately. This is different from the Apps Script method where you download a file and run it manually - the one-click export creates the form in your Drive automatically.
What documents can Pirai AI convert directly to Google Forms?
Pirai AI converts Word (.docx), PDF (native and scanned), Excel (.xlsx), CSV, plain text, Qualtrics QSF, XML, and JSON files directly to Google Forms. Scanned paper surveys are supported via Advanced PDF Processing with OCR. All 8 Google Forms question types are created including Multiple Choice Grid and Checkbox Grid.
Is converting a document directly to Google Forms free?
Yes. Pirai AI offers free daily credits that reset every day. Upload your document and create a Google Form directly in your Drive within the free daily credit allowance. Credit packs are available if you need more: 5 credits for $2.99, 15 credits for $6.99, 30 credits for $9.99. Credits never expire.
How is Pirai AI different from Doc2Form, FormsWrite, and Doc to Form Quiz Maker?
Pirai AI accepts more document formats: Word, PDF (including scanned), Excel, CSV, QSF, XML, and JSON - not just .docx and PDF. Pirai AI handles matrix grid questions (Likert scales) which most tools fail on. Doc to Form Quiz Maker requires a Google Workspace Marketplace add-on installation and only works within Google Docs. GETMARKED exports a question bank file rather than creating a form directly in Drive. Pirai AI also exports the same document to 26 other platforms - Qualtrics, REDCap, LimeSurvey, SurveyMonkey, Moodle, and more - from a single upload.
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