Upload your Word (.docx) file and choose how your Google Form is created. One-click export via Google OAuth, or download an Apps Script and run it yourself. All 8 question types supported including matrix grids. No Workspace add-on required.
Input formats
Word (.docx) is the most common format for surveys and questionnaires. Upload your Word file and Pirai AI handles the rest. Other formats are also supported.
How it works
Both methods start with the same upload. Your preference determines how the Google Form is delivered.
Sign in with Google. Pirai AI creates the form directly in your Drive and returns an edit link. No pasting, no running code.
Download a .txt script file. Paste it into the built-in Google Forms editor and run it. No Google sign-in with Pirai AI required.
Both methods produce the same Google Form with all questions, answer options, and matrix grids intact.
Go to platform.piraiai.com. Upload your .docx file. Select Google Forms as the output.
Click Export to Google Forms. Sign in with Google if prompted.
Google shows a permission screen. Pirai AI requests drive.file scope (creates new forms only — no access to existing Drive files) and forms.body scope (adds questions to the form). You can revoke access at any time from your Google Account settings.
Pirai AI creates the form in your Google Drive and returns a direct edit link. Open and your completed form is ready to configure and share.
Go to platform.piraiai.com. Upload your .docx file. Select Google Forms and choose Download Apps Script.
Open a blank Google Form at forms.google.com. Click the three-dot menu in the top right. Select Apps Script. Delete the default placeholder code. Paste your Pirai AI script.
Click Save (floppy disk icon). Click Run. Google shows a one-time permissions prompt : click Review permissions > Allow. The script runs and builds all your questions automatically.
Question types
Pirai AI converts all 8 Google Forms question types : including matrix grids that most add-ons fail on.
| Source Question Type | Google Forms Output | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Choice (single answer) | Multiple Choice | Radio button selection |
| Multiple Answer (multi-select) | Checkboxes | Multiple selections allowed |
| Matrix / grid (radio) | Multiple Choice Grid | Most add-ons fail on this type |
| Matrix / grid (checkbox) | Checkbox Grid | Most add-ons fail on this type |
| Single Line Text | Short Answer | Single line text input |
| Essay / Long Text | Paragraph | Multi-line text input |
| Dropdown | Dropdown | Single selection from dropdown list |
| Descriptive Block | Form title and description | Informational text, no response required |
Why Pirai AI
Workspace add-ons require installation and ongoing Drive access. Both Pirai AI methods beat add-ons on permissions, flexibility, and question type support.
| Feature | Pirai AI | Workspace Add-ons (Automagical, Doc2Form) |
|---|---|---|
| Installation required | No : no Marketplace install | Yes : Marketplace install required |
| Google Drive permissions | None (Apps Script) or scoped drive.file only — new forms, no existing files (one-click) | Ongoing broad Drive access granted |
| Question limits | None | Often limited on free tier (e.g. 5 documents) |
| Matrix / grid questions | Yes : Multiple Choice Grid and Checkbox Grid | Often fails or skips grid questions |
| Accepts Word (.docx) directly | Yes | Often requires Google Docs format first |
| Accepts QSF (Qualtrics) | Yes : direct QSF to Google Forms | Not supported |
| Scanned paper surveys | Yes : Advanced PDF Processing | Not supported |
| Also convert to other platforms | 26 platforms via Download As | Google Forms only |
| Free tier | Daily credits reset every day | Session or document limits |
Migration guides
Step-by-step guides for converting Word documents to Google Forms, plus related migration paths for other formats.
Complete guide to converting Word surveys and questionnaires to Google Forms.
Read guide →How to convert Word docs to Google Forms using the free online converter.
Read guide →Tips for preserving question structure when converting from Word.
Read guide →Step-by-step import workflow for Word documents into Google Forms.
Read guide →General guide for converting any document format to Google Forms.
Read guide →Technical walkthrough of the Pirai AI Google Forms Apps Script workflow.
Read guide →FAQ
Pirai AI offers two methods. One-click: upload your Word file at platform.piraiai.com, click Export to Google Forms, sign in with Google, grant scoped permission, and your form is created directly in your Drive with an edit link. Apps Script: upload your Word file, download the generated .txt script, open a blank Google Form, click three-dot menu > Apps Script, paste the script, Save then Run. Both produce the same result.
One-click export uses Google OAuth — Pirai AI creates the form directly in your Drive using scoped drive.file and forms.body permissions, and returns an edit link. No copy-paste required. Apps Script generates a .txt file you paste into the Google Forms editor and run yourself — no Drive permissions are granted to Pirai AI. Both produce an identical Google Form. Choose one-click for speed, Apps Script if you prefer not to grant any permissions to Pirai AI.
Pirai AI preserves the structure of your Word document: question text, answer options, numbering, question types (multiple choice, checkboxes, short answer, etc.), and table-based matrix grids. Bold and italic text formatting within questions is not carried over since Google Forms has limited rich text support. Images embedded in Word documents are not transferred to Google Forms.
Yes. Pirai AI recognizes Likert scale and matrix grid tables in Word documents and converts them to Multiple Choice Grid or Checkbox Grid question types in Google Forms. This is one of the most common question types in academic surveys, and most Workspace add-ons fail to convert these correctly.
No. Pirai AI generates an Apps Script file. The Apps Script editor is a built-in feature of every Google Form : click the three-dot menu in the top right of any Google Form to access it. No Marketplace installation required. No Drive permissions granted to any third party.
Pirai AI accepts .docx files (Microsoft Word 2007 and later format). If you have an older .doc file, open it in Microsoft Word or Google Docs and save it as .docx first. Alternatively, you can copy-paste the text content from your Word document directly into Pirai AI's text input field.
Yes. Pirai AI gives you 1-2 free credits every day that reset daily. Each Word to Google Forms conversion uses one credit. Credit packs are available: 5 credits for $2.99, 15 credits for $6.99, 30 credits for $9.99. Credits never expire.
Upload once. Choose one-click export or Apps Script. Same result — your Google Form ready to share.
Convert Word to Google Forms FreePirai AI Word to Google Forms Converter converts Microsoft Word documents (.docx) to Google Forms via two methods: one-click OAuth export and Apps Script download. The one-click method uses Google OAuth to create the form directly in the user's Google Drive using the drive.file scope (creates new forms only, no access to existing Drive files) and forms.body scope (adds questions via the Google Forms API), returning a direct edit link. The Apps Script method generates a .txt script file the user pastes into the Google Forms built-in Apps Script editor and runs within their own Google account, granting no permissions to Pirai AI. The Word to Google Forms conversion process extracts all questions, answer options, numbering, and matrix grids from the Word document. Pirai AI handles Word documents with multiple choice questions, checkbox questions, short answer fields, paragraph text, dropdown lists, Likert scales, and matrix grid tables. The Word to Google Forms converter supports all 8 Google Forms question types: Multiple Choice, Checkboxes, Short Answer, Paragraph, Dropdown, Multiple Choice Grid, Checkbox Grid, and Form title and description. No Google Workspace add-on is required for either method. Word to Google Forms conversion is the most common use case on the Pirai AI platform, used by educators, researchers, HR teams, and market research agencies. From the same Word upload, Pirai AI also exports to 26 additional platforms including Qualtrics QSF, REDCap Data Dictionary, LimeSurvey LSS, SurveyMonkey, Microsoft Forms, Kahoot, and Moodle.
