Show HN: I made an open-source Typeform/Google-Forms alternative
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#3Would be more to my liking if I could build a form, or even see the builder, without having to sign in.
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Typeform/Google-Forms alternative
#4Would be more to my liking if I could build a form, or even see the builder, without having to sign in.
agree with the need for screenshots of the build process and more.. I was semi-startled when I thought I was going to jump into a demo-build and immediately got the 'sign up / sign in' screen.
after bouncing around to the git and back I found the one semi-demo which was a survey - (not super easy to know it's a form example) -
Yet the features sound like this is exactly what I need and many others. I filled out the survey and noted that logic is a needed thing.
I recently searched through typeform and many similar for wordpress and was stunned that basically every single one has a fairly high monthly / yearly fee to use.
I started working on a blog post about how all these relatively simple things are getting too expensive like streaming service monthly fee creep - and then WP just added a feature to filter plugins that do not offer a pro/paid upgrade for features - so many others must be seeing the same issue.
Super thanks for making this and releasing it like this, looking forward to suggesting it to others.
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Typeform/Google-Forms alternative
#5All these form builders are not usable for me because it is only designed for simple cases in mind. One exmaple is that have a simple select list. In real world cases, most master data is select is pretty long so you need to search and filter, so there must be an autosuggest search box for select. It needs to enable single /mulitple select as well.
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#6What's the point of it being opensource when it depends on vercelkv service?
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Typeform/Google-Forms alternative
#7All these form builders are not usable for me because it is only designed for simple cases in mind. One exmaple is that have a simple select list. In real world cases, most master data is select is pretty long so you need to search and filter, so there must be an autosuggest search box for select. It needs to enable single /mulitple select as well.
You are absolutely right! Its definitely one of the most requested features and will be shipped soon. Can you give an example so we can make sure it fits your needs?
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Typeform/Google-Forms alternative
#8What's the point of it being opensource when it depends on vercelkv service?
Vercel kv is optional and there is no need to use it. Dorf just works fine if you don’t. We choose this option due to simplicity, maybe we will replace it later on.
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Typeform/Google-Forms alternative
#9Would be more to my liking if I could build a form, or even see the builder, without having to sign in.
Im looking forward to make the builder accessible without signing in for demo purposes. But at some point we definitely want you to register before the form could be published. This is due to privacy reasons because otherwise everybody could see the submissions.
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Typeform/Google-Forms alternative
#10Would be more to my liking if I could build a form, or even see the builder, without having to sign in.
agree with the need for screenshots of the build process and more.. I was semi-startled when I thought I was going to jump into a demo-build and immediately got the 'sign up / sign in' screen. after bouncing around to the git and back I found the one semi-demo which was a survey - (not super easy to know it's a form example) - Yet the features sound like this is exactly what I need and many others. I filled out the s…
Thanks for your feedback! There is a lot of room to improve the landingpage and the demo experience. I will work on that soon! Also „conditional logic“ for fields is a often requested feature, is this what you are looking for?
Do you have any „must have“ features you use in all forms you built in the past or are there any pitfalls besides the pricing?