PDF questionnaires, research instruments, and survey scripts convert to Google Forms in one click. Upload your PDF, click Convert to Google Forms, authorise with your Google account, and Pirai AI creates the form directly in your Google Drive. Native PDFs and scanned paper surveys both work.
Native PDFs and Scanned PDFs - Both Work
Native digital PDFs - PDFs created electronically where the text is selectable. Pirai AI extracts text directly and creates the Google Form with high accuracy. Upload without any extra settings.
Scanned paper PDFs - physical questionnaires photographed or scanned to PDF where text is an image, not selectable. Enable Advanced PDF Processing before uploading. Pirai AI runs OCR to extract question text and then creates the Google Form. Works well for clean black-and-white scans.
PDF to Google Forms: The Steps
1. Go to platform.piraiai.com. For scanned PDFs, enable Advanced PDF Processing. Upload your PDF.
2. Review the extracted questions in the workspace. Confirm question types, check wording, adjust any questions before creating the form.
3. Click Convert to Google Forms. A Google sign-in window opens.
4. Sign in with your Google account. Click Allow. Pirai AI creates the form in your Drive directly in your Drive.
5. Click the link to open your new Google Form. All questions from the PDF are in the form, with the correct types and answer options.
Verbatim Extraction for Validated Instruments
Validated questionnaires, clinical scales, and standardised research instruments require exact verbatim wording. Any change to question or answer text - even a single word - can invalidate comparability with existing data or require ethics re-approval. Pirai AI extracts text directly from the PDF source without paraphrasing. The Google Form questions match the source PDF exactly, character for character. The review workspace shows every extracted question alongside its source text so you can verify before the form is created.
Who Converts PDFs to Google Forms
- Researchers: Published validated scales (PHQ-9, GAD-7, DASS-21) distributed as PDFs, converted to Google Forms for online data collection
- Educators: Exam papers and assessments scanned to PDF, converted to Google Forms for digital quiz delivery
- HR teams: Performance review and engagement survey instruments in PDF, converted to Google Forms for distribution via Google Workspace
- MR agencies: Client questionnaire scripts delivered as PDF, converted to Google Forms for pilot studies
- NGOs and nonprofits: Paper-based data collection forms converted to Google Forms for field teams with mobile access
Frequently Asked Questions
Upload your PDF at platform.piraiai.com (enable Advanced PDF Processing for scanned PDFs). Review the extracted questions in the workspace. Click Convert to Google Forms. Sign in to your Google account and click Allow. Pirai AI creates the form directly in your Google Drive - no Script Editor, no coding.
Yes. Enable Advanced PDF Processing before uploading your scanned PDF. Pirai AI runs OCR to extract question text from the scanned image and creates the Google Form in your Drive automatically.
Yes. Pirai AI offers free daily conversions with a daily credit reset. Upload your PDF and convert to Google Forms within the free daily limit at no cost.
Yes. Pirai AI extracts text directly from the PDF without paraphrasing. Question text and answer options in Google Forms match the source PDF exactly - important for validated instruments where exact wording is required.
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